WM-LGBT Five tidbits of LGBT interest from the news // Aug 2013 edit
It's been quiet on the LGBT list this month, so to get your editing juices going, and with Chelsea Manning's gender identity hogging attention for the last few days, you might have missed the following. It would be interesting to know the impact these have on related Wikipedia articles. :-)
The Lady Geeks Are Coming For Wikipedia (23 Aug)
- http://jezebel.com/the-lady-geeks-are-coming-for-wikipedia-1190517627
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_novelists
A rerun of an older story, but still of interest, plus interesting comments raised at <http://jezebel.com/i-used-to-be-a-wikipedia-editor-but-i-quit-because-peop-481265588> with "Anyone who regularly uses Wikipedia should realize that there is a pervasive anti-women attitude behind many of the articles. I wish I could go back and help represent women but unfortunately I don't have the emotional energy anymore."
Gay Author's Novel Cancelled by Publisher Because of One Word (21 Aug)
- http://www.davidpowersking.com/2013/08/unwoven-how-one-word-lead-to.html
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/luxeco-living/gay-authors-novel-cancell_b_3797766.html
- No English Wikipedia article for Michael Jensen (writer)?
Established author Michael Jensen has his novel "Woven" cancelled by publisher Cedar Fort, who have the Latter Day Saints church as "affiliate sellers", after the author is open about his long term gay relationship.
Germany to become 1st European country to allow 'third gender' birth certificates (17 Aug)
- http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/third-gender-option-to-become-available-on-german-birth-certificates-a-916940.html
- No mention on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_gender?
A legal first for third gender recognition, widely reported.
Pioneering Gay Activist Jose Sarria Dies At Age 89
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Sarria
- No category on Commons?
He was the first openly gay person to run for political office in the U.S.
Youtube's Fred Creator Lucas Cruikshank: 'I'm Gay' (21 Aug)
- http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/20/fred-nickelodeon-gay-lucas-cruikshank/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred:_The_Show
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lucas_Cruikshank
Er, please, did anyone think he was straight? Fun video to watch.
Honourable mentions:
- Straight Pride UK interview censored http://www.trademarkandcopyrightlawblog.com/2013/08/setting-the-record-straight-on-the-dmca-uk-blogger-censored-by-questionable-use-of-us-copyright-law/
- Actor Wentworth Miller comes out as gay in protest at Russian censorship http://celebnmusic247.com/prison-breaks-wentworth-miller-says-f-you-russia-im-gay/