Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies/Archive 76

Should this article exist?
Should the article Prostasia exist there are sources to support it. The Independent's double standards for J.K. Rowling | The Spectator, [https://www.splicetoday.com/writing/is-noah-berlatsky-getting-cancelled Is Noah Berlatsky Getting Cancelled? | www.splicetoday.com], Virginia professor resigns amid uproar over comments about adults attracted to children | The Independent , Pedophiles Partner with Influential Universities to Normalize Child Abuse (4w.pub) , ‘Minor-attracted people’ is an attempt to sanitise child abuse - spiked (spiked-online.com) Dwanyewest (talk) 21:38, 4 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello @Dwanyewest. Of the sources you've listed, here are my thoughts:
 * The Spectator: this source only has two lines about the organization. The rest is about JK Rowling, and then about an employee of the org.
 * Splice Today: I'm not familiar with this source, and it doesn't appear on RSP. It's mentioned once in the RSP archives, but that's tangentially and not an assessment. They do discuss the org in depth in their article, and it has a byline.
 * The Independent: This source is paywalled for me, so I can't access it. From the title it seems to be about a professor, not the org, but I could be mistaken.
 * 4W.pub: I'm not familiar with this source, and it doesn't appear on RSP. They do discuss the org in depth in their article, and it has a byline.
 * Spiked: This has three lines about the org, with no further coverage than what was covered by 4W.
 * What I'm seeing is if the Spliced Today source would be considered a RS, you've got that one and then 4W, which also seems to be in-depth coverage. The Spectator and Spiked aren't about the org. I can't access the Independent, so you or others would have to determine weight of the coverage. With topics that are often contested and hotly debated (as I assume this would be), solid coverage is the best way to get the article to "stick". If I were creating this at the moment, I wouldn't consider it a slam dunk. But that's only an opinion, and you are of course free to create whatever article you'd like! --Kbabej (talk) 22:09, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Just to fill in the gaps regarding your comment:
 * The article in The Independent doesn't mention Prostasia by name at all, the name just appeared in an image caption of the professor in question
 * 4W.pub (4W means "for women") is an activist publication, from an anti-trans feminist POV. Not entirely related, but the author of that article (Anna Slatz) went on to co-found and write for reduxx.info, which is more of the same. Wouldn't call 4W reliable.
 * I don't think the Prostasia Foundation is notable enough to write about yet. Endwise (talk) Endwise (talk) 22:25, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * And the Spliced article appears to be an opinion piece by someone who by their own admission "can’t stand" Berlatsky, the communications director for Protasia whom the article is about. There are at least questions to be asked there about reliability in this context. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 09:16, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I would be very careful when creating an article on a subject like this and ensure that the sources are up-to-snuff. This sort of subject can be very dangerous for Living Persons related to it. I would personally refrain from writing an article on a subject like this with less than a dozen sources, but of course that might be cautious of me. ~ Maplestrip/Mable ( chat ) 09:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Agenda Europe rewrite
Hello!

I've been trying to improve the Agenda Europe article, but my edits will be substantial and I want some eyes on what I have so far before I go ahead and post.

I've left a message on its talk page with the link to my sandbox, which has the edits I plan to make, as well as what issues I think my revision may have due to my inexperience with editing WP. I was directed to post a notice here to direct more attention to it.

Thank you.  🎜Oktavia Miki🎝 talk 00:57, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Taylor Parsons
The climbing article Taylor Parsons has been PROD'ed twice (once by me) as there is almost no RS on "Taylor Parsons", however, Taylor transitioned from Chris Webb Parsons, a bouldering climber for whom there is RS (and therefore it is a valid BLP). I can see in the article's history that someone made a direct request to the WP help desk to rename the article from Chris to Taylor (to reflect the transition). My question is how is this handled in the BLP - do we say in the lede something like "Taylor Parsons (previously known as Chris Webb Parsons)? What is the correct format/approach? To my knowledge, she is the first climber that I have ever known to have made a transition. 09:48, 6 January 2023 (UTC) 78.18.228.191 (talk) 09:48, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * You might find MOS:GENDERID helpful. Specifically on the question of former names of people who have transitioned, it says: A living transgender or non-binary person's former name should be included in the lead sentence of their main biographical article only if they were notable under it; introduce the name with "born" or "formerly".  So if Parsons was notable before she transitioned, the lead should begin something like: "Taylor Parsons (born Chris Webb Parsons) is an Australian professional rock-climber..." Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 10:54, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Chelsea Manning and Caitlyn Jenner are both Good Articles which are biographies of living trans people notable under their pre-transition name, if you want example articles to be able to point to. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 10:58, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that - much appreciated. 78.18.228.191 (talk) 11:35, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Let Her Burn
Noting Articles for deletion/Let Her Burn here, as it is apparently an issue that Queerty is a source for the subject. BD2412 T 03:05, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

Charles-Valentin Alkan (Pianist and Composer)
There is an RfC at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Charles-Valentin_Alkan#RfC:_Alkan_and_Masarnau that may be of interest to editors in this project. Feel free to join, contributions welcome! Chip-chip-2020 (talk) 15:53, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

En homme + En femme merging
I'd like to get some help and discussion here, please. Cidertail (talk) 09:53, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Amplifying Appalachia Edit-a-thon, entire month of March 2023
Hi everyone,

Some of you might have participated in previous years' events, which have yielded a ton of improved Appalachian content on Wikipedia.

For 2023, folks from WVU libraries and beyond are holding an asynchronous editing event for the entire month of March (1-31)!

Our Edit-a-thon is focused on amplifying the stories and figures of under-represented Appalachian artists, writers, and other creators, particularly womxn, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and other disenfranchised communities. We have been lucky enough to work with Art+Feminism and our event is held under that umbrella!

If you want to participate, please sign up through this link: https://artandfeminism.org/edit_a_thon/amplifying-appalachia-2023-edit-a-thon/ ... which will take you to our event dashboard, which has some starting points for pages that need some attention (under construction as of 2/4/2022). The password to join is "app23" (no quotation marks). Rhizomesandranch (talk) 17:06, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Bund für Menschenrecht
The Draft:Bund für Menschenrecht was the first gay organization in the world. This draft was created by a now-indeffed sockpuppet as a translation of de:Bund für Menschenrecht on German Wikipedia, but the topic is definitely notable, and deserves to have an article here. If someone could check the sourcing a bit, and either move it to mainspace if it's ready for prime time, or beef it up if not, that would be a great addition to coverage of the LGBT space. Mathglot (talk) 10:14, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * brought First homosexual movement to FA and might have the sources and knowledge to do something with this... Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 10:36, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Cool article! And there's already a ton of pages in the english wikipedia that can link to it. Sativa Inflorescence (talk) 19:59, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Necessity of adding citations to List of video games with LGBT characters: 2010s page
Recently, I've done a little work on this page, and added some citation needed tags to it, in hopes that people will add reliable sources to the many characters on there. However, I feel it would be too much work for me to add all these citations alone, as there are currently 219 citation needed tags on the page. And since hundreds visit it every day, I'd say it would be better to add these citations and clean-up the page sooner rather than later. I know there is no deadline to add citations, but some of those citation needed notices have been there for a few years and have not been remedied. Would anyone on here like to help by adding some citations to the page? Past collaboration on adding citations to LGBTQ pages has been successful, and I am hopeful it would be helpful in this case as well. If this isn't the right place to post this, let me know. It would be great to have this page improved by the end of this year. Historyday01 (talk) 21:34, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Category:People who detransitioned
Categories for discussion/Log/2023 January 17 William Allen Simpson (talk) 05:07, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Irene Dubois
The Irene Dubois article has been nominated for deletion. Discussion participation welcome. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:32, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Research Proposal: Wikidata to Gender Rescue on Wikipedia (WiGeData)
We have submitted a research proposal under the Wikimedia Research Fund and we would like to hear your comments to see what do you think about it and help us! It is here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Programs/Wikimedia_Research_Fund/Wikidata_to_Gender_Rescue_on_Wikipedia_(WiGeData_) Nferranf (talk) 20:46, 18 January 2023 (UTC)


