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edit   Welcome to the LGBT portal! The Castro, a historic gay village in San Francisco LGBT 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 "A" for asexual or aromantic. 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 Latter Days is a 2003 American romantic drama about a gay relationship between a closeted Mormon missionary and his openly gay neighbor. The film was written and directed by C. Jay Cox. It stars Steve Sandvoss as the missionary, Aaron, and Wes Ramsey as the neighbor, Christian. Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears as Elder Ryder, and Rebekah Johnson as Julie Taylor. Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson and Jacqueline Bisset have supporting roles. More… edit   Selected quote “ There's daggers in men's smiles. ” —William Shakespeare edit   Current events May 26: Ireland legalises same-sex marriage May 26: Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten moves towards legalising same-sex marriage March 4: Alabama Supreme Court orders judges to stop issuing same-sex marriage licences February 8: Cancer kills Niki Quasney, Indiana gay marriage pioneer November 28: Finland passes law allowing same-sex marriage edit   Selected picture Street sign in Philadelphia's gay village, incorporating the colors of the gay pride flag. edit   Selected biography Romaine Brooks (1 May 1874 – 7 December 1970), born Beatrice Romaine Goddard, was an American painter who specialized in portraiture and used a subdued palette dominated by the color gray. Brooks ignored contemporary artistic trends such as Cubism and Fauvism, drawing instead on the Symbolist and Aesthetic movements of the 19th century, especially the works of James McNeill Whistler. More… edit   This month's birthdays 1 – Tim Cook (1960-), American business executive, CEO of Apple Inc. 1 – Sophie B. Hawkins (1967–), American singer-songwriter and musician 1 – Tom Waddell (1937-1987), American decathlete & physician, founder of the Gay Games 2 – k.d. lang (1961–), Canadian singer-songwriter 2 – Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), Italian director 2 – Darren Young (1979–), American professional wrestler 3 – Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian sculptor 4 – Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer 6 – Michael Cunningham (1952–), American novelist 6 – Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896-1980), German aristocrat 8 – Charles Demuth (1883–1935), American painter 9 – Marie Dressler (1868-1934), Canadian-American actress 10 – Phyllis Lyon (1924–), American feminist and gay rights activist 10 – Heather Matarazzo (1982-), American actress 12 – Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist and philosopher 13 – Rosie Jones (1959–), American golfer 14 – Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German gay rights advocate 14 – Louise Brooks (1906-1985), American dancer and actress 14 – Wendy Carlos (1939–), American composer and electronic musician 14 – Stefano Gabbana (1962-), Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana) 15 – François Ozon (1967–), French film director and screenwriter 16 – Jamie Babbit (1970-), American film director, producer and screenwriter 16 – Glenn Burke (1952–1995), American Major League Baseball player 17 – Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor 17 – RuPaul (1960–), American drag queen, TV personality, singer, actor, author and model 18 - Christian Siriano (1985-), American fashion designer 19 – Jodie Foster (1962–), American actress, film director and producer 19 – Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor, dancer, and singer 20 – Grace Darmond (1893-1963), Canadian-American actress 20 – Noel Mewton-Wood (1922–1953), Australian-born concert pianist 21 – Cherry Jones (1956–), American actress 22 – André Gide (1869–1951), French writer 22 – Billie Jean King (1943–), American former professional tennis player 23 – Robin Roberts (1960–), American TV broadcaster 25 – Rosa von Praunheim (1942–), German film director and gay rights activist 26 – John Amaechi (1970–), English retired basketball player 26 – Tammy Lynn Michaels (1974–), American actress 28 – Rita Mae Brown (1944–), American writer and feminist 28 – Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), Italian-born French composer edit   Did you know… ...that Mohamed Camara's 1997 film Dakan was the first West African film to explore homosexuality? ... that for the 1967 television documentary CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, the network concealed the identity of one of the gay interview subjects by seating him behind a potted palm tree? ... that Vanessa Redgrave's portrayal of transsexual Renée Richards in the 1986 biopic Second Serve was praised as embodying "every internal contradiction of the polymorphously perverse"? ... that the author of Hollywood Undercover posed as an aspiring gay actor while investigating claims of a Church of Scientology "cure" for homosexuality? 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 M R Sa-Sc Sd-Si Sj-Sz T-V W-Z edit   Topics Human sexuality Homosexuality Bisexuality Pansexuality Biology and sexual orientation Homosexuality and psychology Demographics of sexual orientation Sexual orientation Sexual identity Gay Lesbian Queer Bisexual Bi-curious Pansexual 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 literature LGBT history Bisexual American history Gay men in American history Lesbian American history Transgender American history Timeline of LGBT history Timeline of LGBT history in Britain 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 scientists, engineers, and mathematicians 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   LGBT content on other Wikimedia projects The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject:

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