A Global View on LGBT

I was searching around on Google for an interesting image I might be able to "borrow" and discovered this - but the story is even more inspiring.

Project GayRussia.Ru will host the XXV conference of the International Lesbian & Gay Association (ILGA) in May 2010.

The purpose of this group is to bring together all the LGBT related lenses on Squidoo and present in one place the wonderful diversity of the global LGBT community, especially the great strides that are taking place in parts of the world where prejudice is still institutionalised or worse encouraged.

If you have an LGBT related lens please join this group and add your voice to the rainbow.

Great LGBT Lenses

Please do check out these lenses - we will change the features list from time to time.

Living With A Cross Dresser

I created this lens in hopes to reach out to others who might be able to relate. I'd like to share my thoughts and experiences living with a cross dresser, and invite others to share their comments.

Houston Fire Fighters 2008

Following on from the success of the calendar for the Houston Fire Fighters 2007, featured here is the latest addition to the collection for 2008. As a girlfriend of mine mentioned, they are burning hot and "I am moving to Houston and when I get the...

City By The Bay: San Francisco City Guide

San Francisco, aka the City by the Bay, sits at the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay.  It connects to Marin via the Golden Gate Bridge on the North, and to Oakland via the Bay Bridge on the East. Pictured her...

Understanding Sexuality and Sexual Identity

So, you want to know about sexuality and sexual identity. You want the facts, the “truth”, the answers to all your questions. Well, dear reader, I can certainly understand the desire for such information. With discussions about sexuality,...

Vita Sackville-West

I have been fascinated by Vita Sackville-West for over a decade.  This woman was so many extraordinary things:  author, biographer, poet, correspondent, wife, mother, lover, aristocrat, gardener and so much more.  And she did each with...

New Lensmasters

One of the benefits of a groups is sharing and support so please do check out these new lensmasters who haver recently joined the group.

A few things you can do if you like a lens:

1. Add a comment to their guest book
2. Add their lens to your favourites
3. Add their lens to the lens roll or apprpriate lenses
4. Rank their lens appropriately
5. Add their lens to your social bookmarks.

If we all do a few of those things we will all benefit from collaborating with each other and sharing in the group goal of raising awareness of LGBT issues.

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How can we help to Promote the LGBT Group

1. Update your Lense Regularly

I have noticed that new content, just as with search engines, is key to improving ranking and traffic. Just pop into your lens at least once a week and update something.

2. Add LGBT Lenses to your lensroll

People tend to prefer human recommendations to search engine listings. Add your favourite LGBT Lenses to your lens roll then everyone who visits your lens may also visit your recommendations.

3. Add LGBT Lenses to your favourites

For the same reasons, if people like your lens they are likely to have a look at your favourites. If we are all adding each other to our favourites we are all bound to benefit.

4. Add LGBT Lenses to your Social Bookmarks.

I have added all the lenses in the LGBT group and the Group address to 12 Social Bookmark sites using Onywire. That creates high search engine profile and back links to your lens - it also means that anyone who checks out my social bookmarks is likely to find you.

Add This LGBT Group to Onlywire

You will need to enter the log-in details for the social book sites you use first.

5. Promote the LGBT Group wherever possible

Add the Squidoo LGBT Group link to your Lens Email Signature, Blog, Website, Myspace... in fact anywhere where you can help to bring traffic to the group. If we all drive traffic to the group we are all going to beneift much more.

To add to your lens - add this line to your introduction

This lens is part of the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/groups/lgbt"> Squidoo LGBT Group </a>

Recently Updated Lenses

Keeping lenses fresh and up to date is important so we are featuring here lenses that have recently been updated - please visit and see what's new and interesting.

HIV/AIDS Awareness, Hot men's swimwear, aussieBum men's swimwear, Hot male 2010 calendars, Gay Weddings - From a Dream to Reality!

History of LGBT

One of the most important tools for eliminating discrimination is to reclaim our history. Most history has excluded us or presented us in a very negative way - that constantly influences attitudes and promoted hostility. These lenses help to change that.

Vita Sackville-West

I have been fascinated by Vita Sackville-West for over a decade.  This woman was so many extraordinary things:  author, biographer, poet, correspondent, wife, mother, lover, aristocrat, gardener and so much more.  And she did each with...

The Pansy Craze

The Pansy Craze was a period in the late 1920s and early 1930s in which gay clubs and performers (known as pansy performers) experienced a surge in underground popularity in the United States. In this period, there were drag performers such as Ray B...

TransHistory - A Colourful Past and Present

Trans men and women have been persecuted throughout history - mostly though ignorance.  This lens aims to put an end to the ignorance. People get so confused about us, which is hardly surprising when you think about it. ...transgender, transsexua...

LGBT in the News

LGBT issues are constantly in the news - we are showing here the 10 latest items relating to search terms LGBT, GBLT, lesbian gay bisexual transgender. Every time I check these news items are always with the last 24 hours

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Have Your Say

Please do add your comments - what can we do to make this group work for the mutual benefit of all the members.