LGBTQ History
The Stonewall Inn is in this New York City neighborhood.
What is Greenwich Village?
He was the first Black openly gay actor to win an Emmy.
Who is Billy Porter?
A term for using a name that a trans+/nonbinary person no longer uses. Usually it is the name assigned at birth. When someone uses this name, whether intentionally or not, it is considered offensive and hurtful.
What is Deadname/Dead naming? [See also, Lived Name]
This is what PFLAG stands for.
What is Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (later broadened to Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)?
He was the first openly gay man elected to public office in the United States in California.
Who is Harvey Milk?
Taylor Swift mentions "GLAAD" in this song.
What is "You Need to Calm Down"?
An acronym that stands for Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression and is used by some in a similar way to the umbrella acronym: LGBTQIA.
What is SOGIE?
This day is National Coming Out Day in the United States.
What is October 11?
The Stonewall riots took place in June of this year
What was 1969?
This character from "The Golden Girls" had a gay brother.
Who is Blanche Devereaux?
This term refers to “women who like women (WLW)” or lesbian and is a reference to this historic poet's work as the first known written references to lesbian relationships.
What is Sapphic/Who is Sappho?
Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson led this activist group.
What is Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.)?
The United States' first Pride parade took place in this year.
What is 1970?
This contestant was the first-ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Who is BeBe Zahara Benet?
A three-letter acronym that is an adjective for people who do not subscribe to societal expectations of typical gender expressions or roles. The term is more commonly used to refer to gender expression (how one behaves, acts, and presents themselves to others) as opposed to gender identity (one’s internal sense of self).
What is Gender Non Conforming (GNC)?
This group was the first gay rights organization formed after the Stonewall Riots.
What is The Gay Liberation Front?
The original Pride flag had these two additional colors.
What is Hot Pink and Turquoise?
This show aired the first-ever lesbian wedding on American TV.
What is "Friends"?
Slang for a person who refuses to be defined by conventional definitions of male and female (coined by Kate Bornstein).
What is a Gender Outlaw?
This United States president signed a law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in federal benefits.
Who is President Barack Obama? [Bonus for knowing the year!]