 * For information, there was some previous discussion, and mention of this project over at Wiki Women in Red last November. Lajmmoore (talk) 07:56, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

LGBT and Wikipedia
I've thrown LGBT and Wikipedia into the main space to see what happens. Project members are invited to please update and expand appropriately. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:02, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

LGBT Rights in the United States Taskforce Proposal
There's a lot of anti-LGBT legislation that has been or is being introduced across the United States, yet the "LGBT rights in " articles are often woefully lagging. I think it would be prudent to create a taskforce with a centralized page linking to the articles were people can self-assign to one or more states, so we can keep track of it all, see where work is needed, and split the workload. I'm thinking similar to WP:CANLGBT but with a table format with each row linking to the state, saying what may need to be done, and listing those who've assigned themselves. Does anyone else think this is a good idea or have ideas for implementation? Would anyone object if I just went ahead a created a page for it? TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 21:03, 2 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Sure, go ahead. That sounds like a good idea. Historyday01 (talk) 21:04, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Went ahead and created WP:USALGBT, anybody interested please feel free to join and assign yourself a state! Currently nearly all of them are marked as needing review TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 22:02, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added the group page to my watchlist. Would love to see an active collaboration here and invite others to join. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:18, 2 February 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a great idea. I would like to join this taskforce! :)
 * — JuanGLP ( talk ) 03:29, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Should the "Wi Spa controversy" Article Identify the Suspect by Name?
Please consider contributing to the "Should the Article Name the Suspect?" discussion at Talk:Wi Spa controversy. Mox La Push (talk) 05:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments
See Village pump (proposals). This proposes support for quality assessment at the article level, recorded in WikiProject banner shell, and inherited by the wikiproject banners. However, wikiprojects that prefer to use custom approaches to quality assessment can continue to do so. Aymatth2 (talk) 20:24, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Possible page for Kia Anthony?
When I was doing some work for WP:USALGBT, I came across Kia Anthony, a mayor of Spring Lake, North Carolina, since November 2021 (also see here) and has been noted in publications like QNotes Carolinas and Baltimore Out Loud (both quoting from the a paywalled article in the Fayettesville Observer), along with other articles in the Fayettesville Observer (also see here, here, here and others behind a paywall), Spectrum News, Charlotte Business Journal (behind a paywall), City View (also see here), CBS 17, Disability Rights North Carolina, 11 ABC, and WRAL. She also appears to have mentioned being a lesbian not on her Twitter, but on her Instagram account. Do you all think this is enough for a page, should I try and find more, or should I incorporate this somewhere else, onto another page instead? Historyday01 (talk) 14:30, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess that being mayor of Spring Lake makes Anthony a local politician, so per WP:POLITICIAN she would need "significant press coverage" to be notable. I think some of the content you link is either routine (coverage of all candidates' manifestos) or not significant coverage (formal comments on a news story). The Fayettesville Observer content looks in-depth and at least a couple of sources should contribute to notability but whether it gets over the threshold is not too clear to me. — Bilorv ( talk ) 22:04, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, I'll wait a little longer and see if there's more for notability-sake, before creating a page. Historyday01 (talk) 22:56, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposed split of page for Amity Blight from List of The Owl House characters page
Hello everyone! I would like your input on a discussion on the List of The Owl House characters talk page, about whether to split off the section for Amity Blight into its own page. Currently, the page is draft available at Draft:Amity Blight, and consensus in this discussion is important to determine whether this character should get its own article. Thanks and I hope to see your comments. Historyday01 (talk) 01:37, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Genderqueer categories merge discussion
There is a merge discussion here for the "Genderqueer" and "Genderqueer people" categories. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 05:39, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Queer categories merge discussion
There is a merge discussion for almost all of the queer-related categories here. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 07:03, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Anime Feminist is a "political" source?
At Talk:Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, there is a currently discussion, with some editors claiming that Anime Feminist should not be added as a source in the reception section of the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card page, claiming it is not "notable", "helpful", and the site is not "reputable", so outside input would be appreciated. Historyday01 (talk) 20:20, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The fact that the site is political is literally stated in its very name and they have never hidden it. However, for all its controversy in general, the site is quite authoritative in terms of feminist or one of the feminist content assessments. So if you're going to use it as an opinion on the show, I don't think it should be a problem. Solaire the knight (talk) 20:53, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * That was my thought as well. Most of the discussion currently is filled with IP addresses, which can be slanted against LGBTQ topics, so I'm not too surprised, to be honest, on the discussion on there. Historyday01 (talk) 21:23, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, if they have a global claim to AF as a source, then they can always discuss it on the source evaluation forum. Disagreeing with the resource's political stance or subjective discussions about the "importance" of queer topics in the show is pretty extraneous. Solaire the knight (talk) 21:42, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree. I doubt they will discuss it there. Historyday01 (talk) 02:15, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Do trangender students have the right to have their names/pronouns be respected?
At Talk:Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism, there is currently a debate about whether transgender students have the right to not be misgendered/deadnamed in schools. Apparently, citations to US laws, UN statements, and human rights groups are meaningless if an editor loudly repeats their opinions that those sources don't count and trans students don't have that right, so outside input would be appreciated. TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 14:09, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Lest this get unnecessarily heated, the question is simply whether Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism should be in Category:Organizations that oppose transgender rights, per WP:DEFINING. More opinions welcome. --Animalparty! (talk) 17:30, 18 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I apologize for the misleading description here, I've started an RFC in the linked talk page.
 * Quoting the prompt from there: can we categorize an organization as an "organization opposed to LGBT/transgender rights" in an instance where the organization is known for opposing a particular LGBT right, but the sources mentioning that don't say it's a right? For the simplest example: if an organization is known for campaigning against same-sex marriage, are our criteria for categorizing them as "an organization that opposes LGBT rights" based on 1) whether the WP:RS commenting on their opposition to same-sex marriage explicitly call same-sex marriage an LGBT right or 2) whether WP:RS generally consider same-sex marriage an LGBT right? TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 17:22, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Grag Queen
Project members are invited to improve the new stub, Grag Queen. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 17:26, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposal at the Village Pump
I've opened a discussion at Village pump (proposals) that may be of interest to this WikiProject. Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 23:40, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Charles Ortleb
I saw the draft for Charles Ortleb. It appears that it may be of interest to members of this project. Thriley (talk) 16:26, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Deletion discussion for polysexual categories
A deletion discussion for polysexual categories is happening here. Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 05:20, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tri-Ess
Noting Articles for deletion/Tri-Ess here, as the nom claims that the organization is transphobic. Comments would be appreciated. Historyday01 (talk) 02:56, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Emily_St._John_Mandel
Discussion about adding a category, if you have an opinion, please share (there). Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:38, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Any help appreciated at Draft:Patricia Taxxon
Hello! I'm writing an article about a transgender music producer/songwriter. It just so happens to be my first article from scratch, so errors inbound. I've currently put the article in draftspace, due to the (relative?) lack of sources: Draft:Patricia Taxxon. While mostly mentioned by sources about music, I also found two sources that might be usable where Taxxon's (supposed?) mother mentioned her and her being transgender as inspiration for a written novel. Any help or feedback of any kind is appreciated, even if the improvements aren't enough to make the article mainspace-level. I also have a question:


