User:Tom/Crazy ideas

Below is a list of things I think WikiQueer could do that take it away from what existing wikis do.


 * 1) WikiQueer doesn't need to be explicitly neutral. Being a pro-equality, pro-LGBT website, WikiQueer can actually nail its colours to the mast and endorse such controversial sentiments as "no, homophobia is bad!", "beating the shit out of gay people is bad" and so on...
 * 2) ...which means when WikiQueer discusses things like bullying of gay teenagers, we can actually include resources, point people to crisis hotlines and support groups (Trevor Project, It Gets Better, PFLAG in the US; Childline, National Bullying Hotline, FFLAG, The Samaritans in the UK) so if they are being bullied or contemplating suicide, they can actually find people who can try and make it stop.
 * 3) With cases of gay bashing, and other instances of suicide of and violence against gay people, WikiQueer can be a place to memorialise and a place to point people who don't think there's a problem.
 * 4) * Obviously, there are potential problems here similar to that of BLP on Wikipedia: having a way so that victims or their parents or families can opt-out of memorials and so on would be useful.
 * 5) Documenting online homophobia and anti-LGBT sentiment within specific communities is another role WikiQueer can play. The Geek Feminism community has the Geek Feminism Wiki specifically to document incidents within the technology, open source and geek community of sexism and gender-related stupidity. WikiQueer could be a place to document homophobia in whatever communities want to make use of it.