Queer Terminology
Acronym used commonly when referring to the queer community
LGBTQIA+
“No matter gay, straight, or bi, Lesbian, transgendered life, I'm on the right track baby, I was born to survive.”
“Born This Way” by Lady Gaga
What is the name of the TV series released in 2015 about wealthy families who have to learn to live without their money?
Schitt's Creek
2015
October 11
What day is National Coming out Day?
What is gender dysphoria?
Clinically significant distress caused when a person's assigned birth gender is not the same as the one with which they identify.
A song by Madonna that highlighted the New York Ballroom scene in 1980s
What is Vogue?
What queer series is about the lifestyle changes and advice giving?
Queer Eye
When did the first pride march take place?
Sunday, June 28, 1970.
These riots were foundational and have continued impacting queer movements to this day
Stonewall
What does asexual mean?
A person experiences little to no sexual attraction
There's a new me coming out And I just had to live And I want to give I'm completely positive I think this time around I am gonna do it
"I’m Coming Out” by Diana Ross
Which popular US sitcom aired the first openly lesbian wedding on tv?
Friends
When was Pride Month made an official US celebration
It was June 1999 and was acknowledged by Former President Bill Clinton
This epidemic occurred during the 80s and took the lives of many great artistic voices. Little was done back then to combat this epidemic
HIV/AIDS epidemic of 1980
What does it mean to "out" someone?
involuntary or unwanted disclosure of another person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status.
You will be my girl My girl, my girl, my girl You will be my world My world, my world, my world
“we fell in love in october” by girl in red
What is the 2017 Oscar-winning film about queer Black Masculinity
Moonlight
This trans woman of color helped lead the Stonewall Riots
Marsha P. Johnson.
Who helped Martin Luther King Jr. and helped organize the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Bayard Rustin
What is a term individuals use when their gender identity falls outside the binary (Man or Woman)
What is Non-Binary
I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity
I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
I'm gonna go, go, go
There's no stopping me
What is the name of the actor who came out as trans (he/they) at the end of 2020?
Elliot Page
Who made the progress pride flag and what does it stand for? (its not just progress)
What is September 23
Bi-Visibility Day