Wikimedia LGBT+/Portal
Wikimedia LGBT+Wikimedia LGBT+
A User Group to support the LGBT+ community
and represent LGBT+ content
across Wikimedia projects.
and represent LGBT+ content
across Wikimedia projects.
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Chapters (40)
- CH Wikimedia CH
- GB Wikimedia UK
- KR 위키미디어 한국
- US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
- CAT Amical Wikimedia
Wikimedia user groups (143)
- ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs
- H-GAPS H-GAPS User Group
- NGA-HA Hausa Wikimedians User Group
- NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- US-NE New England Wikimedians
- WJ WikiJournal
- WK? Whose Knowledge?
Wikimedia LGBT+ is a Wikimedia user group that promotes the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT+ communities and supports LGBT+ individuals who engage in Wikimedia activities. Wikimedia LGBT+ is a global, intersectional community that welcomes people of all races, religions, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and abilities. Wikimedia LGBT+ was first announced at Wikimania in 2012 and was approved by the Affiliations Committee in September 2014.
Our mission
We ensure that LGBT+ people, communities and their cultures are represented in Wikimedia projects. We do this by supporting LGBT+ people and allies across the world safely to improve LGBT+ content, and to access and participate in Wikimedia projects and related Open Knowledge projects.
Section last updated: July 1, 2026
Our vision
Writing in 2026, by 2031, we envision:
- our independent organisation to be globally recognized as the most important advocate for, and advisor on LGBT+ Open Knowledge and the people that create it;
- the Wikimedia Movement to be offering sustained programmes that assure queer safety, representation and sharing across Wikimedia projects and languages, as well as a framework of widely accepted standards and norms for queer content, and its creation from original sources; and
- a world in which access and contribution to free knowledge is equitable, inclusive and accepting of LGBT+ history and reality.
Section last updated: July 1, 2026
Activities
Activities associated with Wikimedia LGBT+:
- Community building and outreach, with efforts focused at Queering Wiki, Wikimania, and other Wikimedia events.
- Promoting collaborations with other Wikimedia projects and with external organizations, such as WikiProject LGBT studies (English Wikipedia), the LGBT Free Media Collective (Wikimedia Commons), and Wiki Loves Pride.
- Friendly space policies development, including a request for Wikimedia Foundation board resolution on homophobia.
Resolutions
- Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group Recognition – September 2014
- Renewals from 2015 WMCon Eligibility Renewal Sprint – December 2015
Coverage
See also media coverage in our annual reports
- "Wikipedia celebra el Mes del Orgullo LGTBIQ+ con un concurso para enriquecer la enciclopedia digital". El Universo (in Spanish). 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- Nacaru (2024-02-19). "Tenemos un Wikiepisodio". Spotify (in Spanish). - Nacaru speaks about the work of the Wikiproyecto LGBT+ at the Co3 Radiolab Podcast.
- Dorothy Howard, John Samuel, and Owen Blacker. WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference, The Signpost, 22 May, 2023.
- MiguelAlanCS (2022-09-23). "Wiki Loves Europride 2022: un editatón por la diversidad de contenidos LGBTIQ+ en Wikipedia". wikimedia.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
- MiguelAlanCS; Nacaru (2022-06-28). "Somos LGBT, y en Wikipedia también". wikimedia.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel. (2020). Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism. Originally published by Wikipedia@20 and licensed CC-BY 4.0. Retrieved from The Signpost, 28 June 2020.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel. (2019). "Coming Out of the Closet: Library Advocacy to Advance LGBTQ+ Wikipedia Engagement." In B. Mehra (Ed.) LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments (Advances in Librarianship, Volume 45) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.115–139.
- Jacobs, Julia (8 April 2019). "Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly.". The New York Times.
- Millona, Kristina (January 6, 2018). "WIKI LGBTI PROJECT: How contributing to Wikipedia became a new form of activism". Turmoil Collective.
- Caballero, Lucía (15 March 2017). "La española que ha llegado a vicepresidir Wikimedia defendiendo al colectivo LGBT". eldiario.es (in Spanish).
- Weaver, Madison (October 20, 2016). "Librarians work to make Wikipedia more inclusive with ‘Wiki Loves Pride’ event". The Bucknellian.
- Moore, Jason (June 17, 2016). "Help expand Wikipedia’s coverage of LGBT communities during Wiki Loves Pride". Wikimedia Foundation.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel, Herzog, Katie, Rasberry, Lane. (2015). "Queering Wikipedia." In R. Wexelbaum (Ed.) Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books.
- "Wikipedia Pride Month Celebrations in India culminate with edit-a-thons in various cities". Gaylaxy. July 20, 2014.
- Moore, Jason; Howard, Dorothy (July 18, 2014). "Wiki Loves Pride 2014 and Adding Diversity to Wikipedia". Wikimedia Foundation.
- Lasrado, Svetlana (July 15, 2014). "Wikipedia does its bit for sexual minorities". The New Indian Express.
- "Wikipedia Holds Wiki Loves Pride Event". American Library Association. July 10, 2014.
- Redmond, Jim (July 8, 2014). "Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thons Improve LGBT Content on Wikipedia". Towleroad.
- Milliken, Alice (July 7, 2014). "Wikipedia holds Pride ‘edit-a-thons’ to improve LGBT-related content". Pink News.
- Phadnis, Renuka (July 7, 2014). "Wikipedia edit-a-thons to add content on LGBTs". The Hindu.
- "Wikipedia Series "Edit-a-Thons"". Guru Mavin. July 7, 2014.
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