Queer Cinema
This book turned movie revolves around two sheepherders and contains the quote, "Sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it."
Brokeback Mountain
This artist released the song "I/Me/Myself" in 2020, which was strongly adopted by the trans woman community.
Will Wood
Another term for lesbian, based on an ancient Greek poet.
Saphhic/Sappho
This activist and self-identified drag queen played a pivotal role in the Stonewall riots.
Marsha P Johnson
I like your shoelaces.
Thanks, I stole them from the president.
What movie musical can be so confusing it feels like you're in a Time Warp?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
What queer rock band released their first single, "Help Me I'm Gay" in 2022?
Lambrini Girls
Which edition of the DSM (used to diagnose mental disorders) introduced the term "gender identity disorder"? (The DSM-5 later renamed this condition to "gender dysphoria".)
DSM-III (third edition)
What musician, best known for his innovative music throughout and beyond the glam rock era, came out as bisexual in the 1970s?
David Bowie
A term used to describe a person who takes on the role of a romantic partner in order to conceal the sexual orientation of the other person.
beard
This book turned movie contains the quote, "Because I wanted you to know," in its pivotal confession scene.
Call Me By Your Name
What punk band, formed in 1997, is fronted by Laura Jane Grace, a trans woman?
Against Me!
When was testosterone first isolated for medical use?
1935 (half points for any other year 1930-1940)
This Delaware representative was the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.
Sarah McBride
This accessory has been used to represent the queer community and allyship, especially in connection to punk subcultures.
safety pins
This 1987 queer movie revolves around pre-WWI Britain and follows the love story of two Oxford students, starring James Wilby and Hugh Grant. (IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE EARLIEST GAY MOVIES TO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING!!!)
Maurice
This rock musical about struggling artists in New York City during the AIDS crisis was based on the opera La Bohème.
RENT
This activist group, founded in 1987, was a major advocate for people with HIV/AIDS.
ACT UP
Vivian Jenna Wilson is the daughter of who?
Elon Musk
This symbol was used by the Nazis during WWII to identify queer people.
Pink triangle (inverted)
What 1998 queer film, inspired by 1970s glam rock and starring Ewan McGregor and Jonathan Rhys Myers, features apperances from the English rock band Placebo?
Velvet Goldmine
What book had the most censorship attempts in 2024?
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (half credit points for Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe - this was most banned in 2023 and remains in a close second place)
This word caused the complete deletion of over 200,000 federal documents in March of 2025.
Gay
First openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
Harvey Milk
This color-coded accessory was used to subtly communicate sexual preferences.
Handkerchief/bandana (half points for carabiner - similar usage in WLW community)