MyWiki:Meetup/Indianapolis/Wiki Loves Pride 2025

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Wiki Loves Pride 2025 Annual Edit-A-Thon!

Join us for Wiki Loves Pride on...

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What: #WikiLovesPride Editathon

When: Thursday, June 26, 2025, 5:30-8:30pm

Where: Guggman Haus, 1701 Gent Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202

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: FREE, easy parking in paved lot across the street and the northern lot. Bike parking is available with many trails nearby.


RSVP

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Please sign up below! You can also add your name if you are not attending, but would like to be contacted about future events. You may also register on Eventbrite. Advanced registration is not required to attend.

Attending

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Regrets
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  • Wikipedia editing basics overview
  • Writing a new Wikipedia article guide

To-Do

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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.
AIDServe Former AIDS charity
Charles Allen (choreographer) 1 Activist and choreographer from Fort Wayne
Cotner v Henry 1, 2 Indiana court case addressing the sodomy statute
Diversity Center [1]
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; founder of Indy Pride.
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 Equality 1, 2 LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival 1, 2, 3, 5 Long-running film festival.
Irvington Pride
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.
Keith Potts 1, 2, 3, 4, Politician.
Emma Vosicky 1, 2 Executive Director of GenderNexus
GenderNexus 1, 2 Organization providing support to gender-diverse individuals
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival 1, 2 Queer film festival based in Indianapolis
Jenny Boyts 1, 2 Former president of Indianapolis Pride Board
Circle City Volleyball Tournament 1, 2, 3 A queer-friendly volleyball tournament in Indianapolis
Hoosier 250 Tricycle Race 1, 2, 3 An Indy pride event in which teams race on tricycles as a nod to the Indy 500
Kit Malone 1, 2 Singer/songwriter and activist. Look for recent news about Kit Malone. - Created by us in 2022!
To improve
Article Sources Notes
Stan Berg 1 Publisher of The Works.
Steven Stolen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Queer theater director, radio personality, performer. Also nonprofit leader.
Indiana Crossdresser Society Has orphan tag, could use cleanup.
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!
Fix This Now Indy Star newspaper headline. Needs an infobox.
J.D. Ford Indianapolis politician. Look for recent news coverage and update as 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.
Henderson v. Box Court case supporting same-sex parents. Created by us in 2022!
Indiana AIDS Memorial Memorial in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Indiana Youth Group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Review for completeness and style. Needs an image. Created by Wikimedians of Indiana in 2024.
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.
J.C.C. McKinsey Mathematician from rural Indiana. Image needed.
Pride of Indy Band and Color Guard Band. Needs an infobox and image -- Updated by us in 2022!
Talbott Street Theater 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Created by us in 2024! Please copy edit.

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