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<li> be careful with statements about living people that could be libelous | <li> be careful with statements about living people that could be libelous | ||
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== Suggested topics == | == Suggested topics == | ||
Revision as of 22:11, 15 August 2011
The LGBT History Project is a LGBT online encyclopedia – a wiki web site. Its aim is to record the knowledge and memories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people living in the UK. It’s a virtual time-capsule, capturing the experiences of our time – the changing law and challenges, the amazing response health epidemics, the newspapers and magazines that come and go, TV programmes, sports, lesbian, gay, bi and trans businesses, arts, music and theatre, and of course events, pubs and clubs. Anything you can think of that has been related to you as an LGBT person. You can even write about yourself!
Contents
Who is writing it?
You are! If you know a bi, gay, trans or lesbian person, have been a member of a gay club, read a gay newspaper, have a memory of going out with your mates to a gay pub or club, we want to hear about it – wherever you are in the country. If you’ve never done anything gay, because there was nothing in your area, or you were too scared, we want to hear about that too! We also want to hear from those that run gay clubs, businesses, venues, media – when did they start, who started them? Why were they started? Who joined?
When to start writing?
The site may be sparse now, but it will grow and grow, you can be at the very forefront of LGBT history-in-the-making. We are planning lots of events and ways to publicise the LGBT History Project, but the sooner you enter something, the sooner others will join you.
There are few books published on British LGBT History which have their areas of focus. The LGBT History Project is about creating the most diverse and comprehensive record of LGBT experiences in Britain over the past years. We really appreciate your contribution.
To get started, search for something, if there is not a page for it, you can click to create one.
Getting started
If you want to enter or edit information, create an account using the link at the top right of the page: “Log in/Create account”. Then, search for a term, using the search field below the login field. Use the correct spelling, upper- and lower-case letters, as appropriate, because, if the article does not exist already, it will ask you to create a page with this exact title. If you’re creating a page that’s the name of an organisation, use the full name (e.g. “The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation”), then put the initials (e.g. “EGLSF”) in brackets after the name in the body of the article.
e.g.
The European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation (EGLSF) is the umbrella association for LGBT sports clubs in Europe…
If the page already exists, you may edit it using the “edit” tab, if the page does not already exist, it will ask you if you want to create it – click the red title to create the page. Then start writing.
Alternatively, click on the “Special pages” link in the left-hand Toolbox, click onto “All pages” or “Wanted pages” to browse what’s been done, and what links need new pages.
If you edit someone else’s page, it’s always a good idea to describe what you did in the ‘Summary’ field, before you save it.
Guidelines to writing
- use a neutral point of view, avoid articles that read like adverts
- use the third person throughout — avoid “I”, “we”, or “you” (unless you’re writing personal quotation)
- be careful with statements about living people that could be libelous
- don’t mention people’s HIV status unless relevant and publicised
- supply references for any contentious statements
- don’t copy from other websites and books without permission from the copyright owner
- be aware that you don’t own what you’ve written and other people may change it
- don’t use double spaces after full-stops
- don’t hide the URLs of external web sites
- for consistency, we've chosen to use plural for category names
Suggested topics
Remember, this is aimed to be UK-only LGBT History.
External links
You may also be interested in
LGBT History Month http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk
LGBT History Month Scotland http://www.lgbthistory.org.uk
Stradivarius http://www.kemglen.talktalk.net/stradivarius/OurHistory18cent.htm
Gay History and Literature by Rictor Norton http://rictornorton.co.uk/
http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/browseCombine?_collection=scarlet
