Talk:Maggi Rubenstein

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. Track your hook after promotion. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by GGOTCC (talk) 05:36, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Maggi Rubenstein has been called the Godmother of Sex Education?

• Source: https://www.commongroundmag.com/heroes-of-the-sexual-revolution/ https://www.ebar.com/story/335111

• • ALT1: ... that when Maggi Rubenstein came out as bisexual, her mother said she wished Rubenstein "was a lesbian because all they do is hug"? Source: https://www.ebar.com/story/335111
  • ALT2: ... that Maggi Rubenstein co-founded BiPOL, the first and oldest bisexual political organization? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20191022104318/http://www.binetusa.org/bihealth.html https://www.ilga-europe.org/sites/default/files/bisexual_health.pdf
  • ALT3: ... that Maggi Rubenstein was known for yelling "and bisexuals!" when people discussed homosexuality in the 1970s? Source: https://sfbaytimes.com/sexologist-and-bisexual-activist-dr-maggi-rubenstein-1930-2024/
    • ALT4: ... that Maggi Rubenstein was famous in the San Francisco Bay Area LGB community for shouting "and bisexuals!"?
    • ALT4: ... that Maggi Rubenstein was famous in the San Francisco Bay Area for shouting "and bisexuals!"? removing the transphobic dogwhistle
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monica Jacinto

Created by Significa liberdade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 01:10, 17 April 2026 (UTC).

• • • @Significa liberdade, ALT4 is a bit too weird, but outside of these, the other ALTS are great. What I need to know is which one do you ultimately prefer before I pass this nomination. RTSthestardust (talk) 05:00, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
      • RTSthestardust: I have no preference. Do any stand out to you as more interesting than the others? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 19:40, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
        • Significa liberdade I think ALT2 is the best one as it's clear and serves an interesting fact to Wikipedia, especially to minorities. - RTSthestardust (talk) 18:13, 22 April 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: RTSthestardust

Note: this was approved by RTSthestardust at 16:45, 9 May 2026. I have reopened it today as it was closed in error. TSventon (talk) 22:35, 21 May 2026 (UTC)