 * Is Taxxon notable enough for the article to be moved into mainspace, even as a stub? Ignoring the sources about her mother's novel, I think Taxxon meets WP:GNG when it comes to her music but I'm unsure whether she meets WP:NARTIST#3. I remember reading somewhere in Wikipedia that three sources is recommended for an article, which I think Taxxon meets and then some, but I can't find the exact page.

Thank you! (Assuming it would be helpful to say, I've also requested the help of WikiProject Music, since Taxxon is a music producer. Diff here.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by LightNightLights (talk • contribs) 04:31, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Are there any independent sources discussing her theory of pop harmony? I think it would be an interesting topic to cover in the article if possible. small jars 00:05, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I wasn't really able to find sources about her theory when I researched sources, though I agree that it would be interesting. Thanks for the unsigned addition; I didn't even notice that there was no signature here (though I signed my post at WT:WPMU). LightNightLights (talk) 12:27, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:History of LGBT characters in animation
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:History of LGBT characters in animation, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Thanks! Historyday01 (talk) 22:04, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Cherry Valentine
Here I've asked about possible FA status and even potential co-nominators for Cherry Valentine. Are any project members interested? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 22:28, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Gender-critical feminism
I've been trying to fill out this abandoned draft for a bit. It's got a lot of work done on it already and it seems a shame to let it go to waste. Would anyone else here like to help out? Loki (talk) 04:50, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Isn't this already an article at TERF? If there's useful content it can be merged in. Galobtter (pingó mió) 05:58, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I have to agree. It would make sense to merge the content there rather than creating a new page. Historyday01 (talk) 13:58, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * TERF is currently on an article on the term "TERF", whereas Draft:Gender-critical feminism is about gender-critical/TERF theory/ideology/philosophy. Gender-critical feminism currently exists in mainspace as a redirect to Feminist views on transgender topics.  I'm inclined to think that having separate articles on "TERF" the term and the gender-critical ideology as a whole is a better idea than trying to cover the two in a single article, but I don't really have a strong opinion on which is correct. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 14:45, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, this exactly. TERF is about the term specifically. Our main article on gender-critical/trans-exclusionary feminism is feminist views on transgender topics, which in my opinion is obviously insufficient. Loki (talk) 14:51, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Request for a compilation image of bisexual women and no-binary people
Hi, per this discussion, I am looking for someone to create an image of a compilation of 6 women and another of 6 non-binary people to use for the page Media portrayals of bisexuality, as the 6 used in the article's current main image are all men. I’m looking for it to be in a similar style to the compilation photo of the 6 men used on that page currently. I will be looking to hopefully post some potential photos we could use on the respective talk page soon. Using a variety of generations and nationalities would be good for global representation. Helper201 (talk) 00:37, 8 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I have compiled a multiple image box of bisexual women for the page and I'm open to feedback for it here and/or on the linked talk page. If anyone wants to crop these photos together as is done for the photo of the men on Media portrayals of bisexuality I'm fine with that too. I could still use some help in doing something similar for bisexual non-binary people. Helper201 (talk) 01:08, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Proposed merger of Gender identity and Gender
Much of the content between Gender and Gender Identity is largely the same. I have proposed a merger at this link, notified the other wikiproject involved, and invite people knowledgable in the area to comment. Born25121642 (talk) 05:16, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:49, 8 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 21
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 21, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Sideswipe9th (talk) 22:25, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

Please also see Categories for discussion/Log/2023 February 21. Both discussions concern category merges that fall within the scope of this WikiProject. Thanks. Sideswipe9th (talk) 22:25, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Just by way of update, the discussion for genderqueer categories has now closed, with the result that the (now empty) Category:Genderqueer be deleted and Category:Genderqueer people be manually merged to Category:People with non-binary gender identities. The discussion on merging Category:Queer, Category:Queer people, and related categories has been relisted for further discussion.--Trystan (talk) 23:50, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Recently proposed mergers
In light of some recent drive-by editing by a certain user, I decided to propose some mergers of various pages about LGBTQ animated characters:


 * Animated series with LGBT characters: 1990s into History of LGBT characters in animation: 1990s, discussion here


 * Animated series with LGBT characters: 2000s into History of LGBT characters in animation: 2000s, discussion here


 * Animated series with LGBT characters: 2010s into History of LGBT characters in animation: 2010s, discussion here

Also, if you haven't already, I'd encourage you to participate in this discussion about the proposed merger of Animated series with LGBT characters: 2020s and List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2020–present, which has been stale since Dec. 2022, and the discussion about possible name change/purpose of History of LGBT characters in animation.

Thanks! Historyday01 (talk) 17:42, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

LGBT culture in Puerto Vallarta
I've created the new article LGBT culture in Puerto Vallarta.

