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| − | About 250<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gay_Wikipedians Category: Gay Wikipedians]. There are about 3 million Wikipedia editors[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics]. Some have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexual orientation.</ref>have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay." | + | About 250<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gay_Wikipedians Category: Gay Wikipedians]. There are about 3 million Wikipedia editors[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Statistics]. Some have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexual orientation.</ref> Wikipedia editors have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay." |
Wikipedia has been accused by its critics{{fact}} of hosting a "Gay Cabal". This belief was based in part on the presence of self-identified homosexuals on the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee{{fact}}. | Wikipedia has been accused by its critics{{fact}} of hosting a "Gay Cabal". This belief was based in part on the presence of self-identified homosexuals on the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee{{fact}}. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, March 14, 2007
Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia established on January 15, 2001. It currently has over 6 million articles, written in 250 languages[1] on various topics. Like Conservapedia, it is a wiki that is written and edited by its users. Under its GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), anyone can add to or edit the content on Wikipedia.
Wikipedia and Bias
Conservapedia has an article that argues that Wikipedia has a liberal bias. This list shows some examples of this alleged bias.
Wikipedia and Homosexuality
About 250[2] Wikipedia editors have posted on their user pages statements that they identify themselves as "gay."
Wikipedia has been accused by its critics[Citation Needed] of hosting a "Gay Cabal". This belief was based in part on the presence of self-identified homosexuals on the Mediation Committee and the Arbitration Committee[Citation Needed].
Many of Wikipedia's entries on topics such as "Anal Sex" misrepresent the Bible's and other fundamental religious teachings on this subject.
More recently, one of Wikipedia's self-proclaimed homosexual editors and admins, Essjay, was exposed as a fraud and had misrepresented his credentials, claiming to have four PhD degrees in religion. Wikipedia shows a pro-homosexual bias in the majority of its articles. Conservative critics of Wikipedia have commented the site appears to be dominated and misused by the militant homosexual movement as a propaganda vehicle for promoting homosexuality and other deviant lifestyles as "normal" and "natural".
The site also publishes images with many of these articles which are not suitable for young people and border on pornographic materials. One example of this bias is the article on the Famous Greek hero "Achilles". This article attempts to represent that Achilles was a homosexual and had a homosexual relationship with "Patracolus", his servant. Many of Wikipedia's articles attempt to create a false impression of the "numerousness" of homosexuals in history and modern times by "outing" historical and other figures based upon unsubstanciated evidence.
References
- ↑ List of Wikipedias - Wikimedia
- ↑ Category: Gay Wikipedians. There are about 3 million Wikipedia editors[1]. Some have posted other statements about their attitudes toward sexual orientation.