Wikipedia:Meetup/SFPL-LGBT/2016

• Date Saturday June 11 2016
• Time 1 pm - 5 pm
• Location San Francisco Public Library Learning Studio - 5th Floor, 100 Larkin St. San Francisco, 94102
• Event An editathon focusing on improving articles related to San Francisco's LGBT history in honor of Pride month with an emphasis on where library related collections can make a difference.
• Registration on wiki or [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queerest-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-tickets-25495779563 EventBrite]

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• 1-2 pm welcome, introductions and orientation to library resources, goals for the day
• 2-3 pm introduction to editing on Wikipedia
• 3-5 pm continue editing
• 5 pm wrap up and share results

Below are some suggestions, but ultimately participants should decide what they'd like to learn or edit, so add to this section as you see fit.

• Melanie Hofmann — LGBT+ Berkeley, California based award winning textile/digital artist, photographer, healer, rape and Hep-C survivor, and California College of the Arts alumni. She is a woman in red. Potential references to use (edit this page to copy-and-paste): https://www.myndtalk.org/broadcasts/item/658-myndtalk-survivor-melanie-hofmann.html{{Cite web|url = http://www.expressionsgallery.org/artists-bios-0209.php|title = Artist Biographies - Simply Divine (December 13, 2008 - February 6, 2009)|website = Expressions Gallery|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.hepmag.com/article/melanie-hofmann-26084-1996425079|title = Melanie Hofmann|date = 2014-09-05|website = HEP|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Gilead-hepatitis-C-pill-reaches-3-48-billion-in-5642388.php|title = Gilead hepatitis C pill reaches $3.48 billion in quarterly sales|last = Lee|first = Stephanie M.|date = 2014-04-23|website = SFGate|access-date = 2016-06-11}}
• Consider writing an article on a notable bathhouse.
• Lawrence Berner — the homosexual school teacher who brought the legal suit for defamation of character against California State Senator John Briggs (politician). Briggs had sponsored Proposition 6 / Briggs Initiative which would have prevented gay and lesbian teachers from teaching in California. Potential references to use (edit this page to copy-and-paste): {{Cite web|url = http://queerestlibraryever.blogspot.com/2011/12/archives-december-2011.html|title = Berner vs. Briggs Collection|last = Biblioqueers|date = 2011-12-31|website = Queerest Library Ever|publisher = San Francisco Public Library|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c879441d/|title = Finding aid to the Lawrence Berner vs. John Briggs Collection, 1940-2004|website = Online Archive of California|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20072130,00.html|title = Larry Berner 'Came Out' to Fight California's Antigay Initiative—Now It Could Cost Him His Job|last = Newman|first = Patricia|date = 1978-11-06|website = People|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Lawrence-Berner-3047080.php|title = Lawrence Berner|date = 1995-01-26|website = SFGate|publisher = Associated Press|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zXMrHYZ7QdwC|title = Sexual Identities, Queer Politics|last = Blasius|first = Mark|date = 2001-01-01|publisher = Princeton University Press|isbn = 0691058679|page = 309|language = en}}{{Cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=kO-sIhbrEHUC&lpg=PA1&dq=Lawrence%2520Berner&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false|title = Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892|last = Markel|first = Howard|date = 1999-04-26|publisher = JHU Press|isbn = 9780801861802|page = 1|language = en}} (Consider whether to start this as a separate article or to start by adding material about him to Briggs Initiative.)

To find more suggestions: Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/Tasks, Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/LBT Women.

• Gay bar#United States - Consider turning into prose rather than a list.
• Esta Noche (gay bar) - Copyedit.
• Finocchio's Club - Add sections to improve readability.
• Tavern Guild - Could be expanded with more details. Could use [https://books.google.com/books?id=lpRUGTMCBukC&pg=PT270&lpg=PT270&dq=%22Tavern+Guild%22+san+francisco&source=bl&ots=OCTarMtBLq&sig=mwUFbhru-uiq-fz76WnRTK4BPLk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi7mpaYr5_NAhVH2GMKHckQDIQ4FBDoAQhDMAc#v=onepage&q=%22Tavern%20Guild%22%20san%20francisco&f=false this book] or other potential references: {{Cite web|url = http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/polk-street/gay-economic-engine/tavern-guild-imperial-court|title = The Tavern Guild and Imperial Court · Polk Street History Project|last = Plaster|first = Joey|date = 2009|website = Out History|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://findingaids.library.northwestern.edu/catalog/inu-ead-spec-archon-1554|title = Tavern Guild of San Francisco Collection, 1964-1992|website = Northwestern University Library|access-date = 2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.sf-planning.org/ftp/files/Preservation/landmarks_designation/Adopted_TwinPeaksLM_Report.pdf|title = Landmark Designation Report: Twin Peaks Tavern|last =|first =|date =|website =|publisher = City and County of San Francisco Planning Department|access-date = 2016-06-10}}
• Mission District, San Francisco#Recent history - Add summary of information about 1990s lesbian and women-centered businesses and organizations, including The Lexington Club, Amelia's bar, and The Women's Building - there are several references linked from [https://localwiki.org/sf/The%20Lexington%20Club this LocalWiki article] (including about [http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/best-womens-bathhouse/BestOf?oid=2202615 Osento] and [http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Carol_Seajay,_Old_Wives_Tales_and_the_Feminist_Bookstore_Network Old Wives Tales]).
• Dyke March - Add more references (including moving external links into article as references) and photos. Potential references: {{Cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/place/article/Dyke-March-revs-up-the-crowds-for-Pride-weekend-5587452.php|title=Dyke March kicks pride festivities into high gear|last=King|first=John|date=2014-06-30|website=SFGate|access-date=2016-06-11}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=71243|title=SF Dyke March needs new organizers|last=Highleyman|first=Liz|date=2016-01-28|website=Bay Area Reporter|access-date=2016-06-11}}
• Federal Office Building (San Francisco, California) - Add information about the AIDS/ARC Vigil 1985-1995. Sources and details: [http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=AIDS%2FARC_Vigil_1985-1995 FoundSF], [http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=5664 Bay Area Reporter], [https://www.facebook.com/PreservingLGBTHistory/photos/a.253453408108453.59780.249083381878789/894803523973435/?type=3&theater Preserving LGBT Historic Sites in California].
• LGBT culture in San Francisco - Improve readability by adding subheadings and photos.
• Transgender Law Center - Add references, and move potential references from list at the end of the article into the body of the article as prose with citations.
• San Francisco LGBT Community Center - Expand with more information.
• San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band - Add references, improve reference formatting, organize information, copyedit for neutral tone, [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_francisco_lesbian_gay_freedom_band.jpg add photo] ([https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pride2015SF_SFGayLesbianFreedomBand_(19457697205).jpg or this photo]). Potential references: [http://kalw.org/post/official-band-city-san-francisco-lesbiangay-freedom-band#stream/0] [http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2013/01/25/san-francisco-oakland-gay-musicians-perform-inaugural-parade] [http://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/article/We-Are-Family-Day-Lesbian-gay-band-concert-2369049.php]
• Rainbow Motorcycle Club - Fix "orphan" status of article (find related articles and link them to this article).
• Peaches Christ - Improve reference formatting.
• Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club - Add references and details to help prove notability.
• Harry Hay - Improve references and citations.
• The EndUp - Add references and copyedit.

To find more articles to read and improve: :Category:LGBT culture in San Francisco, California, :Category:LGBT history in San Francisco, California, [https://www.facebook.com/PreservingLGBTHistory Preserving LGBT Historic Sites in California], [http://www.glbthistory.org/museum/queer-past-becomes-present/ GLBT Museum exhibits], [http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Category:Gay_and_Lesbian FoundSF articles], [https://tools.wmflabs.org/bambots/cwb/alpha/LGBT_studies.html LGBT Studies articles tagged for cleanup], new articles that may need review.

Everyone is welcome

• Bring a laptop and charger if you'll need one (we'll supply power and Wifi)
• Ideas for topics or articles that you want to work on.
• We'll have the library's resources at our disposal, but if you have a special resource, bring it.
• Would-be-editor friends.

(Edit and leave your name, or just add ~~~~ below)

1. Dreamyshade (talk) 03:32, 10 May 2016 (UTC)
2. Ford MF (talk) 21:57, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
3. wikfr (wikfr) 21:57, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
4. Mathglot (talk) 07:52, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
5. Sfphotoarchivist (talk) 09:30, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
6. Info enabler (talk) 10:00, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

• Pete (talk) Sadly, can't make it. Good luck, and let me know if I can help promote, or in other ways.
• Neil P. Quinn (talk)
• Zhengan Unfortunately I can't make it in person, but hoping to contribute from home!
• {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk}

• Please add the names or accounts of the other actual attendees .

• User:Fstopzero
• User:Powiekszenie
• User:Sfphotoarchivist
• User:Info enabler
• User:klangsundheim

• Mission District, San Francisco - added details and references
• Scott Smith (activist) - added photos
• Daniel Nicoletta - added photo
• The EndUp - copyedited
• Ronald Johnson (poet) - added more content
• Rainbow Motorcycle Club - improved reference formatting
• Federal Office Building (San Francisco, California) - added historical details
• San Francisco LGBT Community Center - added discussion of renovation, budget and mission of the center

• Wiki Loves Pride 2016
• Category:San Francisco rally in support of the victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

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