Improvements welcome! Thanks --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 18:22, 9 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I've nominated the entry for GA status. ¿Por qué no? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:56, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Eddie Izzard
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Eddie Izzard, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. &#x0020;The topic of the discussion is on moving the article due to Izzard's recent name change. Note, I'm making this notification manually as the RM doesn't seem to have been added to the alert list by the bot. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:46, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Blanchard&
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Blanchard's transsexualism typology, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. &#x0020;An editor has proposed recreating the autogynephilia article, by splitting the relevant content from Blanchard's typology. Sideswipe9th (talk) 19:36, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Lists of LGBT figures in fiction and myth
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Lists of LGBT figures in fiction and myth, asking how to expand the "Lists of LGBT figures in fiction and myth" page so as to more fully encompass topics about LGBT characters and media within the scope of "fiction and myth", which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Thanks! Historyday01 (talk) 17:25, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Social media source
A friend (non-editor) pointed me to White_Town where it says he identifies as genderqueer and polyamorous. The concern is that the source is his Mastodon page which has those labels as tags, but doesn't necessarily explicitly say he's identifying as such. Now typically, I would still call it a safe assumption that that's exactly what those tags are there for and that it should be safe to infer that from them, but my friend wasn't so sure. After further checking, I found no secondary coverage on the matter, but also nothing else primary. None of the other pages associated with him (social media, streaming sites, etc.) appear to make any mention of it. So if it's just one page essentially but not exactly saying such, is that enough to leave it or should it go? QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 21:02, 22 March 2023 (UTC)


 * @QuietHere Since it's a WP:BLP article and you've raised a serious concern of lack of sourcing other than the Mastodon page, I've removed the content and categories. Also replied on the article's talk page — DaxServer (t · m · c) 22:02, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, that seems like the right move. And thanks for tagging me in Talk:White Town. Silly me forgot to check the talk page to see if it had already been brought up. That discussion isn't exactly on the same question but it is related so it's valuable to have them together. QuietHere (talk &#124; contributions) 22:05, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah true, I'll split it into a new section Talk:White Town — DaxServer (t · m · c) 22:16, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Drag Isn't Dangerous
Project members are invited to improve the new stub: Drag Isn't Dangerous. — JuanGLP (talk + contribs) 23:46, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

Miscategorization of people by time period
In the process of helping to diffuse and, by moving people to an appropriate "XX-century [Nationality] LGBT people" subcategory if one exists, I've come across a significant problem that will require the attention of the project: specifically, while XX-century categories are supposed to be applied on the basis of the time period in which the person was notable, I came across a considerable number of people who had been categorized solely on the basis of their birthdate — if they were born in the 1990s, then they were categorized as a "20th-century person", even if they had never even initiated any sort of notability-building public visibility until after the century changeover.

That is, a person is not a "20th-century X" just because they were born in 1995, if the first time they ever verifiably did anything that added bricks to the foundation of their notability claim wasn't until 2015. It's not a question of "was this person alive in the 20th century", it's a question of "was this person already a known public figure in the 20th century".

This has tended primarily to hit newly prominent millennials in pop culture domains like music, acting, YouTubing or Drag Race, and generally not politicians or scientists or artists or writers. And on a couple of occasions, it even hit people who were born in 2000, and would literally only have been infants (and thus clearly not already notable or semi-notable performers) in the 20th century regardless of where you stand on the debate about whether 2000 was the last year of the 20th century or the first year of the 21st.

I've already removed it from some people who jumped out at me as obvious misfiles just by eyeballing their names (like baby Drag Race queens and Lil Nas X) but since I obviously don't know everybody and there are thousands of articles that would need to be checked, this will need an active cleanup project rather than being a thing I can look after entirely on my own. So I just wanted to post a request for some assistance. Bearcat (talk) 16:43, 26 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the attention @Bearcat. This is one hell of a work. Since these are [mostly] WP:BLPs, I think we'll have to prioritise. I can do what I can as the time permits — DaxServer (t · m · c) 19:58, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion regarding gender identity of mass shooting suspect
There are multiple discussions at Talk:2023 Covenant School shooting regarding how to list the name and gender identity of the suspect. Funcrunch (talk) 04:18, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Kris Jenner
Kris Jenner was married to Caitlyn Jenner. However, the current wiki page does not reflect this. Help is needed to clarify this. Talk:Kris Jenner Nonnormal87 (talk) 14:33, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You received an appropriate answer based on what occurred to Kris's life. Please, refer to Forum shopping for further information. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 19:53, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Including sexuality for people who are out but haven’t formally "come out"
''I’m sure these questions have been raised before but I’m not having any luck searching through archived discussions, as all of my search terms are too commonly used. Please accept my apologies for rehashing. To give some background: my work as an editor primarily centers on women's ice hockey, so all of my examples will be from that realm, but I am hoping for guidelines that will be much more broadly applicable. While I am queer, I don’t want to assume that my sexuality gives me any particular authority when discussing the sexuality of others.'' A number of women's ice hockey players are dating or married to a women and it’s fairly common for such relationships to be documented by reputable secondary sources. However, it is often the case that the player has not formally "come out" or publicly stated their sexuality. In such intances, is it appropriate to specify that they are LGBTQ in the text? If yes, what is the best way to do so? For example, Kerry Weiland and Christina Sorbara are married and their marriage is documented in references from the Toronto Star and WSJ. However, as far as I have found, Weiland has never spoken about being LGBTQ or publicly defined her sexuality. In Weiland’s article, I opted to included only the information which could be sourced, i.e. "Weiland is married to Christina Sorbara and they have three children" but I have two conflicting concerns: Sorry for the extended post, I’ve been sitting on these questions for a long while and really appreciate any guidance. Spitzmauskc (talk) 23:24, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) As it is currently written, the reader is left to extrapolate that Weiland is LGBTQ, which seems counter to the purpose of an encyclopedia. Many Wikipedia articles that include "[Ice hockey player] is lesbian" have references that exclusively state she is in/has been in a relationship with a woman. Is there value in writing "Weiland is part of the LGBTQ community"? Or even "Weiland is queer/sapphic/[other general term]" or specifically "Weiland is lesbian" despite the fact that it may misrepresent her sexuality?
 * 2) Weiland is very private about her life and, while she sometimes uses her married name (Weiland Sorbara), she does not mention her wife or children in interviews or professional bios and does not use public social media accounts. Though she was noted as an LGBTQ Olympian by Outsports, is it appropriate to include any information about her sexuality and marriage when one considers how private she keeps her personal life (per WP:NPF)?
 * The current text of Weiland's article looks good to me. Yes, the reader can infer that Wriland is queer based on her marriage to a woman, but if the sources don't state it then neither should we – there's no entirely neutral umbrella term that every woman married to another woman groups themselves under, so we can't be sure that any term we chose would be accurate, and it doesn't tell the reader anything they can't trivially deduce from the text of the article, because that's how we have established it! We definitely should not describe a person as a lesbian based on a source saying they are in a relationship with another woman – they could easily be bisexual! If and when a person publicly comes out and reliable sources talk about their sexuality when discussing them, then we can include it. Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 06:23, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * And of course, behaviour != sexuality. Tamsyn Muir identifies as a lesbian (and our article describes her as such) despite the fact that she is married to a man, for instance.  It's unusual, but not impossible, for someone to consider themselves heterosexual but still be in a same-gender relationship. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 10:31, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * "the reader is left to extrapolate that Weiland is LGBTQ, which seems counter to the purpose of an encyclopedia" I don't think this is the case. We need to report the information that is there, not extrapolate ourselves. I don't see any reason to label someone's sexuality if they don't care to do so themselves. Galobtter (pingó mió) 11:28, 31 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Nobody is LGBTQ; that's a huge gathering of separate categories that as a group more define what you are not than what you are. Even if we accept her marriage to a woman as an indicator of her sexuality, we don't know if she's L, or B, or perhaps privately T... and if you think you can make a good guess where she falls because she's married to a woman, well then, the reader likely feels that way as well. And certainly historically we cannot judge desire by marriage; many a lesbian, bisexual, or asexual woman wound up married to a man. I would suspect that the odds of a straight CIS woman being married to a woman are much smaller, but the world is filled with odd complexities, and it seems unlikely that it hasn't happened somewhere, if only perhaps for a green card. We have plenty of biographical articles that do not even suggest the person's sexuality -- folks who have not married and did not engage in public dating - and those articles are not insufficient for that. --Nat Gertler (talk) 16:05, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

