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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · 7d

🌈 Queering Wikipedia 2025 is happening online this 24–25 October! ✨

Join LGBTQ+ folks and allies from all over the world as we connect, learn, and share through Wikimedia projects.

👉 Don’t miss it—register now: w.wiki/FKBQ

#wikipedia #LGBT #queeringwikipedia

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Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Alice Wiegand, chair of Wikimedia Deutschland, who has been awarded the Verdienstkreuz, the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, for her work in the Wikimedia and Free Knowledge movements.

Watch the relevant part of the ceremony at www.youtube.com/live/HNpqg1q...

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · 22d

🌈✨ Call for Speakers! ✨🌈

Queering Wikipedia 2025 is happening online October 24–25 — and the program is open!

Allies and LGBTQ+ community members are invited to share tools, insights, experiences, or new ideas that connect to the queer Wikimedia community.

👉 w.wiki/FKBQ

#QW2025 #LGBTQ #Wikipedia

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · Aug 20

This looks like a really exciting placement

www.nhst.org.uk/archive-plac...

ARCHIVES PLACEMENT - Applications Open! - National HIV Story Trust

The National HIV Story Trust is excited to open applications for someone to join our HIVstory project on a paid archives placement. Full details on the role and how to apply are below. NHST Archive ...

www.nhst.org.uk

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · Aug 13

27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.

The Bay Area Reporter front page, 13 August 1998.
The headline ‘No obits’ is written in red above the lead story.

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Aug 11

Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2025 diff.wikimedia.org/2025/08/06/m...

Meet the Wikimedians of the Year 2025

The beloved Wikimedian of the Year awards give us an opportunity to recognize people who make our mission possible

diff.wikimedia.org

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jul 2

🌈 Building Bridges with Edits: The Unfolding Story of LGBT+ Advocacy on Wikipedia in Nigeria diff.wikimedia.org/2025/07/02/%...

🌈 Building Bridges with Edits: The Unfolding Story of LGBT+ Advocacy on Wikipedia in Nigeria

Group photo from the first-ever Wikipedia training for LGBT+ persons in Nigeria June is globally celebrated as Pride Month, a time to honor the voices, resilience, and humanity of LGBT+ communities…

diff.wikimedia.org

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · Jun 17

One of the most moving panels in the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt is the one that no-one sees.
It remains covered up because the parents of the person who died are ashamed.
HIV stigma creates barriers to testing and treatment.
It perpetuates the epidemic.
#MakeStigmaHistory

A white panel has been pinned over a panel of the quilt.
There is a note attached which reads:
This panel was made by a friend for a friend.
The parents do not want this panel to be shown anywhere.
The stigma still exists.
Until this changes this panel will remain covered.
A red ribbon is not enough.
The quilt is not enough.
What will it take?
Attitudes must change.

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 13

📸🏳️‍🌈 Got a great photo? Share it with the world!
Join the Wiki Loves Pride campaign by uploading your pictures to Commons and help illustrate LGBT+ history on Wikipedia!
🏆 You could win a prize!
👉 Upload now! commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaig...
#WikiLovesPride #LGBTQ #Wikimedia #Commons

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 13

📸🏳️‍🌈 ¿Tienes una gran foto? ¡Compártela con el mundo!
Súmate a la campaña Wiki Loves Pride subiendo tus fotos a Commons e ilustrando la historia LGBT+ en Wikipedia.
¡Hay premios!
👉 ¡Sube tu foto y sé parte de Wiki Loves Pride! commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Campaig...
#WikiLovesPride #LGBTQ #Commons

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 13

🏳️‍🌈✍️ ¡Hora de editar!
Nos encontramos a editar Wikipedia con orgullo durante #WikiLovesPride. ¡Te esperamos!
📅 29 de junio
⏰ De 15:00 a 18:00 UTC
🧑‍💻 En línea
👉 Regístrate en la sección de Actividades:
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W...
#WikiLovesPride #Editathon #LGBTQ #Wikipedia

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 13

🏳️‍🌈✍️ Join us for a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon!
We're coming together online to improve and expand LGBTQ+ content on Wikipedia as part of the #WikiLovesPride campaign.
📅 June 29
⏰ 3–6 PM UTC
🧑‍💻 Online
👉 Register now:
meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W...
#WikiLovesPride #Editathon #LGBTQ #Wikipedia

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Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today would have been the 80th birthday of Terrence Higgins.

