Trace The Roots
This six-striped flag featuring red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet is the most recognized symbol of LGBTQ+ pride worldwide
the rainbow flag
This New York City bar is widely considered the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement after the 1969 uprising
The Stonewall Inn
The time has come for me to break out of this shell, I have to shout that…
I'm coming out, I want the world to know I got to let it show
("I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross)
In 1977, this camera-shop owner won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay person elected to public office in California. He was assassinated at City Hall the following year.
Harvey Milk
This drag competition show, hosted by RuPaul, has expanded into versions in countries including Canada, Thailand, and the UK
RuPaul's Drag Race
Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in this decade, the same era as the disco era and the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement
1970s
Harvey Milk was assassinated in this San Francisco government building in 1978
San Francisco City Hall
At first I was afraid, I was petrified…
Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side
( "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor )
Held on June 28, 1970, exactly one year after the Stonewall uprising, this New York City event, originally called Christopher Street Liberation Day, is recognized as the first of its kind in the United States.
the first Pride march
Lady Gaga's LGBTQ+ anthem Born This Way was inspired in part by a conversation with this legendary artist, who later publicly praised the song
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Elton John
The original pride flag was first flown at this annual event, which takes place every June to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising
Pride parade
Marsha P. Johnson was a prominent activist often associated with this New York City park, where she organized and supported LGBTQ+ youth
Christopher Park
I'm beautiful in my way 'Cause God makes no mistakes…
I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way
("Born This Way" by Lady Gaga)
When 1973 NYC Pride organizers banned drag queens from marching, these two transgender activists, co-founders of the group STAR, defiantly marched ahead of the parade. Name either one.
Marsha P. Johnson (or Sylvia Rivera)
This tennis legend won 39 Grand Slam titles and became one of the first prominent athletes to advocate publicly for LGBTQ+ rights
Billie Jean King
The transgender pride flag uses three colors: light blue, pink, and this color in the center stripe
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white
In 1971, London's first official Gay Pride Rally marched from Hyde Park to this historic square
What is Trafalgar Square
I know a place where you can get away, It's called a dance floor, and here's what it's for, so…
Come on, vogue, Let your body move to the music
(“Vogue” Madonna)
This openly gay Black civil rights leader was the chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, the demonstration where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Bayard Rustin
This 1990 documentary introduced many viewers to New York City's ballroom scene, whose influence can be seen in everything from Madonna's "Vogue" to Pose
Paris Is Burning
The lambda symbol, adopted by the Gay Activists Alliance in 1970, was chosen in part because this branch of science uses it to represent energy and change
physics
Every year, hundreds of thousands gather along this avenue in São Paulo, Brazil, for one of the world's largest Pride parades
Avenida Paulista
So don't be afraid to let them show, Your true colors, True colors...
Are beautiful like a rainbow
("True Colors" by Cyndi Lauper)
in 1973, this professional organization removed homosexuality from its diagnostic manual, the DSM, declassifying it as a mental disorder.
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the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
This 2023 Filipino film became one of the first major LGBTQ+ romantic comedies produced by Amazon MGM Studios
The Wedding Banquet