FAR for But I'm a Cheerleader
I have nominated But I'm a Cheerleader for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 02:08, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Lia Thomas has an RFC
Lia Thomas, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. Beccaynr (talk) 21:46, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Pre-transition photo of Gabbi Tuft discussion
Hello, members of this WikiProject are invited to join in this discussion: Talk:Gabbi_Tuft Newimpartial (talk) 20:37, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Could somebody please tell me what is needed to get a current photo of me in my info box area? This has been going rounds for years now and I’d be incredibly grateful for anyone willing to help. Gabbituft (talk) 19:11, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You'll need to have a photo that is released under terms compatible with those detailed at c:Commons:Licensing. The easiest way would be to take a selfie and upload it here agreeing to release it, or to have someone else take a picture and upload it there. If there's an existing photo by someone else who you could persuade to release it, you can follow these instructions: c:Commons:Volunteer_Response_Team. ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 21:05, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Uploaded:
 * https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gabbi_Tuft_March_2023.tif Gabbituft (talk) 14:32, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, ✅ ■ ∃ Madeline ⇔ ∃ Part of me ; 15:50, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Gabbituft (talk) 21:32, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Manual of Style/Biography
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. &#x0020;The discussion is about removing the living qualifier from MOS:DEADNAME. Thanks. Sideswipe9th (talk) 23:25, 5 April 2023 (UTC)

Discussion about the deadnaming of a dead person
Touching upon much of what the post above aims to deal with, there's ongoing discussion at Talk:2023 Covenant School shooting about whether or not to include the deadname of a dead trans person. (And, similarly, whether to prioritize the person's preferred name or their deadname.) Insight from editors who have more experiences with the nuances of MOS:GENDERID and surrounding precedents would be very helpful. Thanks! ● 2600:1700:87D3:3460:85C5:CB26:A7AA:3D4A (talk) 08:47, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

your feedback is needed
I wrote an article about the first and only drag quenn in Azerbaijan, Lady Slim. I wrote it in English for many reasons. But she's nominated for removal. Please take a look at this article.Lady Slim If you see fit, please contribute so that the article is preserved in Wikipedia. Futurolog21 (talk) 23:33, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Garrett Glaser
Someone who might be Garrett Glaser is looking for assistance at WP:HD and I'm wondering if anyone from this WikiProject would mind trying to help them out. I left some general information on their user talk page, but perhaps someone might be able to add to that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:57, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments
Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a class parameter to WikiProject banner shell, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.

No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to WikiProject banner shell, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.

However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass WPBannerMeta a new custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:23, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

Marriage Equality Case in India
I've created a new article Supriyo v. Union of India, which is the case on marriage rights for Gay, lebsian, transgender and non-binary people in India. As the consolidated case is challenging the Indian Marriage Laws for discriminating on grounds of both sexual orientation and gender identity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki6995 (talk • contribs) 11:15, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Drag panic
What happened to the page, drag panic? Was it deleted? — JuanGLP (talk + contribs) 12:19, 14 April 2023 (UTC)


 * It looks like it was moved to a draft: Draft:Drag panic Historyday01 (talk) 12:30, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've moved the article back into main space. I think the page should be improved and issues can be discussed on the talk page. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:27, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Ohhh, I thought someone deleted the page with no reason. — JuanGLP (talk + contribs) 14:33, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I was just in the process of requesting that. I don't think it meets the criteria for draftification, especially since 2022 drag performance protests was merged there, which is outside the 90-day time limit mentioned at WP:DRAFTIFY.--Trystan (talk) 14:36, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree, hence why I moved the page back. Onel5969 can discuss on the talk page, if preferred. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:37, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

List of lesbian bars
Project members might be interested in the newly created List of lesbian bars. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

List of LGBT characters in The Simpsons
I just created List of LGBT characters in The Simpsons. I don't edit much on LGBT topics, so I figure it might be a good idea to post it here. Thebiguglyalien ( talk ) 22:23, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Clarifying question about interpretation of guidelines around transition
Back in November I made some edits regarding Josie Totah, namely updating her name on some credits prior to when she publicly came out. (I meant to raise this question closer to when this occurred, but my December and January in real life were so hectic that I forgot all about it and was reminded today.) A handful of these edits stuck, but a handful were reverted with the rationale that she was notable under the other name and it was how she was credited, and when I discussed it with the person who reverted it, this was the conversation about it. I'm not looking to, like, prove anything or edit war or bring these edits back up myself (my real life is still feeling the effects from what made December and January so hectic; even if I had the energy to I simply don't have the time), but I wanted to raise the question here to improve my own understanding: Totah was privately out to her family prior to acting, but she was initially closeted when it came to acting roles (i.e. presenting as a boy, doing boy roles); however, it may be that she chose a stage name she was comfortable with at that time which was not her given name. However, now that she's publicly out, she's credited as Josie consistently. My understanding prior to those edits in November was that her prior stage name might count as a deadname, but now I'm just confused so I wanted to ask for clarification from people who might know their way around these guidelines more than I do? Is the rationale that she was privately out so the previously credited name doesn't "count" as a deadname correct and should I take that into account going forward? Just looking for a second opinion here. - Purplewowies (talk) 22:17, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It looks to me like you're dealing with a situation that doesn't really need to be faced, because looking at a few quick examples (such as the filmography chart for Holly Robinson Peete and the section of Muhammad Ali on his acting), it seems we don't generally specify the "credited as" information for actors who changed their name during their career. That's an IMDb thing, not so much a Wikipedia thing. We definitely shouldn't be making special effort of that sort just because the name change goes with a gender identification, which is the main place where we discourage referring to an old name more than needed. --Nat Gertler (talk) 01:14, 14 April 2023 (UTC)
 * At first I wasn't completely clearly understanding your phrasing yesterday (I blame pulling a back muscle), but rereading it today it makes sense. Thanks! - Purplewowies (talk) 00:30, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Gene Robinson
Gene Robinson has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:45, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Neopronouns after name
The style manual says neopronouns "should usually be mentioned" but otherwise mandates the singular 'they'. This sucks. If there are reliable sources specifying any explicit pronoun usage, they/them or neopronouns or otherwise, at the very least these pronouns should be mentioned immediately after their name. A recent Neopronouns RfC recommends more discussion about whether to include it as a footnote, in prose, or case by case. I say in cases with any such discussion, the first line should be formatted like this:

Maia Kobabe (/ˈmaɪə koʊˌbeɪb/, born 1989, pronouns e/em/eir) is an American cartoonist and author.

