Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies/Noticeboard/Archive 2

message: This is a discussion about whether or not an article about the term "straight acting" should be created.
:The section on "Lesbians, gays and gender roles" in the gender role article addresses this topic but in a round about way. I certainly think the term "straight acting" should be utilized in the section at some point due to its predominant use in the community. Perhaps the term should be a redirect? Ganymead 05:32, 18 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm.  I just rewrote that section of gender role, and I was about to add mention of "straight acting" there.  But then I thought, maybe there's enough to be said on this topic to justify a full article.  I happened to hear Dan Savage do a 15-minute piece on the topic recently.  Some of the other terms listed in that section also have their own articles.  This one should certainly be mentioned there either way.  Thoughts?  -- Beland 06:43, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd support an article on "straight-acting", if it contextualized why the label is so controversial. If it was just a stub that basically said "straight-acting = gay man who isn't stereotypical", it would be pointless. Bearcat 06:08, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article on "straight acting"? 

message: I just wanted to bring attention to these 4 red links all in the same paragraph in the David Charlebois article:
* National Gay Pilots Association
* Millennium March on Washington
* Gay and Lesbian Employees of American Airlines, (GLEAM)
* Minority Youth Assistance League
func(talk) 21:01, 21 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Charlebois 

message: Should we archive old discussions for this noticeboard? Megan1967 05:26, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's getting long. (Which shows there has been a lot to say, and probably will continue to be.) CDThieme 22:44, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Archiving

message: What should the country articles be named?
* Gay rights in Countryname
* LGBT issues in Countryname
...or something else?  They are currently "Gay Rights in Countryname", which is clearly improperly capitalized.  They are also messy stubs, but hey... -- Beland 08:16, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: "Rights of sexual minorities in Countryname" is also inclusive. It's long, but to a broad audience it may be more readable than LGBT. CDThieme 22:41, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh god, not sexual minorities again. Please, just stick with LGBT. Ambi 03:20, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

text: Yup, most trans-people don't consider themselfes as a sexual minority, unless they also happen to be LGB or something. Same as with "sexual identity", also got slapped onto us with protests being ignored. -- AlexR 05:58, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

text: Only problem is that many people, even today's LGBT people, just don't like queer, or the associations it carries. Hence "queer" is often understood to cover a somewhat narrower ground than LGBT. We should stick to the less controversial term until a better one comes along and/or another one is more widely accepted. -- AlexR 04:31, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't expect to solve this riddle here, but one could also say that many people do not like GLBT. To use a favored circumlocution, "some people" think it is an atrocious construct, politically incorect, unpronounceable except when spelled out (else you get "glubt"), divisive, irritating, prissy and pretentious. "Queer" also has problems, in that there is nothing queer about males going to bed together anywhere but in the west, where most males have been pussywhipped into hetero conformity. But at least it describes and includes all those with minoritarian sexual appetites. Probably the label "Queer and Homoerotic" comes close to expressing what we are talking about, since it includes everyone, including woman-loving men who have a little bit on the side. Haiduc 23:56, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming of country articles 

message: At Talk:Set (mythology) it is being discussed whether Set (an Egyptian god) should be described as being "gay" or as being "homosexual". Likewise, should Ash (technically a libyan god) be described as his "boyfriend" or as his "partner"? ~~~~ 14:42, 24 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boyfriends 

message: (moved from project page)
* :Category:Bisexual philosophers (CfD log 2005 June 14)
:*A second proposal is to merge this category with the (future?) :Category:LGBT philosophers.  As above, take a peek and speak your minds.
* Why not just have :Category:homosexuals ?~~~~ 21:39, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Category:Bisexual philosophers]]   

message: There is very little on the Internet or on Wikipedia about Homosexuality in non-Western cultures, including India. I was wondering if you would like to contribute towards creating a detailed article about Homosexuality in India, one that discusses historical, literary, cultural and religious attitudes towards homosexuality, as well as the current situation. I know for a fact that India has a significant LGBT community, though a lot of it is underground. I wrote the article Gay rights in India. Could you take a look at it and integrate it with a larger article on Homosexuality in India.
--Notquiteauden 01:40, 3 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gay rights in India 

message: Homosexuality in India is this week's Indian Collaboration of the week.
--Pamri • Talk 02:58, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  INCOTW