Theorists
Who wrote The Epistemology of the Closet?
Who is Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
On June 5th, 1981, the CDC first reported on a mysterious illness aecting gay communities in Los Angeles and New York City. The virus - HIV - caused a disease soon named AIDS in 1982. But the US government was slow in responding to the virus in part because it only seemed to affect a community they morally disagreed with. In one 1983 press briefing, President Reagan’s press secretary mocked a journalist who had asked if there would be a response from the White House, when 1,000 had died.
What is the AIDS Pandemic
A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.
What is But I'm A Cheerleader
I'm beautiful in my way.......
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Roy and Silo, both male, became famous at the Central Park Zoo for mating and trying to hatch a rock. What kind of animal were they?
What are Penguins
Who coined the term "queer theory"?
Who is Teresa de Lauretis
Series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City.
What is the Stonewall Riots
What campy horror musical came out in 1975 and is now performed nationally, sometimes with a shadow cast?
What is Rocky Horror Picture Show
H-O-T........
T-O-G-O, You can take me hot to go
Which iconic writer was a member of The Order of Chaeronea?
Who is Oscar Wilde
Who wrote about how the dangers of the LGBT move towards normalcy?
Who is Michael Warner
Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450, the investigation, interrogation, and systematic removal of gay men and lesbians from the federal government became policy.
What is the Lavender Scare
Lesbians put together a fight club to impress cheerleaders and pineapple allergies become an important plot point.
What is Bottoms
Girls like.....
Girls, like boys do, nothing new
Who was the first ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race?
Who is BeBe Zahara Benet
Who won an international award for the most incomprehensible academic work?
Who is Judith Butler
In San Francisco, police used an anti-cross dressing ordinance to harass LGBTQ people, especially transgender people and drag queens. Tired of being harassed, a woman being arrested threw a hot cup of coffee in a cop’s face in Compton’s Cafeteria. After the 24-hour cafeteria barred LGBTQ people, a riot broke out. The event was one of the first LGBTQ riots in US history and the beginning of transgender activism in San Francisco.
What is the Compton's Cafeteria Riot
What Jennie Livingston documentary starring Pepper Labeejia won the Sundance Grand Jury prize in 1991?
What is Paris is Burning
Blame myself for thinking we both understood........
You treat me like your boyfriend
And trust me like a - like a very best friend
Kiss me like your boyfriend
You call me up, like you want your best friend
You turn me on, like you want your boyfriend
But I don't wanna be your secret anymore
What is Our Flag Means Death
What author described herself as "queer-pas-gay"?
She is the author of All About Love: New Visions
Who is bell hooks
The first Supreme Court Ruling that reversed LGBT Magazine “One”s ruling of violating obscenity laws, hereby protecting pro-LGBTQ+ content under the 1st amendment.
What is One Inc V. Olsen
What Black Queer movie won the American Academy the BET awards?
What is Moonlight
I was just a lonely girl in the eyes of my inner child....
But I could be anything I want and no matter where I go You'll always be here in my heart
Here in my heart, here in my heart
I don't even have to explain
Just leave me alone now
A beautiful trans woman who is dressed to the tens.
What is a doll