There are an interesting selection about love in the LGBT categories on Commons. Not surprising as most LGBT campaigning is about "love rights". :-)

Here are a handful that I would like to see used more widely:

1. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fucking_IKEA.jpeg - This photo of two men kissing has an interesting background, as it was created during a protest against Russian censorship of an IKEA catalog that included a lesbian couple. Apparently the Russian authorities feel that even acknowledging lesbians live together might be promoting homosexuality, which is of course, sadly against the law in that country. 2. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wasteland_company.jpg - The photographer (Kargaltsev) is well known for his photographs of gay life and love in New York, this tense shot is one in a series with the same couple. 3. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Um_beijo_gay_no_parque.jpg ~ "A gay kiss in the park" - This is a classic kiss during a gay pride event in Brazil, and is in use in several language Wikipedias to illustrate kissing and homosexuality. 4.File:Kimbo Kissing Carolyn rszd.jpg - Another image used to illustrate homosexuality on different Wikipedias, a lesbian couple in the USA.

Cheers, Fae

On 7 February 2015 at 00:19, Fabrice Florin fflorin@wikimedia.org wrote:

Hello everyone,

What is your favorite image or media file about love?

As millions prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day around the world, we’d like to know how the topic of love is covered on Wikipedia and its sister projects, for a special blog post at the end of next week.

We’re looking for great wiki articles, images, sounds or videos on this topic -- from platonic to fraternal or romantic love.

Please add your suggestions on this email thread -- or on one of these pages:

On Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Love_on_the_wikis

On the Blog: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/02/06/wiki-articles-about-love/

Be sure to include a link, with a sentence or two about why you picked it!

We welcome your suggestions until Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 at midnight PST.

We'll post some of your top picks next Friday on the Wikimedia Blog and social media -- just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Thanks for sharing the love :)

Fabrice on behalf of the WMF Comms team

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