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Move to LGBT villages

I think the title of the article is misleading, since it covers all LGBT people, not just gay people. Same with the related categories, Category:Gay villages in Spain and so on.

So I think it'd be a good idea to move them. What do you think? ElleAnónime (talk) 12:50, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Adding info about hijrapollis

I understand this page Gay village was semi-protected due to vandalism. I would like to add some information regarding Bangladeshi hijrapollis with a few sources, as I think it is relevant. Please let me know if I can provide further information. [1][2][3] Zahrank777 (talk) 16:30, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT Populations

How is this section relevant to an article about gay villages? How is a specific Brazil sub heading relevant? Greyspeir (talk) 18:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Photos reverted because they were "unnecessary"?

Hi Castncoot,
What is your reasoning for reverting my photo changes? You have not given a reason other than "unnecessary." My stated reason for the changing out photos was that they were more representative and relevant to their sections. Are you saying that it is unnecessary to have photos more representative and relevant to their sections? Please give your rational for reverting all my changes, Starting with the Photo of the Castro neighborhood photo at the top.

You have been very big on promoting both the Stonewall Inn and in particular, promoting only that photo of the Stonewall Inn which as been placed in the top spot of multiple LGBTQ Wikipedia articles. I am very concerned on your overpromotion of the Stonewall Inn on Wikipedia to a nearly shrine-like status. By doing so I fear you are making it a likely target for violence by right-wing militants in the future, especially given the changes happening in the US Federal government. Yes, the Stonewall Inn is an important site but it is not the only photo that can (or should) represent LGBTQ+ culture.

What was your reason for removing the Christopher Street shops photo? It actually focuses on the queer neighborhood rather than a landmark.

What was your reason for removing the photo of the Berlin cafe close to Nollendorfplatz. To me it provide a good contrast to the historic "Eldorado" photo in the section above.

Especially why did the photos of the Chicago LGBTQ+ neighborhoods offend you? "Girlstown" was the only photo inclusion of a lesbian neighborhood. Why would you take issue with that? Why is including a lesbian neighborhood "unnecessary" in your opinion?

New York is an important city that has a great queer history and an early historical queer neighborhood but it is not the only place in in the world. I appreciate much of the work you have done, but please end your boosterism and nepotism. It is not only unprofessional, but it puts a target on a historic landmark. Myotus (talk) 23:37, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, I'm stunned in disbelief at this message. I'm not even sure exactly where to begin. But I will try to give a simple answer. This article thus far has been fairly well-written and well-represented. I just want to see a good article that can make it to GA status while at the same time maintaining a relatively uniform format with the other LGBTQ articles on Wikipedia. I reverted what struck me as a rogue edit that took a stable and pretty good article and appeared to backslide in WP:MOS, flow, and substance. I'm not sure how to answer your question more satisfactorily than that. I also really doubt that right-wing extremists are going to attack Stonewall based on that lead picture, as the cradle of the LGBTQ movement and which also happens to be located in the heart of Greenwich Village; your statement seems like an overreaching real-life WP:CRYSTALBALL prediction. We can't write Wikipedia articles based on how we might predict some extremist readers might react, that's antithetical to the mission of Wikipedia to begin with. Castncoot (talk) 02:25, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]