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WP:CAT/R#Sexuality For a dead person, there must be a verified consensus of reliable published sources that the description is appropriate. For example, while some sources have claimed that William Shakespeare was gay or bisexual, there is not a sufficient consensus among scholars to support categorizing him as such. Similarly, a living person who is caught in a gay prostitution scandal, but continues to assert their heterosexuality, can not be categorized as gay. Categories that make allegations about sexuality – such as "closeted homosexuals" or "people suspected to be gay" – are not acceptable under any circumstances. If such a category is created, it should be immediately depopulated and deleted. Note that as similar categories of this type have actually been attempted in the past, they may be speedily deleted (as a G4) and do not require another debate at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion. User: Pgarret (talk) 06:36, 12 November 2012 (UTC). We need reliable sources for category claims. It may well be that such sources are indeed available and you can list them in the article - but if not, then who is saying that these people fit the bill? Just deciding that you think they fit the description is Original Research - and that's not allowed here. I need to see a few reliable little blue number in each categorization that links to a reference document that can be examined to confirm Basic Academic rigour
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Hi all, I've left messages on various pages suggesting people comment here. There seems to be some contention about whether the word "scandalous" or "alleged" should be used in relation to Barberini's various homosexual relationships. Rietbergen's book (the source for that line - p. 163) uses both "scandalous" (to describe such liaisons generally) and "allegedly" (with regard to Barberini's liaisons specifically). Given I was already quoting the "talk of the town" part, I thought "allegedly homosexual" (which would also be a direct quote from the source) would be too close to block-quoting. So I picked the word "scandalous" from the line prior. I really didn't give the paraphrasing a lot of thought and wasn't concerned about it being changed, though I did suggest a more generally paraphrased line would be better. Having thought about it, my concern with "allegedly" is that it actually produces two direct quotes in a very short line of text. While I certainly don't mind my paraphrasing being changed, I would rather we use a paraphrasing that isn't a direct-quote-by-accident. Any thoughts on a suggested wording? Stalwart 111 10:05, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
Barberini was a LGBT Roman Catholic cardinal. That should be sorted in cats. -- 188.96.230.248 ( talk) 20:44, 6 July 2021 (UTC)