Wikimedia LGBT+/Wikimania 2025 Challenge

Challenge

To commemorate the fact that Wikimania 2025 has for the first time brought this event to East Africa, the Wikimedia LGBT+ user group is organizing a challenge for people (either attending the conference or not) to create or improve queer-related Wikipedia articles about Kenya. The articles could be about organizations, people, or general articles that include queer topics.

Information

Details of the challenge are as follows:

• Date: 6-14 August 2025
• Time: Any time within the event period
• Venue: Anywhere in the world
• Theme: Queer-related articles about Kenya and its inhabitants

Participants

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• Freddy eduardo (talk) 09:16, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
• MiguelAlanCS (talk) 09:17, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
• Kaizenify (talk) 10:38, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
• Aiedmy (talk) 11:54, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
• Mx Lucy (talk) 19:01, 9 August 2025 (UTC
• Msposhp (talk) 08:32, 10 August 2025 (UTC)]]
• Bisi Alimi (WMLGBT) (talk) 08:26, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
• 👁 Ceaseless Watcher 👁 (talk; they/them) 23:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
• [[Mdalasini (talk) 13:03, 11 August 2025 (UTC)]]
• Sfs90 (talk) 17:41, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded

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• es:Chimano, translated and expanded by User:Freddy eduardo
• es:The Pearl of Africa, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:Audrey Mbugua, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:Arya Jeipea Karijo, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• nl:Kevin Mwachiro, created by User:Mx Lucy
• ms:Garis masa sejarah LGBT di Kenya, translated by User:Aiedmy
• ms:Arya Jeipea Karijo, translated by User:Aiedmy
• ms:Audrey Mbugua, translated by User:Aiedmy
• en:Timeline of LGBTQ history in Kenya, expanded by User:Freddy eduardo
• ms:Denis Nzioka, translated by User:Aiedmy
• es:Asesinato de Sheila Lumumba, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:Kevin Mwachiro, translated and expanded by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:Intersexualidad en Kenia, translated by User:Sfs90
• es:Kenyan Christian Queer, created by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:George Barasa, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• es:Dennis Nzioka, translated by User:MiguelAlanCS
• ms:George Barasa, translated by User:Aiedmy
• ms:Chimano, translated by User:Aiedmy
• en:Dolete_Puellae, translated by User:Civismundi

Suggested article list

№	Image	Article	Description	ar	ca	de	en	es	fr	gl	ha	ig	is	it	ms	nl	pt	ru	sr	sv	uk	yo	Σ	Wikidata	st.
1		Timeline of LGBTQ history in Kenya	timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Kenya	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Q134506317	3
2		Arya Jeipea Karijo (b. 1981)	Kenyan transgender and LBQ activist	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q114028735	7	+
3		Audrey Mbugua (b. 1984)	Kenyan transgender rights activist	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	Q18207033	12	+
4		Denis Njoroge Nzioka (b. 1985)	Astronomer	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	7	Q5258796	12
5		George Barasa (b. 1990)	activist and artist	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Q116161686	10	+
6		Intersex rights in Kenya	overview of intersex people's rights in Kenya	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	5	Q30325137	3
7		Murder of Sheila Lumumba	murder	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	Q113468585	6
8		Chimano (b. 1987)	Kenyan musician and songwriter	-	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	Q132456746	9	+
9		Binyavanga Wainaina (1971-2019)	Kenyan writer (1971–2019)	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	12	Q864094	19	+
10		Marylize Biubwa (?)	Kenyan LGBTQ activist	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	7	Q112438915	9	+
11		Changing Faces Changing Spaces	Biggest biannual LGBTQI+ conference in Nairobi Kenya for LGBTQI+ people in East Africa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q135704105	4
12		Kevin Mwachiro (b. 1973)	Kenyan Human Right activist	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	Q135705550	10	+
13		Ishtar MSM	GBMSM Health & Social Wellbeing Organization	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Q135746805	5
14		Kelly Kigera Njokah (?)	Human Rights Activist	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	Q135746833	3
15		Kenyan Christian Queer	2020 documentary directed by Aiwan Obinyan	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	Q135759978	6
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