Wikimedia LGBT+ is a global, intersectional user group. We improve the quality and coverage of LGBT+ content on Wikimedia projects 🏳️🌈
@wmlgbt
@tech
.lgbt
@wikilgbt
is the Twitter account of Wikimedia LGBT+. Our focus is improving
#LGBT
#Wikipedia
content, promoting
#WikiLovesPride
events, featuring
#LGBT
Wikipedans, and sharing news that help people update articles. Please DM
@wikilgbt
with requests to share other content.
Wikimedia LGBT+ and Queering Wikipedia announce a Queering Wikipedia 2022 Meeting for LGBT+ Wikimedians and allies
We launch with a social Friday 21st October at 18:00 UTC and working sessions Saturday 22nd from 14:00 until 18:00 UTC
Happy Non-Binary Day to all of our gender non-binary comrades! Add our notable gender non-binary leaders into Wikipedia--edit loud and edit proud for
#WikiLovesPride
!
#WeWillNotBeErased
A small part of the amazing team fighting to make
@Wikipedia
more Queer and inclusive, during our meeting last week at
@Wikimania
in Stockholm: Many exciting things are getting prepared for 2020. Keep following us ;)
PC:
@Mickey
Mystique
Happy
#ComingOutDay
to our bravest LGBTQ+ Wikimedians who come out just by creating LGBTQ+ content in countries where it is still unsafe to be LGBTQ+.
@Wikimedia
stands with you! Please reach out to
@Wikimedia
and
@wikilgbt
when it gets too hard to edit loud and proud.
To those seen and unseen every day: Your life is valid, your pronouns are real, your safety is mandatory.
#TransDayOfVisibility
may be March 31, but
#WikiLovesPride
celebrates trans folx 24/7 by improving
#transgender
content on
@Wikipedia
. Edit loud and edit proud, comrades!
Bisexuality Awareness Week is coming up, and Bisexuality Awareness Day is Sept 23rd! What bisexual Wikipedia articles are you editing loud and proud for
#WikiLovesPride
?
Public statement from
@Wikimedia
of commitment and actions to take to support LGBT+ Wikimedians and other vulnerable Wikimedians. Edit loud and edit proud, comrades!
SAVE THE DATE: "Queering Wikipedia", our first LGBTQ+ Wikimedia conference, will take place 21 May - 24 May, 2020 in Linz, Austria. Stay tuned for updates on our meta page:
#WikiLovesPride
Happy 20th birthday to
@Wikipedia
! There are some Queer Wikimedians who have been around from the very beginning--let's salute them and continue to edit loud and proud!
#Wiki20
Happy New Year to our followers, and to all LGBTQ+ Wikipedians of all colors, religions, nationalities, ethnicities, abilities, ages, sexual orientations, and gender identities around the world. We wish you safety, peace, health, and happiness. Edit loud and edit proud in 2020!
Congratulations to Arabic
@Wikipedia
which just added its millionth article, and شكرا جزيلا to all of the Wikipedians who add
#LGBTQ
content in Arabic.
#EditLoudEditProud
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day to our cis and trans sisters, whether female or non-binary, with long hair or short hair, we see you and celebrate you all today. Make your favorite lesbian visible, or spruce her up, today on Wikipedia.
#EditLoudEditProud
#WikiLovesPride
Congratulations to all of our LGBTIQ brothers, sisters, and folx in India!
@wikimediaindia
it is time to update the Indian language Wikipedia pages with this breaking news.
Russian lesbian activist Yelena Grigorevna murdered--suspect in custody. Solidarity to our Russian LGBTQ+ comrades. / Русская лесбиянка активистка Елена Григорьевна убита - подозреваемая в заключении. Мы солидарны с нашими российскими товарищами по ЛГБТК.
Save the date: Wed Jan 27, Lesbians* During the Holocaust edit-a-thon, organized by
@lessanspagEs
! For time, schedule, and signup, visit (Image: "Mali and Igel", Aleister Crowley, 1931).
For
#TDoR2019
, advocate for the rights of living transfolx as well as recognize those we have lost. Remember our trans Wikipedians around the world doing great work too.
#EditLoudEditProud
#WikiLovesPride
Wikimedia LGBT supports our Muslim brothers, sisters, and comrades during this difficult time. Whether you live in
#NewZealand
or anywhere else in the world, we stand and work together with you to restore peace and seek justice.
Thank you for your support...today we have over 20.6K followers thanks to your likes, shares, retweets, and comments. Edit loud and edit proud for
@wikilgbt
. Edit for those who can't. LGBTQ information is resistance.
Today is
#NationalComingOutDay
! We raise awareness of the challenges that
#LGBTQ
people face today and every day through editing loud and proud for
#WikiLovesPride
. Let's make Wikipedia a friendlier, safer place for all folx!
Wikipedians: Before shooting down someone's work, contact them and offer help, or do a little editing work here and there to make it better. Don't just rush to deletion. Some LGBTIQ+ content is unavailable anywhere else but Wikipedia, so be a pal, not a grouch. We are community!
Happy International Non-Binary Day! Lots of non-binary folx exist all around the world. They may or may not use this term to describe themselves, but they exist in all cultures and all countries. Celebrate them today and every day. :)
Wikipedia article on the overview of intersex rights in Albania.
In order to raise awareness on such vulnerable community, we need more coverage on
@intersex
issue through Wikipedia.
@wikilgbt
#LGBTI
Bisexuality Awareness Day is TODAY, September 23rd! Celebrate our bisexual comrades by editing and creating Wikipedia articles about notable bisexual people and issues. Edit loud and edit proud for Bisexual Awareness Day!
#WikiLovesPride
Check this article in which lesbian asylum seekers, share their experience after participating in the Write_for_the_rights workshop in Marseille last June.
