Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Carmen Vázquez


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Kraxler (talk) 15:27, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Carmen Vázquez

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While I strongly admire her work, I'm not seeing a credible assertion of notability for this writer/activist. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  18:23, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep. The New York Times reports on her advocacy, her papers are archived at Smith College, and her writing is discussed in Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies. Pburka (talk) 20:41, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep as an important leader in the LGBT and Latino/a communities. Sources are good enough. Bearian (talk) 20:02, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - While I don't find the two New York Times mentions noted by Pburka to be compelling, having named papers at a major university seems to me evidence enough that this individual is of sufficient importance to merit encyclopedic coverage. A platform speaker at the 2004 "March for Women's Lives," covered and preserved by C-SPAN is additional evidence that this is an activist of national stature. This being a fairly common Hispanic name makes this a tough one to search. Once I searched for the exact name + "LGBT" it became an easier task. THIS is biographical coverage of presumed reliability from the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance. HERE is an interview with Dr. Vázquez from the journal Off Our Backs, part of JSTOR. It appears that Vázquez was part of the subject matter of the DISSERTATION For Love and for Justice: Narratives of Lesbian Activism (NYU, 2014). Her national prominence is also emphasized by her participation as part of a 4 person debate on the Changes of the Gay Rights Movement at The New School in 2002 LINK. This list is not exhaustive, and it is sufficient to indicate not just a pass of GNG, but a healthy pass of GNG. Pinging to possibly reconsider his nomination in light of the existence of these and other available sources. Carrite (talk) 12:46, 2 August 2015 (UTC)


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