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Bisexual community
Hi there I see that you are working on various bi community things including (Bisexuality, Media portrayal of bisexuality + Fritz Klein). That's so great!

I want to make you aware that I am added Media portrayal of bisexuality to the Bisexual community category and I'm also going to add the LGBT rights box to that page too. You might want to go take a look at that page and see the various places things can be put into and also usefull pages for "also see". CyntWorkStuff 20:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, everyone has been trying to keep up with his illness and death, it happened so quickly!  A note of his passing was actually posted on here BEFORE his family & partner had announced it and then had to be removed, and then put back after they OK' ed it.  But he lived a long, happy and productive life.


 * Anyway just FYI when you write comments always end them with 4 tilda (the squiggly line thing).  That automatically puts your name and the time you wrote things.


 * Also when you get a chance fill out your user page too so people know who you are. Later CyntWorkStuff 20:59, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * and new comments should be indented by using the colon character. Each one indents you another paragraph.


 * Also a quick aside, remove the snarky comments (however true). Bisexual people have VERY POWERFUL un-friends (even people who whatever the motives act as enemies) on Wikipedia.  Just be polite, humble and make sure all is factual and properly cited, etc., or your stuff (& any and all reference to our community) will swiftly be erased


 * Go read my userpage comments and also my usertalk page to see what I mean. CyntWorkStuff 21:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

in re: Media portrayal of bisexuality
When you said this, "If this article developed to discuss information from The Celluloid Closet and The Bisexual Option, would it be considered more worthy of being a separate article?", what did you mean? I'm confused, (but then again I know little to nothing about film).

Also these are encyclopedia articles not discussons. Even sugesting that they are brings down the wrath of the Wikipedia Mods. Be careful and discrete in what you say.CyntWorkStuff 23:50, 29 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I'd say probably not and you shouldn't really suggest it. If you wouldn't find that type of article in say "The Encyclopedia Britannica" or the "World Book", (if they honestly covered the LGBT Communities instead of just straight people) then it shouldn't be in here.


 * Wikipedia is ONLY for scholarly research articles on a topic, NOT debates or "contast and compare". CyntWorkStuff 00:03, 30 May 2006 (UTC)


 * LOL . . .oh dear, I'm being too circumspect, by any chance are you on LJ or have AIM or go to "My preferences" page and please come & talk to me "off of Wikipedia". CyntWorkStuff 00:20, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Steve and Ghost
Hi. I was just responding to you about it, when an admin deleted the page. If you see WP:Fict it should make it clear what's happened and why. Cheers, Dweller 10:25, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Hey, Sorry I didn't notice your comment at Talk:Steve and Ghost. I changed it to a redirect per the above-captioned guideline, which says that characters shold be discussed on the page for the book/movie/video game they are a part of unless the volume of information warrants separate pages. In response to your question, Steve Finn could certainly have a redirect, but Ghost should not redirect to Lost Souls, for reasons you will see when you click on that link.

Don't worry if it seems like you don't know all the guidelines at first. there are a lot of them. just plod along and notice what other users are doing and try to learn as you go. We'll do our best not to bite you. Ask me if you need help with something. I'm not an admin, but I'll do what I can. Cheers and happy editing.--Kchase02 T 10:37, 8 June 2006 (UTC)


 * If you look at the disambiguation page for "Ghost", you'll see "your" Ghost referenced. Dweller 10:54, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

someone wants to delete the Category:Bisexual films
Since I know you are interested in that sort of thing I thought you'd want to know and comment. CyntWorkStuff 01:19, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

German Wiki
German Wiki

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:L%C3%B6schkandidaten/24._September_2006#Kategorie:Wikipedian_unterst.C3.BCtzt_Lesben-_und_Schwulenbewegung_.28gel.C3.B6scht.29

Some people try to delete category:Wikipedian support gay community: please help GLGerman 14:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Confused.
Hi, I noticed you have the LGBT studies userbox on your page, but I can't seem to find you on our membership list. Was this an oversight on your part or mine? :) Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:56, 21 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Mine Andral 19:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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Hey, Peeps, it's that time of the month again (no not that time &mdash; get your mind out of the gutter): time for another monthly edition of the LGBT Project's Love Boat newsletter from your cruise director Miss Julie. So much has been happening this month and I just can't wait to tell you all about it!!!

