Editing Barbra Streisand (section)

== Legacy ==
Streisand is regarded as the "Queen of the Divas" by various media outlets.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 29, 2017 |title=Diva Alert #10: Barbra Streisand |url=https://performerstuff.com/mgs/diva-alert-10-barbra-streisand/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=PerformerStuff More Good Stuff |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' called her among the three of America's Most Beloved Divas (alongside [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Patti Labelle]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yanagihara |first=Hanya |date=November 30, 2020 |title=Celebrating Three of America's Most Beloved Divas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/30/t-magazine/barbra-streisand-dolly-parton-patti-labelle.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] honored her enduring legacy saying her works influence "extends to [[Céline Dion]], the 1980s output of [[Lionel Richie]] and [[Luther Vandross]], and the more maudlin ballads of [[Mariah Carey]], [[Adele]], and [[Whitney Houston]]."<ref>{{cite web |last=Frank |first=Alex |date=November 27, 2017 |title=The Enduring Legacy of Barbra Streisand |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/the-enduring-legacy-of-barbra-streisand.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Forbes]] hailed Streisand as the "Queen of the Charts" for her unmistakable longevity on the Billboard charts.<ref>{{cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=4 Reasons Why Barbra Streisand Is Still Queen Of The Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2016/09/08/4-reasons-why-barbra-streisand-is-still-queen-of-the-charts/ |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' also hailed her as the "most influential female vocalist" and the "most revolutionary of performers" for being responsible for changing the rules for female performers to come.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 28, 2016 |title=A case for Barbra Streisand as the most revolutionary of performers |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-barbra-streisand-revolution-20160501-story.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> [[CNN]] listed her as one of the most romantic singers of the 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |title=Most romantic singers of the 20th century |url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/entertainment/gallery/most-romantic-singers/index.html |access-date=April 25, 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref> In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Streisand at number 147 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1, 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/barbra-streisand-5-1234642944/ |access-date=April 7, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> In 1997, ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine acknowledged her fashion sense saying "she embarked on a surreal, chameleonic, personal fashion quest" that single-handedly began the retro revolution in the 1960s.<ref name="Western">{{cite magazine |last=Paglia |first=Camille |author-link=Camille Paglia |date=February 24, 1997 |title=Pop Shoots |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XegCAAAAMBAJ&dq=Streisand&pg=PA104 |access-date=November 6, 2023 |magazine=New York |page=104}}</ref>

=== Honors ===
Streisand was presented the Distinguished Merit Award by ''[[Mademoiselle (magazine)|Mademoiselle]]'' in 1964, and selected as Miss Ziegfeld in 1965. In 1968, she received the Israel Freedom Medal, the highest civilian award of Israel, and she was awarded Pied Piper Award by [[ASCAP]] and [[Académie Charles Cros|Prix De L'Academie Charles Cros]] in 1969, Crystal Apple by her hometown City of New York, Woman of Achievement in the Arts by [[Anti-Defamation League]] in 1978. In 1984, Streisand was awarded the [[Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Women in Film Crystal Award]] for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Past Recipients |url=http://wif.org/past-recipients |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724120329/http://www.wif.org/past-recipients |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011 |publisher=Wif.org}}</ref> She received the Woman of Courage Award by the [[National Organization for Women]] (NOW), [[the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]]<ref name="whoswho.com">{{cite web |title=Barbra Streisand Career Professional honors and awards |url=http://www.whoswho.com/us/barbra-streisand |access-date=December 10, 2014 |publisher=whoswho.com}}</ref> and Scopus Award by [[American Friends of the Hebrew University]].

She received Breakthrough Awards for "making films that portray women with serious complexity" at the Women, Men and Media symposium in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 5, 1991 |title=Breakthrough Awards to Go to 12 in Media |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-04-05-vw-2038-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In 1992, she was given the Commitment to Life Award by [[AIDS Project Los Angeles]] (APLA), and the Bill of Rights Award by the [[American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California]], the Dorothy Arzner Special Recognition by [[Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film]], and the Golden Plate by the [[Academy of Achievement]]. She was honored with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award from the [[ASCAP]] in 1994 and the [[Peabody Award]] in 1995, the same year she was accorded an Honorary Doctorate in Arts and Humanities by [[Brandeis University]].<ref name="whoswho.com" /> She was also awarded Filmmaker of the Year Award for "lifetime achievement in filmmaking" by ShowEast and Peabody Award in 1996, [[Christopher Award]] in 1998.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton presented Streisand with the [[National Medal of Arts]], the highest honor specifically given for achievement in the arts,<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifetime Honors – National Medal of Arts |url=http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html#00 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721054307/http://www.nea.gov/honors/medals/medalists_year.html |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2011 |publisher=Nea.gov}}</ref> and [[Library of Congress Living Legend]], she also received the highest honor for a career in film [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] from [[American Film Institute]] and Liberty and Justice Award from [[Rainbow/PUSH]] Coalition, [[Gracie Allen Award]], First Annual Jewish Image Awards in 2001, and Humanitarian Award "for her years of leadership, vision, and activism in the fight for civil liberties, including religion, race, gender equality and freedom of speech, as well as all aspects of gay rights" from [[Human Rights Campaign]] in 2004. In 2007, French President Nicolas Sarkozy presented Streisand with [[Legion of Honour]], the highest decoration in France, and President George W. Bush presented her [[Kennedy Center Honors]], the highest recognition of cultural achievement.