Right now it doesn't even mention e/em/eir in the body of the Maia Kobabe article, it says "Spivak pronouns" as if that's clearer. You have to dig through the Spivak article or other citations to even be exposed to eir most common way of being referred to.

People should be able to easily learn and talk about what they find in an encyclopedia. Hiding neopronouns in obscured citation (or replacing with they/them for that matter) only further mysticizes neopronouns, affirming to cis folks it's "too hard" to figure out.

tl;dr I'm relatively new here -- how do we change this? Do we assemble LGBT folks to make a new thread and vocally support prominent in-line pronouns? Eferwalt (talk) 01:34, 20 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't have a complete answer here but I really don't want us to be saying what people's pronouns are before we say what they are notable for. Obviously we need to explain them before we start using them but that shouldn't be in the first sentence. Beyond that, my thoughts are less clear. There are a portion of readers for whom even they/them pronouns are too spicy, and there is probably no helping them, but we do need to keep the rest of the readers in mind. We have to find a way to combine using the correct pronouns with keeping the articles readable for people who are unfamiliar with them. We don't want the pronouns to be prominent, we want them to be read as normal. We don't want to scare readers away either from the articles or the subjects of the articles. We want to bring them along. Unfortunately, I don't have a specific suggestion for doing that beyond thinking that it might be best to use personal pronouns sparingly in these cases. DanielRigal (talk) 02:26, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * What I'm currently used to seeing is something like
 * Given the MOS Talk debate you link to, I think it would be reasonable to include a self-reference in a footnote:
 * I don't think we're likely to get an MOS change that's more respectful to people using neopronouns in the immediate future, given the most recent consensus is only 6 months old. That said, one of the things I've been hoping to do as a part of the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group is to run an editing campaign to improve how we cover trans, non-binary and gender non-confirming biography subjects — and how we cover the current moral panic about trans, enby and GNC people — so we might be able to come to a newer consensus then? — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk; please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 06:44, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * @Eferwalt @OwenBlacker I saw this about neopronouns and found it to be a very strange policy, particularly for historical figures. For example, Leslie Feinberg uses she/her in the article "for consistency" but this is spoon feeding the assumed cis reader who finds ze/hir to be "too confusing." They/them as the default "non-binary pronoun" is relatively recent. There's also lack of focus on an assumed trans reader who might access an article and find it hurtful. Sure, maybe a random cis reader might feel a teeny tiny bit less confused by they rather than ey, but should that trump Maia Kobabe's own feelings on the issue? Computer-ergonomics (talk) 20:50, 24 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I can definitely understand your perspective but, as well as what I wrote above about not-now-but-maybe-soon, I think it's also worth bearing in mind that a significant quantity of readers of the English Wikipedia are likely to be non-native speakers, so I'm generally more conservative in article-space here than in my own writing. Given we currently have a policy here that is broadly respecting of trans, enby and GNC identities, I'm not sure it's a very high priority to change compared with other Wikipedia language-editions where non-binary biography subjects are forcibly gendered, for example.
 * I am definitely happy to be persuaded otherwise — and it's something the User Group is going to work on in the medium-term future, with the intention to facilitate a wider conversation and informed discussion about. I can't see anything specific on the provisional schedule for Queering Wikipedia 2023, but I am sure all of us at the User Group would definitely welcome input from you all (Computer-ergonomics, Eferwalt and DanielRigal) on this. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk; please &#123;&#123;ping&#125;&#125; me in replies) 17:23, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Conversion Therapy Information
I noticed that the LGBT rights in the United States page didn't have any sources for the subsection on gay conversion therapy under the larger section for medical discrimination. This seems to be the only part of the article which needs credible citations. I was wondering if there was any reason for this or if anyone had the expertise to solve this problem? Rylee Schermerhorn (talk) 00:17, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

friend of fifty years
At Draft:Betty Cronin, a woman who never married but according to her obit had a friend of fifty years, an Irene Milewski, who was the only survivor named in the obit. OR sleuthing shows they lived together. I've included this friendship in her personal life. Is that the right choice? She would have been ~85 when she could have married, and it just feels kind of wrong not to mention this relationship, but obviously it's a bit coy for modern readers. Valereee (talk) 11:09, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

2023 London Marathon has an RFC
2023 London Marathon has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. --Mika1h (talk) 15:55, 27 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Is that actually an RfC? It doesn't have an RfC header on it. DanielRigal (talk) 17:25, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

It gets worse, so much worse. We now have: --DanielRigal (talk) 15:16, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Glenique Frank
 * Articles for deletion/Glenique Frank
 * A redirect from her deadname to the article, which has already been speedily deleted

List of Drag Race lip syncs
AfD participation welcome:


 * Articles for deletion/List of Drag Race lip syncs

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:42, 23 May 2023 (UTC)

Invitation to this year's Queering Wikipedia conference!
Hi, folks! On behalf of the Wikimedia LGBT+ user group, I'm posting this invitation to invite all of you to join us for this year's Queering Wikipedia conference on May 12, 14 and 17!

Come join us as we bring together people from all over to discuss how we can make our projects a safer and more welcoming place for LGBTQ+ Wikimedians and those who may want to join in the future. You can register for the conference here, and our schedule is available here. We also have in-person events for those who may be interested in attending in their local area.

We look forward to seeing you all at the conference, and thank you! --Sky Harbor (talk) 19:50, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Michael Denneny
Michael Denneny, a major figure in gay literature has died. Thriley (talk) 05:34, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I've significantly expanded the stub for this. If anyone can find a usable picture of him that would be great. —DIYeditor (talk) 08:35, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Article in need of reassessment
Hello all,

I tagged the article John Mateer (musician)’s talk page about two months ago requesting a reassessment of it. Basically it had be given a “Start” grade, but the article has since been expanded upon and I was wondering how to go about tagging articles for reassessment when they have already been assessed before. Thanks! 4theloveofallthings (talk) 21:16, 4 May 2023 (UTC)

RFC on MOS:GENDERID and the deadnames of deceased trans and nonbinary persons
Hello! Over at the village pump, there's an RFC on MOS:GEDNERID addressing the deadnames of deceased trans and nonbinary persons. Thanks everybody-- Jerome Frank Disciple 18:54, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

LP (singer)
There is a discussion at the BLP Noticeboards about LP (singer) that members of the project may want to participate in. Morbidthoughts (talk) 22:15, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Need eyes on List of transgender people
There is a dispute, which I am involved in, over on List of transgender people and it's Talk page (section: Talk:List of transgender people). Non-binary people are being removed from the list. I would welcome some more eyes and opinions on this. DanielRigal (talk) 03:20, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Sophie (musician)
There's a discussion at this article talk that may be of interest to this project. Valereee (talk) 17:12, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Mattea Roach
A discussion is ongoing here that may be of interest to this project. – dudhhr talk contribs (he/they) 02:55, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

List of rainbow crossings
I started a spin off from Rainbow crossing as someone on the talk page suggested we spin off a list as more and more crossings have been installed since the original article that talked more about the movement and history. Please help fill in the List of rainbow crossings with other known cited crossings (and images where possible).

