Wikimédia LGBT/Wikimania 2014

Puisque Wikimania 2014 se tiendra dans une ville qui est un nœud majeur d’échange LGBT — Londres -, il nous a été suggéré d’étendre nos offres lors de Wikimania 2014. Parmi les suggestions :

• Les membres de l’équipe locale ont indiqué leur volonté d’aider à organiser une « Fête du coming out » pour Wikimédia LGBT+ — peut-être en tant qu’outil de levée de fonds pour de futures bourses permettant aux Wikimédiens LGBT+ de venir à Wikimania — tous les participants et soutiens de Wikimania sont invités.
• Faire évoluer la 5^e rencontre annuelle Wikimania LGBT vers une rencontre axée davantage sur le partage d’expérience et moins sur les mises à jour des activités – tous les participants et soutiens de Wikimania LGBT seront les bienvenus.
• Une collecte d’informations pour discuter des activités LGBT dans Wikipédia et les projets Wikimedia, y compris Wikimedia LGBT
• Peut-être une rencontre pilote sur les diverses façons de faire prises par Wikimédia LGBT+ jusqu’alors.

Vous êtes encouragé à soumettre vos autres idées ou informations sur la liste de diffusion par courriel ou sur cette page.

August 7: Wikimania LGBT Meetup with AffCom liaisons

Here is a link to the etherpad for the August 7 LGBT meetup with AffCom liaisons:

• http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania_LGBT_Meetup

Notes
Wikimania 2014 - London, United Kingdom August 7, 2014 - Barbican Conservatory Attendees: Jason, Dorothy, Tanvir, Kirill, James Hare, Fae Several group members met with AffCom liasons Tanvir and and Kirill We discussed possible group names. Wiki User Group LGBT is emerging as the preferred name. We discussed user group status vs. thematic chapter status, and future goals. User groups do not require formal membership. At the moment, there is no real need for chapter status. This would require additinal overhead and reporting requirements. Benefits of user group status include: formal affiliation, appropriate use of logo, branding. We will continue to focus on LGBT-related projects and content development. TO DO: Determine which two people will sign the user group agreement. Vote on the user group name at Saturday afternoon's meetup. James shared that Wikimedia DC is happy to fund LGBT-related projects in the US, when possible and appropriate. We discussed/reviewed the inaugural Wiki Loves Pride campaign, including challenges, successes and future ideas.

(This is separate from the LGBT meetup(s) scheduled for Saturday, August 8.) --Another Believer (talk) 10:18, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

August 8: LGBT Meetup

• LGBT Meetup, 6:30pm at Frobisher 6; evening meet and greet to follow!
• http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/Wikimania_2014_LGBT_Meetup

Notes

Wikimania 2014 - London, United Kingdom

WM-LGBT Meetup

Barbican, Frobisher 6, 6:30—7:30pm

Agenda

• Introductions
• Brief overview of LGBT activities within the Wikimedia movement, including Wiki Loves Pride
• Vote re: name for proposed Wikimedia user group

Attendees

Jason, Mattbuck, Danny W., Fae, Anonymous, Valentin, Christopher Cooper, Chuck, Tommi Kovala, Marin, Lane, Dorothy, Tanvir (AffCom), Guillom, Malcolm, Tom
Being named in attendees was optional, and this may not be a complete list.

Notes

• There was a short review of the inaugural Wiki Loves Pride campaign and successes in interwiki collaboration under the WM-LGBT umbrella
• What is the Foundation doing to support LGBT persons who live in regions of the world less tolerant of LGBT communities?

  It was recognized that WM-LGBT events and processes need to be able to include Wikimedians living in countries where public participation in an LGBT group may put them at risk of harassment or prosecution. Respecting choices of anonymity and confidentiality will remain a necessity of how WM-LGBT operates.

• Harassment and discrimination within the Wikimedia movement; prevention vs. reaction

  There were several voices concerned about the issue of harassment/hounding and though there were no clear actions on this during the discussion, it might be useful to have a few members set up a task force to look into solutions, such as a best practice FAQ, or an email address that Wikimedians can write to to discuss any LGBT related issue they are concerned about... we can be a sympathetic ear and offer sensible advice without giving specific legal advice or advocating any political viewpoint

• Meaning of user group status and the benefits

  We stay light-weight, with no registration of members, no legal reporting or need for public records of directors. There is no urgent need for a bank account, and there have been several offers of direct financial support from other organizations, such as WMDC and WikiProject Med, should reasonable project proposals that need money come up in the near future

  There is no need to count membership, this would otherwise be an issue as we have a large proportion of our group who are happy to both support and take part in events, but have reason to not do so publicly

• Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group - with a show of hands, this was the clear and strong preference for the user group name

  (other options were Wikimedia Gender and Wikimedia LGBT User Group), the plus sign was deemed to be more inclusive for other sexual and gender minorities who do not specifically identify as L, G, B or T

Invitation: LGBT 'Meet and Greet' at Retro Bar (http://www.retrobarlondon.co.uk) - 2 George Ct, London WC2N 6HH, 020 7839 8760

Notes from the meeting posted above, in case the etherpad disappears. Feel free to expand/edit. Also, a request to page watchers to please indicate support or opposition to the name Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group on the main talk page. Thanks! --Another Believer (talk) 20:55, 10 August 2014 (UTC)