Born on 10 June 1945, when he died on 4 July 1982, he was the first named person to die in the UK of an AIDS-related illness, hence @tht.org.uk named in his memory
www.tht.org.uk/about-us/wha...

www.tht.org.uk/about-us/our...

2 images of Terry Higgins, one as a schoolboy, one as a member of the Royal Navy

Terry Higgins, a moustachio'd man turning to look at the camera

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 6

¿Organizas algún evento para Wiki Love Pride? ¿Quieres aparecer en nuestro boletín informativo y redes sociales? Etiquétanos en tus publicaciones de Bluesky.

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 5

Chaque année, le mois des Fiertés est l'occasion pour Wikimedia LGBT de documenter, visibiliser et célébrer les personnes, histoires et cultures queer.

Nous vous invitons à participer à cette édition de #wiklovespride et de pourquoi gagner un prix !

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · Jun 4

Cada año durante el Mes del Orgullo, Wikimedia LGBT aprovecha la oportunidad para celebrar, reconocer y editar, y este año no es la excepción.

Te animamos a unirte para hacer historia mientras celebramos #wikilovespride y tendrás la oportunidad de ganar premios increíbles.

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · May 29

This is beautful. And so simple.

Queer people are scared. This is all you have to do as a cis het person to help take some of that fear away.

Gjert Moldestad @gjertm.bsky.social · May 28

For noen kan et lite regnbueflagg bety at vi føler oss tryggere. Man ser flagget og tenker; « her kan jeg passe inn»
En enkel måte å vite at jeg også blir satt pris på.

Veldig fin video
Oslo Pride🌈

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Jack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · May 29

#TodayInQueerHistory
May 29 (2019)
WHO, the World Health Organisation, announces that transness is not a mental health disorder.
A representative from WHO said "we have a better understanding that this is not actually a mental health condition. Leaving it there was causing stigma."

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · May 28

🌈📣 It’s that time of year!
Wikimedia LGBT+ is launching #WikiLovesPride this June 1st! 💥✍️
Join us in celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and history by editing Wikipedia with pride.
👉 For more info on activities and contests, visit: w.wiki/EKCc
#WikiLovesPride #LGBTQ #Pride2025 #Wikipedia

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Wikimedia UK @wikimediauk.bsky.social · May 15

Proud of our collaboration last Friday with WMLGBT+ and the National Library of Wales on a Trans + History Week Edit-a-thon at Cardiff Central Library. We celebrated the contributions of Trans people in Wales by improving the coverage of notable individuals & events.
Read more: tinyurl.com/WMUKTrans

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Art+Feminism @artandfeminism.bsky.social · May 14

Art+Feminism is proud to support this year’s #WikiLovesPride campaign, uplifting LGBTQIA+ histories and communities across Wikimedia.

Check out the Meta page to learn more and get involved: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W...
@wmlgbt.org
#WikiLovesPride2025 #QueerHistory #OpenKnowledge

Event:Wiki Loves Pride/2025 - Meta

meta.wikimedia.org

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · May 12

Join us this Saturday, May 17th as we mark the International Day Against, Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia with the theme, "The Power of Communities" hearing from three amazing community leaders. Scan the code or use this link rb.gy/je6ad9 to register.

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Wikimedia LGBT+ @wmlgbt.org · May 7

We are joining forces with @wikimediauk.bsky.social to tell Trans stories on Wikimedia platforms as part of Trans History Week.

Do you have a Trans story you think should be on wiki? Then join us on the 9th May all day as we edit wiki together.

To register, scan the QR code.

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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · May 6

🏳️‍⚧️ "Adorning themselves with kohl-lined eyes, exposed skin and flowing veils - the Khawalat weren’t just performers - they were artists of their identity."

For @transhistoryweek.com and @wearequeeraf.com, @nissfox.bsky.social writes 1 of 7 articles released this week.

🎨 by @gegeschall.bsky.social

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