Key:lgbtq
 lgbtq
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Indicates the level of LGBTQ+-friendliness of a feature. 
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The lgbtq=* tag indicates the level of LGBTQ+-friendliness (lesbian, gay, bi/bisexual, trans/transgender, queer etc.) of a feature.
This tag is typically added to leisure features or amenities, such as shops, bars, nightclubs, gyms, bathrooms, or healthcare facilities.
Information must be verifiable. Only places which openly indicate themselves to be LGBTQ+-friendly should be tagged as such.
How to map
Add the lgbtq=* tag to the feature.
Use the lgbtq:*=* namespace to add additional details if applicable.
Consider adding lgbtq:signed=* to indicate whether the information is signed on-location, or source:lgbtq=* for websites or other sources.
Values
lgbtq=only
This feature is exclusively (not just predominantly) for LGBTQ+ people and does not allow others. Mostly used on subkeys to also imply the inverse.
lgbtq=primary
Location which caters to a predominantly LGBTQ+ audience, whether by design or overwhelming convention.
lgbtq=welcome
Location which has some verifiable indication that LGBTQ+ people are welcome. Examples of signage may include stickers, flags, posted messages, or statements on the feature's website.
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| Pride flag | HRC sticker |
lgbtq=no
This feature indicates that it does not serve LGBTQ+ people.
This tag is likely to be uncommon in places where this type of discrimination is illegal, but may be added if it is verifiable by survey of a bigoted sign or similar indication.
This value should not be used to tag features which are subjectively judged to be unwelcoming to LGBTQ+ people.
Examples
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| A Queer bar that caters to all LGBTQ people |
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| Lesbian bar |
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| An LGBTQ-only student club |
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| A LGBTQ nightclub which only allows men to enter |
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| A clothing shop with a pride flag in the window |
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| A place of worship which denies entry to LGBTQ people |
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Subkeys
lgbtq:*=* can be used as a namespace, for more fine grained detail for different categories of people/sub-cultures. Any Queer identity may be tagged as a subkey of lgbtq so long as the tagged feature verifiably does or doesn't cater to/allow people of that identity.
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| lesbian |  Lesbian |
| gay | Gay |
| bisexual | Bisexuality |
| transgender | Transgender |
| queer | Queer |
| intersex | Intersex |
| bears | Bear subculture |
| cruising | Cruising
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Uses
Places, websites, or apps using this tagging scheme:
- iD has a preset since v2.15.0 (released 21 May 2019)[1]
- JOSM preset by Lumikeiju (on OSM)
- Pride Map by Lumikeiju (on OSM)
- LGBTQ+map by pkoby
- MapBeks - online LGBT mapping community based in the Philippines
- QueerMap by qiekub - not updated[2]
- TagInfo's list of
lgbtqprojects
See also
social_facility:for=lgbtqcommunity_centre:for=lgbtqcrossing:markings=rainbow/crossing:markings=zebra:rainbow/crossing:markings=lines:rainbowforrainbow crossingsharassment_prevention=ask_angela- Rainbow crossings on MapComplete
- Suggested tags for Pride flags mounted on
man_made=flagpole - Wikipedia's LGBT portal
- OSM Pride logos
- Tagging in Support of Women and Girls
History of this tag:
- Proposed features/Visitors orientation 2010 proposal for the obsolete
gay=*tag replaced bylgbtq=* - 2024 discussion on replacing
gay=* - 2022 discussion on StreetComplete
- 2024 discussion on SCEE
- 2026 Proposal:Lgbtq=* Revision
Possible tagging mistakes
References
- ↑ “iD release notes”. 21 May 2019.
- ↑ POIs mapped in Georgia (country) in March 2022 are not displayed, indicating that the map has not been updated since at least that time.