Project led by
@HoussemAbida2
and
@DidacRessources
, and funded by
@Wikimedia_Fr
and
@WikimediaCH
Shoutout to
@alQaws
who recently joined us and organized the first ever
@Wikipedia
training for LGBT+ community in Palestine. During 2 days, participants learnt editing and worked on many articles in arabic and english related to sexual diversity topics.
#Write_for_the_rights
We are proud to have organised an open letter of support for
@LesSansPagEs
after the hostile response to their professionalisation and the harassment faced by Nattes and the project
Today, Oct 1, begins LGBTQ+ History Month! Make your local notable LGBTQ+ heroes and events visible in Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and beyond. Edit loud and edit proud for LGBTQ+ History Month!
☎️ CALLING YOUNG ACTIVISTS ☎️
We are seeking to train and work with current undergraduate students as our Campus Ambassadors for the 2019-20 academic year. Apply now.
Demà passat comença
@Wikimania
, la conferència internacional anual del moviment
@Wikimedia
Enguany, a Suècia, contenta de participar junt a altres 5 membres d'Amical Wikimedia (link: )
Why are we called "Women in Red"?
Links are blue on
#Wikipedia
, or RED if there's no article. There's a million more biogs abt blokes than there are abt women, but we've lists of LOTS of notable women who don't have an article, yet.
We make women blue.
International Day Against Homophonia and Transphobia
#IDAHOT
! Edit loud and edit proud for
#WikiLovesPride
, LGBTQQIAA visibility, around the world, in all languages, in all colors! Add your event, or sign up for one, here:
Today in the United States is Memorial Day, when we honor our fallen soldiers. Wikipedians must show more love to the articles devoted to our African-American, Latinx, Asian-American, and Native American service people. Also, LGBT folx in the US military.
Meet the brave international team of Wikipedians from the Wikimedia peace festival in
#Stockholm
--they marched in the parade and are still conferencing-check out their event schedule here:
@EuroPride
@ILGAEurope
This is big news for our community. Excellent work
@Wikimedia
and the countless volunteers around the world who have worked for years on codes of conduct, online safety, community guidelines, etc.
We heard you: More action is needed to stop harassment on
@Wikipedia
and other free knowledge projects. Hand-in-hand with volunteers, we're working to answer the call through a new plan for change. Learn more ⬇️
QUEERING WIKIPEDIA: The First International LGBT+ Wikimedia Conference 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
📅 On May 12, 14, and 17, we will be meeting online to discuss the representation and participation opportunities for the LGBT+ community on Wikimedia.
Check our schedule now:
The new
#WikiLovesPride
2018 project page is up! If you are scheduling a Wiki Loves Pride edit-a-thon, Pride photo shoot for
@WikiCommons
, other
#LGBTIQ
@Wikipedia
events, or want to help out, please add your info on our NEW page:
Let's all think
@WikimediaAT
for all the effort and time given to host
#wikipediaforpeace2019
, and especially the master mind behind it all,
@shikeishu
who not only organized the event, but also was the best host in guide in the beautiful city of Vienna!
Thomas you rock!!
23 Sept is Bisexual Visibility Day! Edit loud and edit proud for all the bisexual folx and topics related to bisexuality on Wikipedia!
#bivisibilityday2020
The
#Wikimedia
#LGBT
+ User Group has working days online in May
Are you a Wikimedian or
#Wikipedian
, interested in
#LGBTQ
+ issues, or are LGBTQ+? Join us and develop our organization and strategy
14–16 May
#Queering
#Wikipedia
Working Days
Registration:
Follow the Irish 🇮🇪 example, and participate globally 🌎 in our photo campaign! And photos and videos you took in past years are eligible too, as long as they are new to
@WikiCommons
!
#WikiLovesPride
#PrideMonth
Do you have photos of Irish Pride events of the past? Have you taken photos or videos this year? Are you going to take pictures at
@DublinPride
Parade tomorrow?
They could win you prizes as part of Wiki Loves Pride! Find all the details here:
Third day of the
#wikipediaforpeace2019
editathon started in a very special way. This morning, the team is discussing the movement's strategy: How can
@Wikimedia
be a safe and inclusvie space for the
#LGBTQI
+ community world wide?
#Wikimedia2030
Easy peasy
#1lib1ref
hack:
#librarians
, add a "Recommended Reading" list to a Wikipedia article in an area of your expertise, and link all those
#books
to Worldcat / OCLC numbers. That'll get folx to the
#library
! :)
So if you haven't heard, today is
#PublishAMuslimDay
, so get those articles submitted, y'all, your article is finally gonna see the light of day my brothers and sisters.
Pride Season is just around the corner...plan and promote a
#WikiLovesPride
edit-a-thon! See where you can attend one here, or start your own! Contact
@wikilgbt
on how to get started.
Don't forget our lesbian, bisexual, trans, and queer women, women of color, lesbian, bisexual, trans and queer women of color, and other female identified folx! Thank you
@WikiWomenInRed
for editing loud and editing proud for
#WikiLovesPride
!
What do the women look like that we are adding to
#Wikipedia
? Well some of them look like this. This is from out
#Pinterest
page which has highlights for each month (thx to
@PennamitePLR
). Is your article here? Did you RT? Thanks for the support.
The call for scholarships is now closed! Over 70 person from all over the world have applied to attend our conference! Keep an eye on your email for the next two weeks for news about your application!
#QW2020
@wikilgbt
We stand with and support our
#transgender
comrades in the Wikimedia movement, now and always. During
#TransAwarenessWeek2020
, we are working with Wikimedia Foundation to make online spaces more inclusive and welcoming for transgender editors. Hate has no place in Wikimedia.