Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LGBT rights in La Francophonie

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The result was keep. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:45, 28 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LGBT rights in La Francophonie

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Except for the unreferenced lead paragraph, this article covers nothing that isn't already available via LGBT rights by country or territory. Is there any benefit to creating LGBT rights article lists for arbitrary subsets of the countries in the world? —Largo Plazo (talk) 19:09, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep. As with the Commonwealth article, the fact that there are historic and/or current ties amongst these nations has led commentators and sources to remark on and compare the state of LGBT rights in the different countries. eg. [1] [2] I'm not finding as many sources as I'd like, however, and as with my comment in the discussion on the Commonwealth article, the majority of the article ought to be prose based upon sources that discuss the phenomenon, not a duplicate of the info on different countries.. –Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 20:50, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sexuality and gender-related deletion discussions. Northamerica1000^(talk) 21:40, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Article creator here. I created this article because just as British law strongly impacted the legal and ethical perceptions of homosexuality in former British colonies (including those in my country) in the long term and shows up in debates regarding the intersection between LGBT rights and post-colonial relationships with the former colonizing power around whom the Commonwealth is largely built, the same also applies to French/Belgian law and its historic impact on LGBT rights in formerly-French/Belgian-colonized nations, most of whom share membership with the Euro-centered La Francophonie. It is already showing up in the decisions on binational marriage law that were made by France in the early 20th century, and the current government is trying to work that out both within and outside of La Francophonie. This, whether it is the Commonwealth, La Francophonie, or the Portuguese-centric CPLP, is a topic that helps to illustrate LGBT rights in both colonial and post-colonial multilateral relationships. --RayneVanDunem (talk) 15:33, 13 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 03:48, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, needs sourcing improvements, but eminently educational and encyclopedic for a page. — Cirt (talk) 00:53, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.