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Alice and her harasser
Let's start with some good news: Alice and the project lost the bothersome sock puppet who had been disrupting many articles we monitor, and now most of us can edit in relative peace. Congratulations, Alice, for being able to come out of semi-retirement. Benjiboi, on the other hand, has gained an anonymous IP stalker who seems to be more Catholic than the Pope and who has a hard-on for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. We seem to have a sort of Yin and Yang thing going on here, which helps both to keep us in balance and on our toes.

Harry Potter and his homosexual teacher
Albus Dumbledore got outed this month, and was immediately adopted by our project. The international brouhaha surrounding this disclosure reached all the way to Wikiland, and his article was briefly locked due to homophobic vandalism (as well as well meaning editors who just couldn't believe that that nice man could possibly be gay). This is a wonderful article to add to your watchlist, and will surely give you hours of reverting fun on cold winter days.

"My Fellow Americans"
On a more serious note, Fireplace has suggested a new article series about LGBT rights in the United States, state by state. This ambitious topic will surely require many editors and a lot of research, but has the potential to add further prestige to our already prestigious project.

Same name, same sexuality: a riddle for the ages
Francis Bacon (not the new gay one, but the old gay one ... though they're actually both dead, now that I think about it) has also aroused passions here on Wikipedia, with editors opposing his sexuality being disclosed in his biography. The always helpful Haiduc has thoughtfully provided any number of sources, but it is slow going getting his point across. Anyone want to lend a hand?

Beat writer arouses Irish guy
And speaking of passions, Jack Kerouac has inflamed the senses once again with editors, including administrator Irishguy, mounting a spirited defense to keep him as heterosexual as possible for Wikipedia purposes. Why? I don't know. Perhaps some of you can drop by the talk page and ask your questions there. I feel certain a stimulating debate will ensue that will be enjoyed by all.

Love those Texas Longhorns
Did you know that one of our Featured articles, Lawrence v. Texas, lost its shiny gold star? That was a shocker. It has been suggested that we turn our attention to it in an effort to restore it to its former glory. I took a peek, and it does need our help badly. For our American editors, it would seem almost a civic duty to edit it (not that I'm hinting....).

Point and Counterpoint
Though it was far too intellectual a debate for a mere cruise director like myself to take part in, Intersexuality was certainly a hot topic a week or two ago. The thrust of the debate was over inclusion in our project. Lots of good editors had lots of good opinions. For those too lazy to check out the discussion, we decided to leave it out for now.

Drudgery on offer
Peer review is, as always, short staffed and seemingly unloved. Wouldn't you feel better about yourself and the world in general if you took a few minutes to read one of the listed articles and offer some helpful advice? I know I'd feel better if you did.
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"My Fellow Americans" redux
The article LGBT movements in the United States certainly raised eyebrows last week, especially when it was discovered that copyrighted content had been added to our article. Tragedy was averted at the last minute, though, when the original hosts of the article where the material had been pilfered agreed to make it free to everyone. Our thanks to them, whoever they are. Busy Bee that I am, I haven't had time to read it, but I'm sure it's sensational.

This month's Wiki stars
Lesbian pulp fiction (a genre close to my heart, I must confess) writer Ann Bannon has decided to spice up the featured articles candidates list this month. Why not drop by and make your opinion heard? Joining her in this lofty aspiration are the articles But I'm a Cheerleader and Conversion therapy. I'm sure their main editors would welcome any comments (well, helpful ones, anyway) on the talk pages or the FAC discussions. And lest we forget, the List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sd-Si became a Featured list!! Rah rah, siskumbah! Go, team, GO!!!!

