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ACT UP

international AIDS activism, direct action and advocacy group
Organization disability_rights_organization Q343047
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ACT UP

Summary

ACT UP is a disability rights organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • ACT UP's instance of is recorded as disability rights organization[3].
  • ACT UP's instance of is recorded as AIDS organization[4].
  • ACT UP's instance of is recorded as LGBTQ+ organization[5].
  • ACT UP's founder is recorded as Larry Kramer[6].
  • ACT UP is associated with the HIV/AIDS activism movement[7].
  • ACT UP's Commons category is recorded as ACT UP[8].
  • March 1987 marks the founding of ACT UP[9].
  • ACT UP's official website is recorded as http://actup.org[10].
  • ACT UP's described by source is recorded as Tactical Media Files[11].
  • ACT UP's legal counsel is recorded as Joan Gibbs[12].
  • ACT UP's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ACT UP'}[13].
  • ACT UP's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as NADD Wikidata project[14].

Body

Founding

ACT UP's founder is recorded as Larry Kramer[6]. March 1987 marks the founding of it[9].

Why It Matters

ACT UP has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . tacticalmediafiles.net. Retrieved . tacticalmediafiles.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . thebody.com. thebody.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . tacticalmediafiles.net. Retrieved . tacticalmediafiles.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_act-up_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{ACT UP}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/act-up}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → act-up-organization
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: act-up-organization, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289915422|act up organization (#289915422)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  2. 14d ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → disability rights organization, AIDS organization, LGBTQ+ organization
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q43229]]"
  3. 15w ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://actup.org
    Inception → —
    Legal counsel → Joan Gibbs
    On focus list of wikimedia project → NADD Wikidata project
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10069]]: 52696, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257367|batch #257367]]"
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