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edit   Welcome to the LGBT portal! LGBT rights by country or territory LGBT (also GLBT) and variations are initialisms used to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and queer-identified people. Variations that are sometimes used include—but are not limited to—adding "Q" for queer or questioning, "I" for intersex, or "S" (or "A") for straight allies. While LGBT is often used as a short way to refer to the various LGBT demographic groups, LGBT individuals themselves usually identify by other labels (such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer), or by no label at all. Around the world, government policies regarding LGBT people range from the death penalty for sexual acts to civil marriages or partnerships for same-sex couples. Living conditions around the world also range from near-unanimous acceptance of public displays of affection to total discrimination in all areas such as housing or employment. edit   Selected article Queer Eye is an Emmy award-winning American reality television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003. The program's name was changed from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy after the third season to broaden the scope of its content. The series was created by openly gay executive producer David Collins and his straight producing partner David Metzler and produced by their production company, Scout Productions. More… edit   Selected quote “ I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation. ” —Coretta Scott King edit   Current events March 2: Scottish judge sentences Jack Frew murderer to life imprisonment February 14: Wikinews Shorts: February 14, 2012 February 14: Santorum neologism spreads to Romney February 7: Santorum neologism gains prominence during US election cycle December 5: Human Rights Watch report talks of South Africa's LGBT people 'in constant fear' edit   Selected picture Christopher Street, in Manhattan, was at the center of New York City's gay rights movement in the late 1970s edit   Selected biography Frederick John Inman (28 June 1935 – 8 March 2007) was an English actor who was best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served?, a British sitcom in the 1970s and 1980s. Inman was also well known in the United Kingdom as a pantomime dame. Born in 1935, Inman made his stage debut aged 13. He worked in retail in London as a young adult and after four years left to earn his Equity Card. He made his West End debut in the 1960s, and his television debut in an episode of Two In Clover in 1970. After a successful pilot of Are You Being Served?, Inman played the camp Mr. Humphries in the sitcom from 1972 to 1985. More… edit   This month's birthdays 1 – Lytton Strachey (1880–1932), British writer and critic 5 – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian poet, intellectual, film director, and writer 9 – Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer 11 – Christopher Rice (1978–), American writer 12 – Vaslav Nijinsky (1890–1950), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer 13 – Armistead Maupin (1944–), American writer 17 – Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), British fashion designer 18 – Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), British wartime poet 21 – Rosie O'Donnell (1962–), American stand-up comedian and actress 23 – Joseph C. Leyendecker (1874–1951), German-born American illustrator 25 – Elton John (1947–), English singer-songwriter, composer, and pianist 29 – Bruce Weber (1946–), American fashion photographer 30 – Jean-Claude Brialy (1933–2007), French actor, director, and socialite 31 – Richard Chamberlain (1934–), American actor edit   Did you know… ... that during action by the UK Gay Liberation Front (GLF) to disrupt a Christian morality campaign in 1971, a GLF "bishop" began an impromptu sermon urging people to "keep on sinning"? ... that the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of official mental illnesses in 1973? And that the American Psychological Association followed suit in 1974? ... that Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became the world's first openly gay head of state in the modern era on February 1, 2009? ... that Men who have sex with men are not currently allowed to donate blood in the United Kingdom? ... that in her 1992 documentary film Nitrate Kisses Barbara Hammer filmed an elderly lesbian couple making love as part of an exploration of the repression and marginalization of LGBT history? edit   Featured content The following articles and lists have been identified as some of the best produced by the Wikipedia community: Featured articles Mário de Andrade Ann Bannon Natalie Clifford Barney But I'm a Cheerleader Cleveland Street scandal Dog Day Afternoon Fun Home Emma Goldman H.D. Homer's Phobia Latter Days Harvey Milk Same-sex marriage in Spain Stonewall riots The Well of Loneliness Trembling Before G-d Featured lists and topics Defense of marriage amendments to U.S. state constitutions by type Lambda Literary Awards winners and nominees for science fiction, fantasy and horror Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, winners and nominees for: Best novel Best other work Best short fiction List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: A R Sa-Sc Sd-Si Sj-Sz T-V W-Z edit   Topics Human sexuality — Homosexuality · Bisexuality · Biology and sexual orientation · Homosexuality and psychology · Demographics of sexual orientation · Sexual orientation Sexual identity — Gay · Lesbian · Queer · Bisexual · Bi-curious · Asexual Transgender topics — Transgender · Transsexualism · Transvestism · Cross-dressing · Legal aspects of transsexualism · Transgender in film and television Society — Homosexuality in society Law — LGBT rights by country or territory · List of LGBT rights articles by region · Adoption · Parenting · Same-sex marriage  · Rights movements · Sodomy law · Violence against LGBT people · Gay bashing LGBT culture — Gay community · Bi community · Social movements · Queer nationalism · Pride · Symbols · Slang · Gay village · Gay bar · Gay icons · Gaydar LGBT history — Timeline of LGBT history · History of same-sex unions · History of homosexuality · Gay Liberation · Stonewall riots · History of lesbianism · LGBT and religion —Homosexuality and religion · Transgender and religion · Christianity · Christianity and homosexuality · Islam · Judaism Social attitudes — LGBT rights opposition · Heterosexism · Homophobia · Lesbophobia · Lists — LGBT people · Bisexual people · Transgender people · LGBT-related films · LGBT characters in comics · LGBT characters in film/radio/TV · LGBT community centers · LGBT events · LGBT holidays · Years in LGBT rights · full list at Category:LGBT-related lists edit   Related portals Community Gender studies Human rights Sexuality Society Transgender edit   Associated Wikimedia

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