In 2011, she was given Board of Governors Humanitarian Award for her efforts on behalf of women's heart health and her many other philanthropic activities." by [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center|Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute]]. She received the L'Oréal Paris Legend Award in 18th ''Elle'' Magazine Women in Hollywood. In 2012, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the [[Women Film Critics Circle]]. She was accorded an Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy by the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in 2013. In that year, she was also recipient of the Charlie Chaplin Award for Lifetime Achievement by the [[Film Society of Lincoln Center]] as the only female artist to direct, write, produce and star in the same major studio film, ''Yentl,''<ref>{{cite magazine |title=On the Scene: Barbra Streisand Receives Film Society of Lincoln Center's Charlie Chaplin Award |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/04/23/on-the-scene-barbra-streisand-chaplin-award |access-date=April 23, 2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> along with a Lifetime Achievement [[Glamour Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Barbra Streisand: The Legend |url=http://www.glamour.com/inspired/women-of-the-year/2013/barbra-streisand |access-date=December 10, 2013 |magazine=Glamour}}</ref>

In 2014, Streisand was on one of eight different ''New York Magazine'' covers celebrating the magazine's "100 Years, 100 Songs, 100 Nights: A Century of Pop Music in New York". She also received the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] (ASC) Board of Governors Award,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chagollan |first1=Steve |title=Barbra Streisand to be Honored by American Society of Cinematographers |url=https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/barbra-streisand-to-be-honored-by-american-society-of-cinematographers-1201404838/ |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130220632/https://variety.com/2015/artisans/awards/barbra-streisand-to-be-honored-by-american-society-of-cinematographers-1201404838/ |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |date=January 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at [[The Hollywood Reporter]]'s annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 13, 2015 |title=Barbra Streisand to be Honored at The Hollywood Reporter 2015 Women in Entertainment Breakfast |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6723076/barbra-streisand-honored-hollywood-reporter-women-in-entertainment |access-date=October 13, 2015 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and came first in the 1010 Wins Iconic Celebrity Poll by CBS in 2015.<ref name="whoswho.com" /> In November 2015, President [[Barack Obama]] announced that Streisand would receive the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the highest [[Civilian decorations of the United States|civilian award]] of the United States.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 16, 2015 |title=President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/16/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom |access-date=November 16, 2015 |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |via=[[NARA|National Archives]]}}</ref>

Streisand was inducted into and [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1976, [[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine Hall of Fame]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite news |date=July 5, 2012 |title=Goldmine's Hall of Fame Inductees |url=http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/great-blogs-of-fire/goldmine-hof-volume-3 |access-date=July 5, 2012 |newspaper=Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia |publisher=Goldmine Hall of Fame}}</ref> [[Long Island Music Hall of Fame]] in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbra Streisand |url=http://www.limusichalloffame.org/project/5907 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413214541/http://www.limusichalloffame.org/project/5907/ |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |access-date=April 23, 2014 |publisher=Long Island Music Hall of Fame}}</ref> the [[Hit Parade Hall of Fame]] in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbra Streisand |url=http://hitparadehalloffame.com/barbra-streisand/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007194812/http://hitparadehalloffame.com/barbra-streisand/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |access-date=January 23, 2014 |publisher=Hit Parade Hall of Fame}}</ref> [[National Museum of American Jewish History]] and [[California Hall of Fame]] in 2010.<ref name="whoswho.com" />

