This historical figure was one of the first openly gay people elected to public office before his assassination in 1978. He was also the subject of an Academy Award-winning film.
Who is Harvey Milk?
100
This took place on June 28, 1969 and is regarded as the event that sparked the beginning of the modern Gay Rights Movement.
What are the Stonewall Riots.
100
These two scripted Showtime television series focused on the lives of LGBT characters.
What are The L Word and Queer as Folk?
100
This Juno and X-Men actress made headlines when she came out at the Human Rights Campaign's "Time to Thrive" Event.
Who is Ellen Page?
200
The "T" stands for this in LGBTQQIAAP?
What is Transgender?
200
This bisexual biologist created the scale from which many people measure sexual attraction.
Who is Alfred Kinsey?
200
This 2003 Supreme Court Case struck down several laws criminalizing sexual activity between same-sex partners.
What is Lawrence v. Texas?
200
This television network was the first dedicated to solely LGBT programming.
What is Logo?
200
This actress became the first Transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy in an acting category.
Who is Laverne Cox?
300
The "B" stands for this in the acronym.
What is Bisexual.
300
The birthplace of this Ancient Greek poet is said to be the origin of the term, "Lesbian."
Who is Sappo?
300
This advocacy group formed in March 1987 and is "united in anger and committed to ending the AIDS crisis through direct action."
What is ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)?
300
The first recurring Transgender character in prime time was featured on this show.
What is Dirty Sexy Money?
300
This LGBT actor is a staple in genre films due to his portrayal of Magneto and Gandalf the White.
Who is Sir Ian McKellen?
400
One term actually found in the full acronym is often used as an umbrella term for the entire community. Name that term.
What is Queer?
400
This activist was an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement and worked to organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where MLK delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Who is Bayard Rustin?
400
It is during this year that the American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its official list of mental disorders.
What is 1973?
400
This celebrity simultaneously used her self-titled television show and TIME Magazine cover to come out.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
400
This lead singer of a popular punk band (did you remember to wake him up before September ended?) came out as bisexual in 1995 during an interview with The Advocate.
Who is Billie Joe Armstrong?
500
The full acronym is LGBTQQIAAP. Try your hand at naming each identity in order.
What is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Allies, and Pansexual.
500
This person filed the first U.S. lawsuit to seek federal recognition of same-sex marriage in 1975.
Who is Richard Adams?
500
This state is the first to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
What is Wisconsin?
500
This play, later made into an HBO miniseries starring Meryl Streep and Al Pacino, won its author, Tony Kushner, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
What is Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes?