Wikipedia:Meetup/Indianapolis/Wiki Loves Pride 2024

What Could be Better than One Editathon? TWO Editathons! Join us for Wiki Loves Pride on BOTH Monday, June 17th, and Wednesday, June 26th, 2024!

Wikimedia LGBT logo What: #WikiLovesPride Editathon When & Where: Monday, June 17th, 2024: Indianapolis Public Library (Central Branch) in the Riley Room from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Wednesday, June 26th, 2024: Loudmouth Books (212 E 16th St, Indianapolis) from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Due to small space, attendance is capped at 20 people! Both events will include a training session that begins right at the start time and will last approximately ~20 minutes. Suggested Focus: Indianapolis LGBT history topics What to bring: Your laptop, power adapter, and any reference materials you'd like to work from or share More information: See the user group page here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Indiana_User_Group Parking: June 17th: $3.00 for 2 to 4 hours in the Indy Public Library Parking Garage June 26th: Street parking available in front of Loudmouth Books

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Attending

• Theodorethearchivist (talk) 19:11, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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To-Do

Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!

To create

Article	Sources	Notes
Zach Adamson	1, 2	Former VP of Indianapolis City Council. Article on Adamson has been made previously, but it was slated for deletion in 2015.
Charles Allen (choreographer)	1	Activist and choreographer from Fort Wayne
Ali Brown (politician)	1, 2	Vice President of Indianapolis City Council.
Cadillac Barbie (Gary K. Brackett)	1, 2, 3,	Not to be confused with Gary Brackett.
Downtown Olly's	1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6,	Well-known bar.
Ethan Evans (politician)	1, 2, 3	Former Indianapolis city council member
Kenneth Falk	1, 2	Legal director of ACLU of Indiana.
The Famous Door (Indianapolis)	1, 2, 3	Will need to disambiguate from Famous Door.
Gay Knights	1	Civil rights protest on the Indianapolis downtown circle, 1984.
Greenwood Pride	1	Greenwood Indiana Pride, Inc., & festival.
David Hochoy	1	Artistic director, dancer.
Whittney Ijanaten	1	Formerly Whittney Murphy. Christian Theological Seminary alum.
Indiana Crossdresser Society	1	Society focused on community building and advocacy.
Indiana Equality	1, 2	LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival	1, 2, 3, 5	Long-running film festival.
Labyris	1, 2, 3	Aslo known as Labyrus. Correct spelling?
Mark A. Lee	1	Indianapolis photographer.
Charles "Tula" Miller	1, 2, 3	Drag queen and founder of Fort Wayne's first gay bar.
Open for Service	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Advocacy organization that created a campaign for businesses opposed to RFRA.
Keith Potts	1, 2, 3, 4,	Politician.
Steven Stolen	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,	Theater director, radio personality, performer. Also nonprofit leader. Related ... Stolen is no longer CEO of Humane Society of Indianapolis, need to update.
Emma Vosicky	1	Executive Director of GenderNexus

To improve

Article	Sources	Notes
Margaret C. Anderson		Literary figure from Indianapolis. Some inline citations needed.
Baskin v. Bogan		Probably a complete article, read for gaps and corrections. Indiana court case involving same-sex marriage.
Stan Berg	1	Publisher of The Works.
Bill Blass	1	Fashion designer from Fort Wayne. Add to Category: LGBT people from Indiana.
Randy Boyd (writer)		Stub, author from Indianapolis. Create list of works and add to biographical information if sources are available. Updated by us in 2023!
Damien Center		Needs an image. Look for any recent updates. Created by us in 2023!
Ernestine Eckstein		Activist and civil rights leader.
Fix This Now		Indy Star newspaper headline. Needs an infobox.
Janet Flanner		Writer and journalist. Citations needed. Update and remove tag.
J.D. Ford		Indianapolis politician. Look for recent news coverage and update as needed.
Jean Garrigue		Poet from Indianapolis.
Will Geer		Actor, musician, activist. Some citations needed.
Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives	1, 2, 3	Entry needs an infobox and some additional citations.
Christopher T. Gonzalez	1, 2, 3, 4	Tagged for WP:Tone; read and revise as needed and then remove the tag.
Halston		Fashion designer from Evansville. Add to Category: LGBT people from Indiana.
Henderson v. Box		Court case supporting same-sex parents. Created by us in 2022!
Mary Garrett Hay	1, 2, 3,	Suffragist.
Indiana AIDS Memorial		Memorial in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Indiana HB 1041		Bill barring trans athletes in sports. Entry could include a section for related bills, see for example 1; also need to update status of ACLU lawsuit 2. -- Created by us in 2022!
Indiana HB 1447	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11	Library book banning law. Please review for completeness and style. Created by Wikimedians of Indiana in 2024.
Indiana HB 1608		Indiana's "Don't Say Gay" law. Created by us in 2023! -- Update redlinks by linking to existing Wikipedia articles about other laws in the "slate of hate."
Indiana Youth Group	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Review for completeness and style. Needs an image. Created by Wikimedians of Indiana in 2024.
Indy Bag Ladies	1	Activists organization and performance group. Needs an infobox. Created by us in 2022!
Indy Pride	1,	Search for news since 2022 and update if needed. -- Updated by us in 2022!
Indy Pride Festival		Entry needs annual attention to update attendance numbers and list of Grand marshals. Also look for other news. -- Updated by us in 2022!
Michael Jones (activist)		Music producer and activist. Image needed. Read for corrections and updates.
Kit Malone	1, 2	Singer/songwriter and activist. Look for recent news about Kit Malone. - Created by us in 2022!
LGBT rights in Indiana		Most states have a "LGBT rights in" article; this would also be the place to add related history. Review article for completeness and needed corrections.
J.C.C. McKinsey		Mathematician from rural Indiana. Image needed.
Murders of Nireah Johnson and Brandie Coleman		Updated by us in 2024.
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt		The founder, Cleve Jones, is from Indiana.
Norman Norell		Fashion designer. Read for completeness and corrections.
Bree Olson		Actress from Fort Wayne. Add to Category: LGBT people from Indiana.
Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard		Band. Needs an infobox and image -- Updated by us in 2022!
Religious Freedom Restoration Act (Indiana)		Read for updates, make corrections and if complete remove the "update" tag.
Same-sex marriage in Indiana		Probably a complete article, but read for gaps and corrections.
Talbott Street Theater	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Created by us in 2024! Please copy edit.

Outcomes

• To be determined!

Resources

• Recovering Queer History in Indianapolis (2019), National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Indianapolis gay bars: 7 spaces made for the LGBTQ+ community (2022), Indianapolis Star
• A LGBTQ+ Guide to Indianapolis, Indiana (2002), Out Traveler
• The Female Impersonators of Indiana Avenue: Race, Sexuality, Gender Expression and the Black Entertainment Industry (2018), IUPUI Scholarworks Thesis by Stephen Lane
• LGBT Landmarks Survey, done by Indiana Landmarks (2016) with the Preserve Indy Initiative.
• Digital map of Indianapolis places with LGBTQ significance, done by Indiana Landmarks (2016) with the Preserve Indy Initiative.