LGBT History Month
Enable an agent to recognise an LGBT History Month observance, assess its historical grounding and readiness, and identify appropriate educational, commemorative and participation actions.
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6 bundles · 11 layers · 15 findings · 26 questions
Observance identity and calendar Establishes which LGBT History Month tradition and edition are being described.
Name and boundary
Identifies the observance and separates it from related celebrations and constituent activities.
Documented observance identity
Record the locally used name and evidence connecting it to the registry concept, preserving meaningful naming differences.
- What name does the responsible organiser use, and how is its relationship to LGBT History Month documented? definition
- What distinguishes this observance from Pride, a general LGBT awareness campaign or an isolated history event? boundary
Edition and recurrence
Places an edition within its applicable calendar and geographical or institutional context.
Situated calendar
Record the edition's dates, recurrence rule and source, distinguishing the observance window from associated event dates.
- Which dates apply to this edition, and which organiser or publication establishes them? provenance
- How should an explicitly associated activity outside the month be linked without changing the observance's calendar? boundary
Origins and organising authority Connects accounts of the observance's establishment to present responsibilities and affiliations.
Establishment and adoption
Tracks how the relevant observance began and how institutions or localities adopted it.
Origin claims and local lineage
Record sourced establishment and adoption claims without treating the first local edition as the origin of every observance.
- Which sources establish the founders, initial purpose and earliest edition of this particular observance tradition? provenance
- Does the recorded milestone describe founding, local adoption, renaming or formal recognition? definition
Responsibility and affiliation
Identifies who coordinates, hosts, endorses and maintains an edition's materials.
Verified organising roles
Separate documented coordination and endorsement from independent participation using the observance's name.
- Who is responsible for the edition's theme, programme and published historical resources? provenance
- What evidence supports a host's claimed affiliation, and what permission is needed to reuse an organiser's branding or materials? action
Historical content and interpretation Defines the historical questions an edition addresses and how its claims are supported.
Theme and selection
Makes the rationale for selected histories and subjects explicit.
Historical selection rationale
Record how a declared theme shapes the chosen periods, communities and subjects, including consequential omissions.
- Is the theme set by a coordinating body or chosen locally, and what historical questions does it organise? provenance
- Which places, periods and communities receive attention, and which omissions limit the edition's claimed scope? boundary
Sources and historical language
Maintains claim-level evidence and handles terminology across historical contexts.
Evidenced and contextualised claims
Distinguish documented self-description, contemporary attribution and later historical interpretation when presenting LGBT histories.
- Which primary records or historical studies support each substantive claim, and where do credible interpretations disagree? provenance
- How are present-day identity labels distinguished from the language used by historical subjects and their contemporaries? definition
- What qualification or correction is needed before a disputed attribution is used in educational material? action
Learning and commemorative programme Connects historical aims to activities, audiences and delivered resources.
Activities and learning intent
Links constituent activities to the edition and its intended historical understanding.
History-focused activity
Record the historical focus and intended learning of talks, exhibitions, lessons, screenings or other associated activities.
- What evidence connects this activity to the edition, and what LGBT history does it address? boundary
- What should the intended audience be able to understand or investigate after participating? action
Delivery and resource use
Tracks whether activities happened and whether their materials remain usable.
Delivery and reuse status
Separate announcements from completed activities and identify the access and reuse conditions of historical resources.
- Which activities were delivered, changed or cancelled, and what evidence supports that status? measurement
- Which teaching packs, recordings or exhibition materials remain accessible, and under what reuse permissions? action
Representation, participation and review Assesses whose histories are presented, how people can participate and what the edition achieved.
Community voice and access
Examines representation, contributions and practical participation conditions.
Accountable representation and participation
Record community contributions, barriers to access and consent conditions for personal testimony or identifiable participation.
- Whose historical experiences are represented, and how have relevant community members contributed to or reviewed their presentation? provenance
- What access provisions and choices about photography, recording or attribution enable people to participate on understood terms? action
Outcomes and corrections
Evaluates delivered work and preserves lessons for later editions.
Evidence of learning and revision
Distinguish reach from demonstrated learning and retain corrections to historical content for future editions.
- What evidence indicates historical learning or engagement beyond attendance and promotional reach? measurement
- Which factual corrections, representation concerns or access problems should change the next edition or its archived resources? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of LGBT History Month this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of LGBT History Month this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of LGBT History Month this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of LGBT History Month this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of LGBT History Month this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
What it is Filled
LGBT History Month is an annual month-long observance devoted to teaching and commemorating the histories, contributions and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and communities.