Also, sadly someone immediately listed it at Articles for deletion/List of rainbow crossings, so you might want to take a look at the discussion. Raladic (talk) 15:27, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Increasing milestone goals?
Hi folx! Last month I posted a question on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies/progression about increasing milestone goals. Please see and reply if interested. Thank you! –Vipz (talk) 19:23, 2 May 2023 (UTC)


 * ✅, good job everyone on absolutely smashing previous goals! Goals were updated: from 400 to 800 good articles and from 100 to 125 featured articles. Here towards much more coverage of LGBT+ on Wikipedia! –Vipz (talk) 15:48, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Loosey LaDuca
I've nominated Loosey LaDuca for Good article status, if any project members are interested in making improvements or reviewing. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 19:37, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Mistress Isabelle Brooks
I've nominated Mistress Isabelle Brooks for Good status, if any project members are interested in improving or reviewing. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:41, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Celia Rose Gooding
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Celia Rose Gooding, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. &#x0020;This RfC seeking consensus for which pronouns to use when referring to Gooding. Thanks Sideswipe9th (talk) 23:38, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Taylor Parsons
This Australian rock climbing LGBT+ BLP is on my watchlist (I focus on climbing articles) and I notice that a new editor - who I think is the subject - has edited the BLP to take out all reference to their past name (they used to be quite a notable rock climber pre their transition). What is the right thing to do here - their notability is mostly attached to their past name, however, obviously I don't want to revert these edits if it is not appropriate in this context. What is the right thing to do? thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 17:12, 9 May 2023 (UTC)


 * The standard seems to be that, when and only when the person was famous before transition, it is acceptable to make a note in the lede paragraphs to the dead name, and then use the new name throughout the article. For references, the given title should always be used. Exceptions should be made judiciously, such as when the person received awards under their dead name and is likely to be listed in databases and other materials under that name. I would hold up the article for Alexander James Adams as an example. TechBear &#124; Talk &#124; Contributions 17:27, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Correct; see MOS:GENDERID for more details. Funcrunch (talk) 19:53, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * So am I right in saying that we should restore her deadname, as that is what she was notable for (per Alexander James Adams and MOS:GENDERID), somewhere in the lede, and in bold (but not as the initial name)? thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 21:47, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I have - belatedly - fixed the BLP article for MOS:GENDERID (per above), and I have also fixed - I think - some of the pronoun issues from earlier. However, if I have gotten this wrong, please adjust as needed. Aszx5000 (talk) 15:40, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Gender-affirming care classified in with "mutilation" on article
There was a recent discussion about this... but the article title of genital modification and mutilation implies that everything within the article is a form of genital mutilation.

It also implies that gender-affirming care is mutilation. Am I the only one who sees the problem with the article's title and wording? PistachoCash (talk) 14:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh, heck. That is an issue. I'll look into it. Thank you for shedding light on this!  Atomic putty? Rien!  15:33, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Update: it looks as though this was discussed on the article's talk page, and the consensus was to keep the name. However, it *does* appear that previous versions of the article incorrectly classified voluntary sexual reassignment surgery as mutilation, so this page might need some additional oversight. As of now, I see no glaring issues. Atomic putty? Rien!  15:39, 25 May 2023 (UTC) ^-^
 * The RM was scarcely attended and poorly closed. I think the article title is still potentially problematic. Why are the two combined? Couldn't we have one article on genital modification/enhancement, and one article on genital mutilation? Surely the two are independently notable. –– Formal Dude  (talk)  15:43, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Newer discussion at Talk:George Maharis (2023)
Link: Talk:George Maharis. George Ho (talk) 23:42, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Reassessment for Drag Den
With a second season being announced for casting, I have forked out info for for the first season, on its own seperate page. The main article was classified as a stub and now it needs to be reassess, since sources and info were moved. Thank you. — JuanGLP (talk/contribs) 15:09, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

WikiProject Drag?
If I were to create WikiProject Drag, would you join? I should note, Wikipedia has WikiProject Drag Race, but this project seeks to improve coverage of one specific drag franchise. WikiProject Drag would apply to a much larger collection of entries.

I considered starting a task force of WikiProject LGBT studies dedicated to drag, but WikiProject LGBT studies/Drag task force is a lot less catchy than WikiProject Drag. I don't want to start yet another project page if there's limited activity and interest, so I'll get the ball rolling if ten people indicate interest in joining.

If not, all good. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 23:04, 10 May 2023 (UTC)


 * I did mention it before on WP:Drag Race, of "why not represent other franchises?" or create a WikiProject Drag; though I will be interested in joining! ☺️ — JuanGLP (talk + contribs) 00:47, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
 * @JuanGLP Was worth asking, but clearly there's not much interest in creating a separate WikiProject. That's ok! See you over at WikiProject Drag Race. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:07, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sounds like many editors aren't really active in this talk page, though we tried. 🤷 — JuanGLP (talk/contribs) 15:18, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Talk:PragerU has an RFC
Talk:PragerU has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. –– Formal Dude  (talk)  17:33, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Kenneth Anger
Filmmaker Kenneth Anger has died. I would appreciate any help in improving the article over the next 24 hours so the article can be featured on Recent Deaths. Thriley (talk) 22:38, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:LGBT
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:LGBT that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 13:27, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Georgina Beyer transsexual vs transgender
I've started a thread on Georgina Beyer's talk. In her life, she identified as transsexual, not transgender. However, her article only reflects her identity as transgender (which is somewhat correct, if we assume trannsexual to be under the transgender umbrella). However, I'd like to see her trannsexual identity better reflected on her wiki. If anyone has any thoughts, I'd encourage you to share your thoughts on that thread. Nauseous Man (talk) 07:41, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Just found this
[https://www.thedailybeast.com/proud-boys-came-to-their-school-district-so-these-redlands-parents-fought-back?via=newsletter&source=friday_member_digest_new&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=230607-Subscriber%20Digest%20Weds&utm_term=BI-Wednesday-Digest The Proud Boys Came to Their School District. These Parents Fought Back] which has a number of hate organisations and people mentioned. Some look notable but have no articles. Doug Weller talk 07:13, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

"Sex-based rights" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sex-based_rights&redirect=no Sex-based rights] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Mathglot (talk) 17:15, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Transsexual § Transgender and Transsexual Merge
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Transsexual § Transgender and Transsexual Merge. <b style="font-family:Monospace">-- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH)</b> 07:17, 11 June 2023 (UTC) <b style="font-family:Monospace">-- Maddy from Celeste (WAVEDASH)</b> 07:17, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

RFC at Talk:Boulton and Park
There is a current RFC on a page that is a part of this Wikiproject. The RFC summary is as follows:

Any participation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much, -- Jerome Frank Disciple 14:26, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Village pump (policy)
You are invited to join the discussion at Village pump (policy), which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Sideswipe9th (talk) 22:04, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Review of new article
Hi all, I'd love to get a few more people involved in reviewing an article with declared COI on the Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre. Would anyone be willing to take a look? Thanks! Smirkybec (talk) 09:24, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride
Happy Pride!
 * Wiki Loves Pride/2023

If you're interested, feel free to join and showcase your work.