And the Oscar goes to...
Not content to run for Best Actress, plucky Bannon won a Best supporting actress Oscar... whoops, I meant to say Ann is also getting more than her share of womanly attention on the Good Article list. Joining her on this exalted plane are Freddy Mercury, Waylon Smithers and Lance Bass. Good articles indeed, and the last one mentioned just goes to show that one needn't admire the subject of an article to appreciate the effort put into making him worthwhile reading. What on earth Britney ever saw in him I'll never know. Truly a riddle cloaked in an enigma and wrapped around a puzzle.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Though I may not be the first, let me extend a warm, LGBT Love Boat welcome to the 12 new members who joined us in October: Jliberty, JockCub360, ChristopherEdwards, Desiderius82, Zlrussell, Kelsied, BeardedWoof, Mujerado, Tyrfing, Fabgurrl, Redl@nds597198, and decafdyke! Whatever you choose to do here, I feel sure that your contributions will enhance our project to no end. And if they don't...well, let's just say that I'm not shy.

Leather and lace
On a personal note, your already overworked cruise director is being cyberly whipped almost daily by Nemissimo, who desperately wants to get the German BDSM translation copy edited and used as a replacement for the current one. It's such a ... err, stimulating topic that I am sure many of you will want to join the copy editing fun. Jump right in, folks! It's so lonely copy editing it all by my lonesome!

Late breaking news
A little birdie just whispered in my ear that our noble collaboration project was delisted from the Community Portal due to inactivity. When asked how this scandalous turn of events could have occurred, the answer I received was "we suck at stuff like that". Well. In the first place, I disagree that sucking should be considered a negative, but to each his or her own. In the second place, I have full confidence that we can and will collaborate with other projects in the future. So let's not view this as a setback (even though it is), but rather a challenge to improve (and good Lord, I sound almost Wikipedian!).

Champagne dreams and caviar kisses
Lastly, the holidays are rapidly approaching. Our American cousins are currently getting ready to slaughter masses of poultry in an effort to show their gratitude and generally peaceful demeanor, and those of the Canadian persuasion, trendsetters that they are, celebrated a bit early this year. I'm sure all us foreigners will join together in wishing them all a very happy Thanksgiving on their respective holidays, both already celebrated and forthcoming... though I would hope somebody would enlighten me as to why they don't celebrate it on the same day. I was awake all last night trying to figure that one out. - In the spirit of this peculiarly North American holiday, let me take a moment to thank all of our editors for their contributions to this project. It's people like you who make people like me...well, a "people person"! May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon.
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Kisses,

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Nigel Nicolson: Bisexual?
I've just deleted from the Nigel Nicolson Wikipedia entry the links that indicate he himself was bisexual, the first of which appear to have been added by you. Nigel Nicolson famously wrote about his bisexual parents, but do you know and can you cite evidence that he himself was bisexual? If so, those links could be restored, so long as some documentation of them is provided in the article itself. SocJan 13:33, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your note; glad you agree that Nigel Nicolson's name should be removed from that list. How about his brother's name, too? My judgment is that the mere fact that their mother reported having discussed with Ben some adolescent experimentation with other boys hardly justifies calling Ben a "bisexual writer". SocJan (talk) 00:09, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

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Sarah Jane Smith
why did you take out "the 32 year old"???? That would have worked fine. Just wondering. ApsbaMd2 (talk) 16:37, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

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Bi Television Series????
Hi, Andral!

So I sorta have an issue with Category:Bisexuality-related television series. As far as I know, there are almost no TV series that deal with bisexuality in a significant way as a standalone issue. There are tons of TV shows and series that deal with the issue at some point in time, or with bi characters, but not as a specific focus of the series. For instance, there's no doubt in my mind that The L Word is a lesbian show. But a bisexual show? I know they deal with the issue - far more than Queer as Folk ever did. But that's not a central issue of the show.

Even Torchwood, where all the characters are sexy bisexual, it's not a central issue to the show.

Thoughts? -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 19:27, 31 March 2008 (UTC)


 * More on my talk page. Thanks!! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 05:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi, Andral! I've raised the category question on the wikiproject talk page, and added to the disagreement on Torchwood, and left a comment on The L Word.
 * It also occurred to me that it might seem like I'm being antagonistic. I hope I'm not - I totally appreciate your additions to the encyclopedia, and Category:Bisexuality-related literature is looking great!  I just feel like the TV cat is too soon to split from the "parent" cat, and that some of the shows are incorrectly in it.  So please don't feel like I'm hounding you, because I can sometimes be agressive =D  Many thanks for your work, and happy editing! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 14:29, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
 * http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article64139.ece Andral (talk) 20:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Categories
Hi, Andral!

