Pride 101
Gay Pride is celebrated every year in this month
What is June?
The "T" stands for this in LGBTQIA+
What is Transgender?
In 2015, the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Obergefell legalized this throughout the 50 states
What is Gay marriage?
This man is the lead singer of the popular 70s band, Queen. He passed of away of aids in the 80s
Who is Freddy Mercury?
E R P I D L A F G
What is Pride Flag?
Pride events advocate for this for the LGBTQ+ community
What are Equal rights?
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?
Under what president was Gay marriage legalized in the U.S.?
Who is Barack Obama?
This popular Gen Z rapper came out after his critically acclaimed hip hop/country hit, "Old Town Road"
Who is Lil Nas X?
L C I N O S I U N
What is Inclusion?
What riot, which eventually led to the creation of gay pride as we know it today, took place in New York City in 1969 and was led by trans-activist and icon, Marsha P Johnson?
What is The Stonewall Riot?
A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions
What is Pansexual?
This is the country's oldest LGBTQ+ bookstore, located on Pine Street in Philadelphia.
What is Giovanni's Room?
Stand up comedian, actor and writer whose career spans 3.5 decades. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work on The Chris Rock Show as a writer in 1999 and lives in suburb of Philadelphia.
Who is Wanda Sykes?
R U P O P S T
What is Support?
In 2007, the city of Philadelphia installed thirty-six rainbow street signs in the area bounded by Eleventh and Broad Streets and Pine and Walnut Streets to honor the history and diversity of the area known as?
What is The Gayborhood.
What does PRIDE stand for?
What is Promoting, Respect, Integrity, Discipline, & Excellence?
This is the first state in the USA to pass a "Don't Say Gay" bill in March 2022. (Bonus point if you can tell me what it is)
What is Florida?
This man popularized drag queens and drag competitions and brought it to modern media
Who is RuPaul?
S E R I D V I Y T
What is Diversity?
True or False: Only LGBTQ+ people can participate in Pride events
What is False?
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?
Between 1993 and 2013, this United States policy did not allow gay men and women to openly serve in the military
What is Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
Although he never openly proclaimed himself as "gay" this famous 90s basketball player was celebrated for his extreme gender expression, wacky colorful hair, and some of the best defensive-rebounding in NBA history
Who is Dennis Rodman
C E T A C P A C N E
What is Acceptance?