Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vic Gerami

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The result was no consensus. (WP:NPASR). King of ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ 06:48, 3 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Vic Gerami[edit]

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Does not meet WP:GNG, insufficient coverage in independent sources. The only source provided that might include significant independent coverage is this WSJ article, which I am unable to access. Even if it does, however, we're still far short of meeting GNG. Searching online, the only coverage in non-affiliated sources that I was able to find was trivial coverage such as [1] where Gerami is quoted as a spokesperson on behalf of a company. _signed,Rosguill ^talk 21:59, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment - Gerami is mentioned in the above-referenced WSJ article as "a leading gay activist in West Hollywood, Calif." and quoted briefly three times. I wouldn't call it significant coverage for Gerami. Glendoremus (talk) 00:55, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Definitely is notable in California. I think that the article is relevant enough to be in Wikipedia. He's one of the top Armenian-American LGBTQ activist in West Hollywood. And to have a quoted to be used by the Supreme Court shouldn't taken lightly. There is no need to delete this. Some rewrite may help to make it better. So keep it with some revision. Livinginthepink (talk) 15:53, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails WP:SIGCOV. I found nothing. Google News Search turns up Windy City times, an interview, and Armenian Weekly, News articles and lots of press release for some reason. He has a mention in WSJ. Nothing apart from that. No effective coverage. scope_creep^Talk 15:17, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]
KeepThank you for creating a Wikipedia page about me. I am grateful, humbled, and flattered, but I see that it has been nominated for deletion. I am not much of a Wikipedia editor, so I do not know the intricacies of this site. But with the risk of sounding pompous and pretentious, let me make a case to let my page stay.

I believe that the original edit covers most of what I am known for. But just in case, I am a well-known journalist and a queer and human rights activist. Due to my activism and community organizing prior to Prop 8, I was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and called a ‘leading gay activist.’

Several years later, I was referenced in the landmark Supreme Court civil rights case, Obergefell v. Hodges, which made marriage-equality possible. The court held in a 5–4 decision that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process and the Equal Protection Clauses of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Every week, at least one, sometimes two members of Congress are guests on my show, THE BLUNT POST with VIC, on the nation’s longest-running public radio, KPFK 90.7 FM. In addition to being a founding board member of Equality Armenia, I am one of the best known gay Armenian-American activists who has written long-form investigative stories for The Advocate, country’s longest-running LGBTQIA+ publication, as well as the three largest Armenian-American publications, Asbarez, Armenian Weekly, and The California Courier. I dared to criticize the regime of the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, and their failure to curtail homophobia. I have received numerous death threats against me via email, messenger and social media for being an out gay Armenian. Thank you for your time, consideration, and kind regards, vic Vicgerami (talk) 01:21, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Needs in depth sources but the consensus isn't quite there.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spartaz ^Humbug! 22:15, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. 1234qwer1234qwer4 (talk) 21:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:37, 25 June 2020 (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.