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Name that Identity!
LGBTQ+ People
100
In the rom-com movie "Love, Simon" which is currently still playing at the box office, the main character identifies as _____.
Gay!
100
Fact or Fiction: The name of one of the therapy dogs that came tonight was Esmerelda, the New Foundland.
Fact :,)
100
What magazine cover did Ellen Degeneres pose on with the caption "Yep, I'm Gay!" as her official way of coming out?
Time magazine
100
Someone who is an advocate and activist for LGBTQ people. A heterosexual ____ is also someone who confronts heterosexism in themselves and others.
Ally
100
This spoken word artist and activist once said "I look at gender on a spectrum and I feel somewhere on that spectrum, that's not landing on either side of that." They use they/them pronouns and their poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and the struggles LGBTQ people face in today's society.
Andrea Gibson
200
This talented pop artist dedicated his career to bringing gay art and AIDS awareness to the masses. After being diagnosed with AIDS in 1988, he established the _______ ______ Foundation to raise money and provide art to AIDS organizations and children’s programs.
Keith Haring
200
Fact or Fiction: Trans Day of Visibility is October 31st.
Fiction: it is March 31st!
200
What does #TDOR stand for?
Trans Day of Remembrance
200
This identity is a sexual orientation generally characterized by not feeling sexual attraction or desire for partnered sexuality. There are many diverse ways to experience this!
Asexual!
200
This 26-year old YouTube star and trans rights activist breaks down the gender and race dynamics prevalent in today's society on her channel, and has segments such as "True Tea" where people can ask her questions. She is regularly invited to speak at colleges (often in conservative areas) on social and political topics.
Kat Blaque
300
What is the name of the main character in Moonlight (the 2017 film which received high critical praise for it's cinematography, storytelling, and its portrayal of black gay male identity).
Chiron
300
Fact or Fiction: California is the first (and only) state to approve textbooks for use in K-8 classrooms that cover the contributions of LGBT people and people with disabilities to American history.
Fact!
300
This was the theme this year for Trans Day of Visibility.
#TransThriving and #Surviving
300
This identity describes someone who's gender is unfixed, and they fluctuate between different identities.
genderfluid!
300
This 17-year old trans girl, LGBTQ+ rights activist, spokesmodel, YouTube personality is noted as being the youngest person to be a public figure for the transgender community. She stars in the TLC show "All That ____" and co-wrote the children's book “I am _____” in 2014, based on her experience being a transgender girl.
Jazz Jennings
400
This rising queer pop star first broke out with her 2015 anthem "Girls Like Girls" and has said "I like girls and that's what I want to sing about." She is commonly referred to by her fans as "Lesbian Jesus".
Hayley Kiyoko
400
Fact or Fiction: Next week, our SAFE Youth Night activities include a Zine Workshop (Friday, 4/13) and a Spring Extravaganza Party (Saturday, 4/20).
Fact!!
400
This is the name of a student-led national event that takes place on April 27th, where folks take a vow to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ people at school.
Day of Silence
400
This person identifies as being without gender.
Agender!
400
This 35-year old trans activist, speaker, producer, and author was born in Hawaii and has been interviewed by Oprah for her show Super Soul Sunday. Her first memoir, “Redefining Realness” was the first biography written from the perspective of a young trans person, and it debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list in 2014. On January 21, 2017, she addressed millions on stage at the Women’s March on Washington, where she urged for an intersectional and inclusive movement that included all women: trans women, undocumented people, sex workers and disabled folk.
Janet Mock
500
This famous 47-year old rapper released the album "4:44", in which he had his mother, Gloria Carter, sing a verse where she publicly came out as a lesbian.
Jay-Z
500
Fact or Fiction: Roy and Silo, two male giraffes at the Central Park Zoo, fell in love in 1998 and started a family, raising little Tango. Their relationship lasted six years and sparked polarized political debate and the children's book, "And Tango Makes Three".
FALSE: They were two male penguins.
500
This dance and art form was a colorful demonstration of serious issues of gender, class and race. It grew from drag queen balls beginning in the 1960s in New York, and gave a place of expression for poor trans youth and a home to those hit hardest by the AIDS crisis. This dance form inspired Madonna and also a critically acclaimed 1990 documentary on the subculture called "Paris is Burning".
Voguing
500
HINT: This identity used to be called something that is now considered offensive and outdated, so here is a hint: the correct updated term starts with the letter "I_______".
This identity is for people who naturally (without any medical interventions) develop primary and/or secondary sex characteristics that do not fit neatly into society’s definitions of male or female. Many babies of this identity are surgically altered by doctors to make their sex characteristics conform to societal binary norm expectations. Society’s denial of their existence has allowed very little room for their issues to be discussed publicly.
Intersex!
500
This gender non-conforming spoken word poet, writer, educator, and LGBTQ+ right activist has been featured on The New York Times and has presented their work at 300 venues in more than 30 countries. Their eclectic sense of style, political comedy, and poetic challenge to the gender binary has been internationally renowned.
Alok Vaid-Menon
