Wiki Loves Pride 2025: A Step Towards Global Collaboration
June 2025 marked a milestone for the Wikimedia movement: for the first time, Wiki Loves Pride unfolded as a coordinated international campaign across the English, French, and Spanish Wikipedias, along with Wikimedia Commons, organized by the Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group.
Running June 1–30 for Wikipedia and June 1–July 15 for Commons, the campaign combined article writing, photo uploads, edit-a-thons, and local events.
Impact at a glance
- 280+ articles on English Wikipedia
- 150+ articles on French Wikipedia
- 350+ articles on Spanish Wikipedia
- 1,100+ photos uploaded to Commons
- Dozens of offline events and edit-a-thons
Francophone continuity
Wiki Loves Pride 2025 built on a longer tradition in French Wikipedia:
- Mois des fiertés began in June 2020, running annually.
- Mois de l’histoire LGBTQ+ launched together with Mois des fiertés in 2022, returned in 2023, and held a winter edition in November 2024.
This consistency helped the French campaign tie into the broader 2025 coordination while keeping its own identity.
Linking to global LGBTQ+ History Months
The campaign’s success shows how Wikimedia initiatives can align with wider cultural calendars. The international network of LGBTQ+ History Months already unites schools, museums, and communities across countries. By adopting similar coordination—shared themes, multilingual resources, and open-licensed media drives—Wiki Loves Pride could help make these efforts even more global.
Looking ahead
Wiki Loves Pride 2025 proved that multilingual coordination delivers impact. With more languages, future editions could grow into a truly global platform for queer visibility—ensuring that Pride and LGBTQ+ history are celebrated not just in the streets, but also in the world’s knowledge spaces.
(A longer version of this story by John Samuel is available here: Wiki Loves Pride 2025: Towards a Globally Coordinated Campaign)