In 1970, she received a [[Special Tony Award]] named "Star of the Decade", and was selected "Star of the Decade" by the [[National Association of Theatre Owners]] (NATO) in 1980, "Star of Decade" by NATO/ShowWest and President's Award by [[NARM]] in 1988. That year she was also named as All-Time Favorite Musical Performer by [[People's Choice Awards]]. In 1986, ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' named her as one of "Five Hollywood's Most Powerful Women".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hollywood's Most Powerful Women |url=http://www.wonderwall.com/movies/Jessica-Lange-photos-850.celebrity?photoId=160187 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624161127/http://www.wonderwall.com/movies/Jessica-Lange-photos-850.celebrity?photoId=160187 |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=January 14, 2015 |magazine=Life}}</ref> In 1998, [[Harris Poll]] reported that she is the "Most Popular Singer Among Adult Americans of All Ages." She was also featured on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll,<ref name="Barbra Streisand's trivia">{{cite web |title=Barbra Streisand's Trivia |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000659/bio |access-date=January 14, 2015 |website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> Top 100 Singers of all time by ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine,<ref name="mojolist">{{cite web |title=''Mojo'' Readers Top&nbsp;100 Singers of All Time |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506041339/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mojo_p3.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 6, 2006 |access-date=June 30, 2012 |publisher=Rock List Music (Julian White)}}</ref> named the century's best female singer in a Reuters/Zogby poll, and "Top Female Artist of the Century" by [[Recording Industry Association of America]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 12, 1998 |title=Century Bests |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,616842,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409070231/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,616842,00.html |archive-date=April 9, 2008 |access-date=August 28, 2005 |agency=Time Inc}}</ref><ref name="*foot notes">{{cite news |date=January 7, 2000 |title=*foot notes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-07-me-51816-story.html |access-date=August 28, 2004 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> In 2006, Streisand was one of honorees at [[Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball|Oprah Winfrey's white-tie Legends Ball]].<ref name="abc">{{cite web |title=Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball |url=http://abc.go.com/primetime/legendsball/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007071949/http://abc.go.com/primetime/legendsball/ |archive-date=October 7, 2007 |publisher=American Broadcasting Company}}</ref>

In 2015, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' ranked Streisand as one of the 10 top female singer-songwriters of all time.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 29, 2015 |title=The 50 top female singer-songwriters |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9645702/The-50-top-female-singer-songwriters.html?frame=2384360 |access-date=August 28, 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]'s ''Biography'' magazine ranked Streisand as one of their favorite leading actress of all time,<ref>{{cite news |date=May 29, 2001 |title=Audrey Hepburn Named Favorite All-Time Oscar-Winning Actress by Biography Magazine Readers |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Audrey+Hepburn+Named+Favorite+All-Time+Oscar-Winning+Actress+by...-a075081004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110213336/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Audrey+Hepburn+Named+Favorite+All-Time+Oscar-Winning+Actress+by...-a075081004 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |access-date=October 28, 2012 |agency=PR Newswire}}</ref> she was also featured on the Voices of the Century list by [[BBC]],<ref>{{cite news |date=May 17, 2001 |title=Ol' Blue Eyes is tops, poll shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/apr/17/helencarter |access-date=October 28, 2012 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> the "100 Greatest Movie Stars of Time" list compiled by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'',{{sfn|Laufenberg|2005|p=120}} [[VH1]]'s list of the "200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time",<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html |title=The 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons Complete Ranked List |publisher=VH1 |date=July 21–25, 2003 |accessdate=March 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501100900/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-200-greatest-pop-culture-icons-complete-ranked-list-70807437.html |archive-date=May 1, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> the "100 Greatest Entertainers of All Time", "ranked at #13" and the "Greatest Movie Star of all time list" by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'',<ref name="Barbra Streisand's trivia" /> "The 50 Greatest Actresses of All Time" by [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Greatest Actresses of All Time |url=http://www.amc.com/movie-guide/the-50-greatest-actresses-of-all-time |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027161757/http://www.amc.com/movie-guide/the-50-greatest-actresses-of-all-time |archive-date=October 27, 2015 |access-date=November 24, 2015 |website=AMC}}</ref> and Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=2008 |title=The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913205920/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 13, 2008 |access-date=March 17, 2011 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' also ranked Streisand as the top female Jewish musician of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=2013 |title=The Top 30 Jewish Musicians |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/1481533/the-top-30-jewish-musicians?page=0%2C2 |access-date=March 17, 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> As a [[gay icon]], Streisand was named by ''[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]'' as one of the "25 Coolest Women" and the "9 Coolest Women Appealing to Both Lesbians and Gay Men",<ref name="advocate">{{Cite news |date=November 23, 1999 |title=The Advocate's 25 Coolest Women |periodical=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref> and was also placed among the "12 Greatest Female Gay Icons of All Time" by ''[[Out magazine|Out]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 17, 2014 |title=The 12 Greatest Female Gay Icons of All Time |url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/michael-musto/2014/08/25/12-greatest-female-gay-icons-all-time-also-nathan-matthew |access-date=October 28, 2014 |work=Out magazine}}</ref> She was recognized as one of the top gay icons of the past three decades by ''[[Gay Times]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 17, 2014 |title=Gay Times Top 30 gay icons of the last 30 years |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/gay-times-top-30-gay-icons-of-the-last-30-years-9756312.html?action=gallery |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624162552/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/gay-times-top-30-gay-icons-of-the-last-30-years-9756312.html?action=gallery |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |work=Gay Times}}</ref>