--- Another Believer ( Talk ) 13:25, 2 June 2023 (UTC)


 * There are several Good article nominations needing review, including: LGBT culture in Puerto Vallarta, Loosey LaDuca, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Purr Cocktail Lounge, and The Queen's Head (Portland, Oregon). Are any project members interested? --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 15:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Taylor Parsons 2
I posted here earlier about a transgender female rock climber called Taylor Parsons. There has been an editor, which I think is the subject, deleting all mention of their previous name (and other details). The issue is that this previous name is when they earned their notability as a climber. The advice to me was per MOS:GENDERID that the previous name should be kept in the lede (otherwise readers couldn't find them). However, this may be causing pain to Taylor and I don't want that to happen. If someone from the LGBTQ+ could take a look at the BLP I would appreciate that. Maybe we should have it deleted? Aszx5000 (talk) 23:14, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * WP:BLPREQUESTDELETE is relevant here. It says that Discussions concerning biographical articles of relatively unknown, non-public figures, where the subject has requested deletion and there is no rough consensus, be closed as delete. So if Parsons were to request deletion that might be taken into account in deleting the article. Given that all of the sources in the article discuss Parsons' career pre-transition, though, I don't see that removing all coverage of her before she transitioned would be appropriate; and as you say per MOS:GENDERID the name that she was notable under pre-transition ought to be mentioned in the lead. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 13:22, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, but perhaps only the lede. Previous names is the sort of basic information we allow in the intro without it being a summary of something from the body. Keep it in the intro, but move a source there and remove thee name from personal life and infobox. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 13:51, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that and appreciate you helping on the editing of it! Aszx5000 (talk) 17:08, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed, and made some changes. There's some pronoun weirdness going on though - what are Parsons' pronouns? The article currently uses he, she, and they are various points and we should be consistent! Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 17:12, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a video interview the British Mountaineering Council did with Taylor, where it seems to be using "she"? Taylor Parsons - a tale of climbing and transitioning. Very interesting story, and probably (?) the most notable rock climber (and certainly the highest grade of rock climber) to transition.  Perhaps their notability will continue to grow. thanks again. Aszx5000 (talk) 17:21, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Murder of Maxwell Confait Move Discussion
There's a move discussion at Talk:Murder of Maxwell Confait, which belongs to this WikiProject. The question is whether the recently updated MOS:GENDERID policy suggests that Confait should principally be referred to as Michelle. Any thoughts (especially by persons able to do research!) would be greatly appreciated.-- Jerome Frank Disciple 00:03, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

Transgender work group
Hi. I started this transgender work group as sub-project of the LGBT Studies WikiProject. I figured there is an abundance of trans-related articles on here that can be focused on as a work group (I thought a separate project might've been a touch too much?) Unsure if that's alright in the first place, but I also figured since the Transgender portal exists, there is some precedent for this?

I don't know the ins and outs of implementing the article assessment templates, so any help with that would be appreciated. After that I can start helping out with the tagging of articles. Soulbust (talk) 15:27, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Question at WT:Manual of Style/Biography relating to this page
Hello! I've just asked a question as to the meaning of GENDERID, and I suspect followers of this WikiProject may be interested. Specifically, I'm asking whether notability or noteworthiness triggers exclusion for a living person's deadname. -- Jerome Frank Disciple 01:15, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Feedback requested at 'Cisgender'
A discussion is taking place about whether the central topic of the article Cisgender should be changed. Your feedback would be appreciated at this discussion. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 04:46, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Hamburger Mary's
Hi all

I just wrote a section on the article for Hamburger Mary's about their challenge and judges ruling on Floridas drag ban. I'm not American so may have got some of the terminology a little wrong, please could someone check it?

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 18:20, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Core topics
In order to complete the listing of WikiProject LGBT studies/Core topics, is there any process for discussion required? I ask because I'm not sure where to make suggestions, or if to simply try adding articles myself. Totalibe (talk) 22:37, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * There isn't any formal process. For additions, I would suggest just being bold and adding them.--Trystan (talk) 22:43, 26 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I might then add some topics on there myself. Maybe. Historyday01 (talk) 22:48, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Betty Paërl - new article
I just accepted this draft created by new editor @Julianwj and believe it has great potential so dropping a note here in case anyone is interested in developing it further. S0091 (talk) 17:33, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Starbucks strike re: LGBT decorations
New stub: 2023 Starbucks strike. Improvements welcome! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:36, 28 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Such an important article to create. I'll see if I can find any more articles to add. Historyday01 (talk) 14:40, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Please and thanks! :) --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 14:54, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Potential transgender/transsexual merge
Your input would be greatly appreciated at Talk:Transsexual. Cessaune  [ talk ]   18:13, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Todd Herzog nominated for deletion
The article about Todd Herzog, the Survivor: China, has been nominated for deletion. Please send your inputs there at the nomination page. Thanks. George Ho (talk) 02:25, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Taylor Parsons (2nd nomination)
Would be helpful to have input from the LGBT project on this AfD (don't know how to add to the deletion sorting list for LBGT). Aszx5000 (talk) 16:25, 31 July 2023 (UTC)


 * The equivalent list for sexuality and gender is WikiProject Deletion sorting/Sexuality and gender. You can add things manually or you can use tools to do it for you; the tool delsort looks pretty straightforward, though I haven't used it before.
 * I've just listed it there for you 🙂 — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 20:59, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that! Aszx5000 (talk) 21:03, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
 * No problem — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 21:24, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Drag Race España contestants
Over at WikiProject Drag Race, we've created a list of Drag Race España contestants with entries at Spanish Wikipedia but not English Wikipedia. Extending an invite to any WikiProject LGBT studies editors who might be interested in collaborating. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 01:17, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

GoGo for the Gold
I have recently created the following articles on the Spanish Wikipedia, which you might be interested in translating, as they are related to an LGBT program currently on the air:
 * GoGo for the Gold
 * Greg McKeon

--Peridotito (talk) 18:07, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Isla Bryson case
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Isla Bryson case, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. &#x0020;This RfC is on the application of MOS:GENDERID in relation to Bryson's former name. Sideswipe9th (talk) 20:31, 10 July 2023 (UTC)