2023:Program/Equity and Community Health/NRFFRY-LGBT+ meetup
Title: LGBT+ meetup
Speakers:
Lane Rasberry
Lane Rasberry is Wikimedian-in-residence at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia. His professional interests include popular science, consumer protection, civic engagement, access to health information, clinical research, the Open Movement, data science, LGBT+ rights, and Wikimedia projects. Photo by Lane Rasberry, CC-By-SA-4.0. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lane_Rasberry_February_2019_02.jpg
Room: Room 307
Start time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0800
End time: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 18:00:00 +0800
Type: No (pretalx) session type id specified
Track: Equity, Inclusion, and Community Health
Submission state: confirmed
Duration: 60 minutes
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Presentation language: en
Abstract & description
[edit source]Abstract
[edit source]Wikimedia LGBT+ presents its general meetup for LGBT+ community members. Be gay, join the meetup.
Description
[edit source]This meetup is an opportunity for LGBT+ editors to meet each other, to review important recurring issues, and for anyone to raise new issues. Topics of discussion will include the following:
-The state of Wikimedia LGBT+ as an organization
-Community support for LGBT+ harassment
-Attendees share LGBT+ programs in their wiki communities
Further details
[edit source]Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?
This is an LGBT+ themed meetup. LGBT+ community development is a goal of the diversity event theme, as is LGBT+ content development.
Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?
Everyone can participate in this session
Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?