In scope
- Identity, naming and boundaries of the observance and its individual editions
- Jurisdiction-specific scheduling, recurrence and organising authority
- Historical themes, selected subjects and the evidence supporting their interpretation
- Educational and commemorative programmes explicitly associated with the observance
- Representation, accessibility, participant consent and evaluation of delivered activities
Out of scope
- Pride observances and other awareness periods except where an explicit relationship is recorded
- The complete history of LGBT people, communities and movements
- Full biographies of people featured in an edition
- General models of sexual orientation, gender identity and identity terminology
- Internal governance of participating organisations beyond their observance responsibilities
- Political campaigns or institutional inclusion policies without an explicit observance connection
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to recognise an LGBT History Month observance, assess its historical grounding and readiness, and identify appropriate educational, commemorative and participation actions.
Distinguishing features Filled
- An organiser or participating institution explicitly identifies the programme as LGBT History Month or documents its relationship to that named observance.
- Historical learning or commemoration is a stated purpose; LGBT visibility alone does not establish that an activity belongs to this observance.
- An edition is situated within a named recurring month-long observance, even when an associated activity falls outside its calendar boundaries.
- Dates and themes are attached to a specified jurisdiction, organiser or edition rather than assumed to apply worldwide.
- The model distinguishes the recurring observance from a single lecture, exhibition or other constituent activity.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Out any person as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, living or dead, without reliable evidence.
- Produce content that mocks or demeans LGBT people.
- Share attendees' personal data or images from events without consent.
- Present the dates as the same in every country when they differ.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing a list of participants or attendees at events.
May
- Share the dates, themes and events of the observance from official organizers.
- Present LGBT history accurately from reliable sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- LGBT people face discrimination and violence in many places; exposure can endanger them.
- History that has been hidden deserves careful and truthful telling.
Who is affected
- LGBT people
- Event attendees
- Students
Owners Filled
Steward
The organizers in each country where it is observed.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q27940535 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.lgbt-history-month
- Wikidata: Q9031850 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9031850)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Observance identity: Recorded name, local variants and explicitly documented naming relationships
- Edition context: Recurring observance linked to year, locality, jurisdiction and host institution
- Calendar window: Start and end dates in ISO 8601 format, with the applicable locality
- Organising relationship: Originator, coordinating body, local host, partner or independent participant, supported by evidence
- Historical focus: Declared theme, periods, places, communities, people and historical questions
- Historical evidence status: Unassessed, supported, contested, insufficiently supported or corrected, per claim
- Programme lifecycle: Proposed, announced, scheduled, underway, completed, cancelled or archived
- Participation conditions: Audience, booking conditions, cost, access provisions and recording or publicity choices
- Reported reach: Participants, visits or resource uses, with reporting period, counting method and uncertainty
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Event materials explicitly naming LGBT History Month distinguish the observance more reliably than rainbow imagery alone.
- Historical timelines, archival photographs and biographical displays provide supporting cues when linked to the named observance.
- A programme identifying the organiser and observance month helps distinguish a local edition from other LGBT events.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Resolve which local or institutional edition a named LGBT History Month activity belongs to.
- Build an edition-specific calendar and identify missing or conflicting date information.
- Assess historical resources for traceable evidence, contested interpretations and gaps in coverage.
- Match learners or participants to relevant activities using historical interests and participation conditions.
- Prepare educational or commemorative materials using verified claims and appropriately authorised resources.
- Compare planned and delivered programmes while recording corrections, omissions and unresolved questions.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Publishing participation details or personal histories without consent can disclose sensitive information and expose people to harassment.
- Inaccurate accounts or unsupported identity attributions can misrepresent historical people and communities.
- Exclusionary programming can marginalise less represented groups within LGBT histories.
- Inadequate event safeguarding can leave participants vulnerable to intimidation or abuse.
Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
No universal standard, regulation or official classification defines the observance across countries and organising bodies.
Context of use required Filled
- LGBT History Month is observed through educational programmes, exhibitions, talks and community events.
- Schools, libraries, museums and community organisations use it to explore LGBT histories and civil rights movements.
- Its timing and themes vary by country and organising body.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q9031850: LGBT History Month - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: LGBTQ History Month - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does the registry entry encompass all locally named LGBT History Month traditions, or refer primarily to one particular jurisdiction's observance?
- Which sources establish the origins, adoption histories and calendar choices of the traditions covered by this entry?
- Which similarly named observances are recognised variants of this concept, and which require relationships to distinct registry entries?
- What coordinating bodies, if any, can substantiate claims of official themes, endorsement or affiliation in each relevant context?
- What evidence and review practices are available for contested historical identity attributions and for evaluating an edition's educational outcomes?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q9031850/spec.json