During the first decade of the 21st century, the American Film Institute celebrated 100 years of the greatest films in American cinema. Four of Streisand's songs were represented on [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs]], which highlighted "America's Greatest Music in the Movies": "The Way We Were" at #8, "Evergreen (Love Theme From ''A Star Is Born'')" at # 16, "People" at #13, and "Don't Rain on My Parade" at #46. Many of her films were represented on AFI's 100 Years ... series. [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Laughs]], highlighting "the films and film artists that have made audiences laugh throughout the century," ranked ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'' at #61. [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions]] highlighted the top 100 greatest love stories in American cinema and placed ''[[The Way We Were]]'' at #8, ''[[Funny Girl (film)|Funny Girl]]'' at #41, and ''What's Up, Doc?'' at #68. [[AFI's Greatest Movie Musicals]] highlighted the 25 greatest American movie musicals, ranking ''Funny Girl'' at #16.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hernandez |first1=Ernio |title=Singin in the Rain Shines as Top Movie Musical According to AFI's Top 25 |url=https://playbill.com/article/singin-in-the-rain-shines-as-top-movie-musical-according-to-afis-top-25-com-134719 |website=[[Playbill]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227234208/https://www.playbill.com/article/singin-in-the-rain-shines-as-top-movie-musical-according-to-afis-top-25-com-134719 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |date=September 6, 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Library of Congress]] chose ''Funny Girl'' for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]] in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=With '20,000 Leagues', the National Film Registry Reaches 700 |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-16-209/with-20000-leagues-the-national-film-registry-reaches-700/2016-12-14/ |access-date=November 3, 2018 |website=Loc.gov}}</ref> When "People" was selected in March 2017 for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]], Streisand said she was humbled to have the song honored "as part of the flow of our nation's culture."<ref>{{cite web |date=March 29, 2016 |title=National Recording Registry Picks Are 'Over the Rainbow' |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-029/ |access-date=March 29, 2016 |work=Library of Congress}}</ref>

=== Professional memberships ===
As one of the most acclaimed actresses, singers, directors, writers, composers, producers, designers, photographers and activists in every medium that she's worked in, Streisand is the only artist who is concurrently a member of the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]], [[Screen Actors Guild]], [[American Federation of Television and Radio Artists]], [[Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences]] and [[Actors' Equity Association]], as well as the honorary chairwoman of the board of directors of [[Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America|Hadassah]]'s International Research Institute on Women.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbra Streisand Career Professional memberships |url=http://www.whoswho.com/us/barbra-streisand |access-date=December 10, 2014 |publisher=whoswho.com}}</ref>

=== "Streisand effect" ===
{{Main|Streisand effect}}

In a 2003 lawsuit, Streisand claimed that a website illustrating coastal erosion invaded her privacy because one of its over 12,000 images happened to show her [[Malibu, California]], home; Streisand wanted the photo removed from the site. The suit was dismissed and the resultant publicity prompted hundreds of thousands of people to download the photo, which had been accessed only four times prior to Streisand initiating legal action.<ref>{{cite web |last=Adelman |first=Kenneth |date=May 13, 2007 |title=Barbra Streisand Sues to Suppress Free Speech Protection for Widely Acclaimed Website |url=http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407234728/http://www.californiacoastline.org/streisand/lawsuit.html |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2008 |publisher=California Coastal Records Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Streisand's Lawsuit to Silence Coastal Website Dismissed |url=http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Barbra-Streisand-Coastal3dec03.htm |publisher=Mindfully.org |date=December 3, 2003 |access-date=April 8, 2008 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090706034700/http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Barbra-Streisand-Coastal3dec03.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> The term ''Streisand effect'' was coined to refer to an attempt to censor information which unintentionally publicizes that information.<ref>{{cite web |last=Siegel |first=Robert |date=February 29, 2008 |title=The Streisand Effect' Snags Effort to Hide Documents |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87809195 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306072519/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87809195 |archive-date=March 6, 2018 |work=[[All Things Considered]] |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |quote=The episode is the latest example of a phenomenon known as the 'Streisand Effect.' Robert Siegel talks with Mike Masnick, CEO of Techdirt Inc., who coined the term. }}</ref>

===Namesakes===
The ''Barbra Streisand Cup'' is a [[rugby union]] match held in [[Sydney]],<ref>{{cite web |date=May 20, 2022 |title=Maccabi rugby seal Streisand cup versus Convicts |url=https://www.australianjewishnews.com/maccabi-rugby-seal-streisand-cup-versus-convicts/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=[[The Australian Jewish News]]}}</ref> Australia each year played between the Sydney Convicts, Australia's first gay and inclusive Rugby Union club, and the [[Maccabi R.F.C.|Maccabi Rugby FC]], Sydney's only Jewish rugby team.  It's a friendly match, typically played in or around April, between the rival clubs and is named in Streisand's honour as she is known to have a large fan base in both the gay and the Jewish communities.