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

Pretalx link

Etherpad link

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

Do not record: true

Presentation language: en

Abstract & description

Abstract

Wikimedia LGBT+ presents its general meetup for LGBT+ community members. Be gay, join the meetup.

Description

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

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?

Onsite in Singapore
Remote online participation, livestreamed
Remote from a satellite event
Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
Pre-recorded and available on demand