The Basics
What do the letters in LGBTQIA+ stand for?
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, other sexual and gender identities
Orange, white & pink flag
Lesbian flag
What major event is considered to have jumpstarted the gay rights movement?
The Stonewall Riots of 1969
Considered a transgender pioneer, she was instrumental in the Stonewall riots and later opened S.T.A.R., a safe haven for transgender youth
What does it mean if someone is "transgender"?
They don’t identify as the gender they were assigned at birth; they could identify as the “opposite” gender or somewhere in-between
Yellow, white, purple, black flag
What year was gay marriage federally legalized in the United States?
2015
Tennis star and the first openly gay athlete
Billie Jean King
What does it mean if someone is "asexual"?
They don’t feel sexual attraction &/or aren’t interested in participating in sexual behaviors; it’s a spectrum of comfort levels
Pink, purple, blue flag
Bisexual pride flag
What symbol was used by the Nazis to identify gay men and lesbian women during the Holocaust, and since has been reclaimed by many as a symbol of pride?
The pink triangle
One of the first openly gay politicians elected to San Francisco public office
Harvey Milk
What is "nonbinary"?
A gender identity where someone doesn’t identify along the “male/boy,” “female/girl” binary; often use “they/them” pronouns
black, grey, white, purple flag
Asexual pride flag
What well-known symbol of gay pride was developed in 1978?
The rainbow pride flag
Designed the Rainbow Pride Flag
Gilbert Baker
What is the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity?
Sexual orientation relates to the type of person someone is physically &/or romantically attracted to (Ex. A man who’s attracted only to other men is gay). Gender identity is whether someone is man, woman, nonbinary, or another gender
What year was the rainbow flag officially adopted as the national symbol of gay pride?
1994
What year was the first Transgender Day of Remembrance held?
1999
The lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that declared DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act) unconstitutional