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edit   Welcome to the LGBT portal! Same-sex couple holding hands 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 Same-sex marriage in Spain was legalized in 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected Socialist government, led by President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, began a campaign for its legalization, including the right of adoption by same-sex couples. After much debate, a law permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the Cortes Generales (Spain's bicameral parliament, composed of the Senate and the Congress of Deputies) on 30 June 2005 and published on 2 July 2005. Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain on Sunday, 3 July 2005, making it the third country in the world to do so, after the Netherlands and Belgium and 17 days ahead of Canada. More… edit   Selected quote “ But I always have and still do consider myself queer. To me, being queer isn't who you're sleeping with; it's just an idea that sexuality isn't gender-based, that it's love-based. ” —Ani DiFranco edit   Current events 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' December 1: Queensland parliament passes Civil Partnership Bill edit   Selected picture The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) in 2000. edit   Selected biography Constantine P. Cavafy (April 29, 1863 – April 29, 1933) was a renowned Greek poet who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and worked as a journalist and civil servant. Cavafy was instrumental in the revival and recognition of Greek poetry both at home and abroad. He published 154 poems, many of which had overtly homosexual themes; dozens more remained incomplete or in sketch form. His most important poetry was written after his fortieth birthday. More… edit   This month's birthdays 3 – Gertrude Stein (1874–1946), American expatriate writer 5 – William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), American novelist and poet 6 – Ramón Novarro (1899–1968), Mexican Hollywood actor and sex symbol 7 – Mark Tewksbury (1968–), Canadian Olympic swimmer and LGBT rights activist 8 – James Dean (1931–1955), American film actor and cultural icon 10 – Bill Tilden (1893–1953), American tennis player 12 – Philip, Prince of Eulenburg (1847–1921), German politician and diplomat 16 – John Schlesinger (1926–2003), English film and stage director 19 – F. O. Matthiessen (1902–1950), American historian and literary critic 20 – Roy Cohn (1927–1986), American attorney during the McCarthy era 21 – W. H. Auden (1907–1973), Anglo-American poet 21 – Hubert de Givenchy (1927–), French fashion designer 22 – Jane Bowles (1917–1973), American writer and playwright 28 – Stephen Spender (1909–1995), English poet, novelist, and essayist edit   Did you know… ...the first edition of Patience and Sarah, winner of the 1971 Stonewall Book Award, was self-published and all copies sold by the author after six publishers rejected it for not being marketable? ... that Jim Foster and Madeline D. Davis were the first openly LGBT people to address a major U.S. national political convention when they spoke to the 1972 Democratic National Convention? ...that openly-gay actor Robert La Tourneaux considered his role as the gay hustler in the 1970 film The Boys in the Band to be the "kiss of death" for his career? ... that Norman Lear's 1977 soap opera spoof All That Glitters featured Linda Gray as the first recurring transgender character on American television? 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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