Wydarzenie:Konferencja Queering Wikipedia 2025/Program
Queering Wikipedia 2025 Program
- The event took place online on Friday 24th from 3pm UTC (check your local time here) to 7pm UTC (check your local time here)
- And Saturday 25th from 3pm UTC (check your local time here) to 7:45pm UTC (check your local time here)
All sessions were translated between English, French and Spanish.
The conference was streamed on the Wikimedia LGBT+ YouTube channel, where you can watch the recordings.
| Presentation | Primary language: Spanish | ||
| Lightning talk | Primary language: English | ||
| Panel discussion |
Friday 24 October
| SFO | New York | Buenos Aires | UTC | London | Berlin | Hong Kong | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a | 11:00 a | 12:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 23:00 | Welcome
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| 8:30 a | 11:30 a | 12:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 23:30 | Will AI Erase Us Again? The Role of Wikimedia Communities From John Samuel (they/them) |
| 8:40 a | 11:40 a | 12:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 23:40 | WMF Human Rights Team Listening to Your Needs and Experiences |
| 9:10 a | 12:10 p | 13:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 00:10 | Break |
| 9:30 a | 12:30 p | 13:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 00:30 | The importance of carrying out Wikimedia activities with an LGBT+ focus from Peru From Mel Tamani, MiguelAlanCS (he/him) and others, WikiAcción Perú |
| 10:00 a | 1:00 p | 14:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | The visibility of lesbians on Wikipedia: analysis and strategies From Encina (she/her) and Celia (she/her), both from Wikiesfera |
| 10:15 a | 1:15 p | 14:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 19:15 | 01:15 | A beginners’ guide to Queer biographies on the English Wikipedia From Owen Blacker (he/him), chair, Wikimedia LGBT+ |
| 10:45 a | 1:45 p | 14:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 01:45 | Break |
| 11:05 a | 2:05 p | 15:05 | 18:05 | 19:05 | 20:05 | 02:05 | Queering Policy and Practice in Wikidata: a Discussion on WikiProject Personal Pronouns (P6553) From Clair Kronk (she/her) and Crystal Yragui (she/her) |
| 11:25 a | 2:25 p | 15:25 | 18:25 | 19:25 | 20:25 | 02:25 | First sound recording of LGBT slang in Lima, Peru From Ernestocuba86 (he/him) |
| 11:40 a | 2:40 p | 15:40 | 18:40 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 02:40 | Closing remarks From Bisi Alimi (he/him), executive director, Wikimedia LGBT+ |
| 11:50 a | 2:50 p | 15:50 | 18:50 | 19:50 | 20:50 | 02:50 | End |
Saturday 25 October
| SFO | New York | Buenos Aires | UTC | London | Berlin | Hong Kong | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a | 11:00 a | 12:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 23:00 | Opening and Welcome
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| 8:20 a | 11:20 a | 12:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 23:20 | Introducing lgbtDB: A Collaborative Queer Resource and Pilot Data Area From Clair Kronk (she/her) |
| 8:40 a | 11:40 p | 12:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 23:40 | Digital Safety 101 From Max Fischer, WMF Human Rights Specialist (he/him) |
| 9:30 a | 12:30 p | 13:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 00:30 | Break |
| 9:50 a | 12:50 p | 13:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 00:50 | Using Wikisource to build an open Queer Library From Freddy Veloz (he/him), Wikimedistas de Ecuador and Wikimedia LGBT+ |
| 10:00 a | 1:00 p | 14:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 01:00 | Co-Existing in a Queer Space: A Reflection from a Non-Queer Ally From Lucy Iwuala (she/her), Igbo Wikimedians User Group |
| 10:10 a | 1:10 p | 14:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 19:10 | 01:10 | Queering the public domain using Wikidata and Wikipedia From David Ramírez-Ordóñez (they/them), researcher at Open University of Catalonia |
| 10:20 a | 1:20 p | 14:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:20 | 01:20 | Queer Knowledge in African Languages: The Igbo Wikimedia Experience From Agusi Nchedo Celestina (she/her), Igbo Wikimedians User Group |
| 10:35 a | 1:35 p | 14:35 | 17:35 | 18:35 | 19:35 | 01:35 | We resist because we remember From Norberto (he/him) |
| 10:45 a | 1:45 p | 14:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 01:45 | Amplifying LGBTQ+ Voices on Wikipedia: Strategies for Inclusive Representation From Omar Aliyu (he/him), Hausa Wikimedians User Group |
| 10:55 a | 1:55 p | 14:55 | 17:55 | 18:55 | 19:55 | 01:55 | Break |
| 11:15 a | 2:15 p | 15:15 | 18:15 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 02:15 | From the Margins to the center: A conversation on bringing African queer stories to Wikipedia From Sunshine Komusana (she/her), VisibleWikiWomen coordinator, Whose Knowledge? |
| 11:45 a | 2:45 p | 15:45 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 02:45 | Preserving queer culture: aspirations in archiving trans art and artists From Robin Isadora Brown (she/her) |
| 11:55 p | 2:55 p | 15:55 | 18:55 | 19:55 | 20:55 | 02:55 | Unmasking Queerness in Igbo Oral Traditions: Artivism and Wiki Documentation From Obinna (he/him) |
| 12:10 p | 3:10 p | 16:10 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 21:10 | 03:10 | Building community: The Wiki Queer Camp From anonymous user (she/her) |
| 12:30 p | 3:30 p | 16:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:30 | 03:30 | Closing remarks Bisi Alimi (he/him), executive director, Wikimedia LGBT+ |
| 12:40 p | 3:40 p | 16:40 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 21:40 | 03:40 | End |
Organizator

Special thanks to:
- Ceaseless Watcher for technical coordination
- Nacaru and Akdar for programming
and of course to Vic Sfriso, our director of programming and community engagement, for all their work.
