Key Terms
These words are to refer to someone in place of their name. For example, she/her/hers or they/them/theirs.
What are pronouns?
First debuted in 1978, this is the symbol of LGBTQ+ communities’ solidarity and diversity. Over the years this flag has gone through several transformations to further increase awareness of intersectional identities within the LGBTQ+ community.
What is the Pride Flag?
The performance art of dressing in exaggerated clothing and makeup, often associated with a different gender and often for entertainment purposes.
What is drag?
This actor was the first Black openly gay actor to win an Emmy. They are also the Grand Marshal for the 2024 Pride March in San Francisco.
Who is Billy Porter?
This United States president signed a law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in federal benefits.
Who is Barack Obama?
The acronym LGBTQIA2S+ represents these gender and sexual identities.
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender
Queer
Intersex
Asexual
Two-Spirit
+ stands for all other identities
Introduced in 1999 and created by Monica Helms, this flag consists of 5 horizontal stripes in the order of blue, pink, white, pink, and blue. The blue represents the male gender, the pink female gender, and the white is undefined gender.
What is the transgender flag?
This TV show aired the first-ever lesbian wedding on American TV.
What is Friends?
This popular rock artist and lead singer challenged traditional conventions of gender and sexuality norms in the 80s.
Who is Freddie Mercury?
Gay marriage was legalized in the United States in this year.
What is 2015?
A group of people who intentionally chose to love and support one another, regardless of blood relation.
What is chosen family?
Introduced in 1998, this flag has three horizontal stripes, pink, purple, and blue.
What is the bisexual pride flag?
This 2016 film was the first LGBTQ film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 89th annual Academy Awards in 2017. The film features an all-Black and explores themes of identity, discrimination, and power.
What is Moonlight?
This former world No. 1 tennis player received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 for her work on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community. She was also the first female athlete to receive this award.
Who is Billie Jean King?
On the one year anniversary of this historic event, the first NYC Pride March (called Christopher St. Liberation Day) occurred in this year.
(2 part question)
What is the Stonewall Riot, 1970?
The assumption that heterosexuality is the default orientation in all spaces and that it is superior.
Created by Morgan Carpenter in 2013, this flag shows a yellow background with a purple circle in the center. The yellow background represents wholeness and the circle represents community solidarity and the many variations of traits in this identity.
What is the intersex flag?
This dramatized medical TV show features the longest-running queer character in TV history.
Bonus 50+ for naming the character.
What is Grey's Anatomy?
Who is Dr. Callie Torres played by Sara Ramírez?
This athlete was the first openly gay player drafted by the NFL and signed by the CFL.
While there is still much work to be done, this particular draft started to generate more conversations about inclusivity and allyship within the NFL and other major sports settings.
Who is Michael Sam?
In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from DSM-II, where it has been listed as a ______. Pride organizations in major US cities continued to advocate for better rights following this ruling.
What is mental illness?
An umbrella term that describes a wide range of sexual orientations and expressions that deviate from social norms.
What is queer?
Created in 2010 for a population also known as “Ace” this flag was designed to increase visibility and understanding of this gender and sexual identity.
What is asexual?
Of the 23 lesbian bars in the United States, this number of bars are located in NYC.
Bonus 50+ if you can name them.
What is 2?
Cubbyhole (+25)
Henrietta Hudson (+25)
This Atlanta Dream WNBA player identifies as a “biracial, Black, gay, genderqueer and Christian” who has proven to be a formidable force both on and off the court. Embracing the intersections of their identity, they are a vocal proponent for LGBTQ equality and regularly uses their platform to advocate for change.
Who is Layshia Clarendon?
This person founded the activist group, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987. The group continues to work today to improve the lives of people with AIDS through direct action, medical research, treatment and advocacy, and working to change legislation and public policies.
Who is Larry Kramer?