When you add a bisexual category to an article, would you make sure the article actually says something about bisexuality or sexuality? For instance, Drawing Blood doesn't say anything at all, which leads a reader to wonder why it's in the cat. Thanks much! -- SatyrTN (talk / contribs) 21:57, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director, Miss Julie, and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has tumbleweeds blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the talk page of the project, you can let us know you're still around.

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WP:LGBT's Role in HIV / AIDS articles
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main AIDS article was delisted as a Featured Article last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to WP:Medicine.) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the WP:LGBT talk page about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled.

Is Pride POV?
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic gay pride flag, much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is not neutral. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on Conversion therapy? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a mint julep on the verandah and stop caring?

Harvey Milk and Jim Jones
For the love of all that is holy, no Kool Aid jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of Jim Jones and the People's Temple. While it may be accurate, there is a Request for Comment regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...

Queer Studies is offensive!
The established branch of study known as Queer studies was brought up as an category for deletion because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.

Lambda Literary Awards
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-fairy, on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put  around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the WP:LGBT talk page. Or you can start with the Lambda Literary Awards, where the goddess of my altar received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by Katherine V. Forrest's wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the Lambda Literary Awards, which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website.


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Yeshayahu Leibowitz, Arthur C. Clarke and Bernard Montgomery
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the Hall monitors and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.

This month's Wiki stars
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) Mulholland Dr. became a featured article in May. This is A Good Thing since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as lesbian porn. I don't care what Benjiboi says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think Laura Harring would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)

Compulsive hoarding of templates
Once I saw a harrowing episode of Animal Planet's Animal Cops where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and track lighting in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.

The Violet Quill and magazines
Zigzig20s suggests we create an article on The Violet Quill, as it seems such a milestone in the advancement of gay/queer literature. Members of the Quill all have pages of their own (Edmund White, Christopher Cox, Robert Ferro, Michael Grumley, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano, and George Whitmore). We need to find more info on the Quill per se to reference the page that we create. Perhaps Google Books - and libraries? - can help.

A number of magazines also need articles, perhaps most notably QW, LGNY, and Lesbian Feminist Liberation.

Mom's nagging for Pride Month
It's June, Pride month. Wear sunscreen, stay hydrated, get a designated driver, then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of drag queens just got fed the f*ck up by the cops raiding the bar and dragging them all out to the pokey again. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss Denver.

Fresh faces to brighten our pages
Hey, I've seen you around! Sorry there seem to be so many—it's been a while. But we welcome you all: Cheezisyum21, Taineyah, Dustihowe, Avesta69, RachelSummers77, Vivekgopinathan, AMK1211, Staffwaterboy, Ted Ted, Joe5150, Leahtwosaints, Robapalooza, Arthomure, Confusionball, Affinity likely, PrinceOfCanada, Yobmod, Npd2983, Neagley, Bvlax2005, Bvlax2005, Rhullsf, Textorus, Kieran.casey, Tyciol, Meojive, Sappho'd, Bookkeeperoftheoccult,  Gaywarrior, Aujourd'hui, maman est morte, and Balin42632003.

It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.

- In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your Love Boat never turn into a Poseidon."
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We miss you, Miss Julie, as well as all the others who have graced our project and are on wiki-breaks or just got fed up with all the nuttiness and went to live their lives. Get your stupid houses built and hurry up and come back. --Moni3 (talk) 16:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC) To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Moni3 know.
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Proposed deletion of Kyle Schickner
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Paradise Lost (2006 film)
Hi Andral, I came across an article Paradise Lost (2006 film) and I think it lacks sufficient references to be notable under Notability (films). Before I revert it I wondered if you, as main contributer, would like a chance to add some refs. Regards and happy editing. --triwbe (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

LGBT WikiProject Newsletter (July 2008)

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Oxford Wikimania 2010 and Wikimedia UK v2.0 Notice
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