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100

This famous playwright was a founder of the AIDS activist organization ACT UP.

Larry Kramer

100

This woman was the first LGBTQ+ person in space.

Sally Ride

100

Meryl Streep and James Corden starred in this Ryan Murphy adaptation of a popular Broadway musical.

The Prom

100

This TV show featured the largest transgender cast in history.

Pose

100

This term is used to describe a transgender individual who hasn't realized their identity.

"Egg"

200

The earliest known written references to lesbian relationships are contributed to this poet.

Sappho

200

This actress is known for her mean performance in a 2024 musical remake of a popular teen film.

Reneé Rapp

200

Robin Williams and Nathan Lane star as a gay couple forced to play straight for their son's fiancee in this comedy film.

The Birdcage

200

This TV show aired the first ever lesbian wedding on American TV.

Friends

200

This term, popularized in ballroom culture in the 70s and 80s, originated in the 16th century, meaning "a trendy way to describe impressing someone so much they lose control of their emotions and die.”

"Slay"

300

The Stonewall Inn is in this location.

Christopher Street, Greenwich Village, New York City

300

This drag queen, known as the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, featured on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train. 

BeBe Zahara Benet

300

Actors known from Blade, Red Dawn, and John Wick, worked together in this film about drag queens.

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

300

Lachlan Watson gives a chilling performance as Theo, a transgender young man in this dark adaptation of a popular comic book.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

300

This term is used to describe an exaggerated or over-the-top style, or "a good taste in bad taste".

"Camp"

400

This activist is known for creating the transgender pride flag.

Monica Helms

400

This musician fronts the popular punk band Against Me!

Laura Jane Grace

400

A teen is suspected of being a homosexual due to her vegetarianism in this campy 1999 film.

But I'm A Cheerleader

400

Nicole Maines played the first transgender superheroine on TV in this CW Series.

Supergirl

400

This term describes when mainstream culture co-opts specific styles or mannerisms to profit off of an LGBTQ+ fanbase.

"Queerbaiting"

500

Originating from Africa and Asia, this purple tinted creature was used as a symbol of queer resistance in 1970s Boston.

The Lavender Rhinoceros

500

These performers were the first out nonbinary actors to be nominated for an Emmy in 2021.

Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Emma Corrin

500

This film, released in Germany in 1919, is known as the earliest positive depiction of gay men in film.

Different From The Others or Anders als die Andern

500

This Netflix comedy-drama, starring creator Ryan O'Connell, addresses the intersection between queerness and disability.

Special

500

Derived from The Wizard of Oz, this term was used as a covert way of asking if someone was queer.

"Friend of Dorothy"

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