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100
This rebellion, which took place at a inn in New York City in 1969, is widely considered to be the start of the current LGBT rights movement.
What is the Stonewall Riots?
100
This lesbian talk show host publicly came out on television and now hosts a morning talk show.
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
100
This famous politician was the first openly gay man to hold public office in California. He was assassinated in 1978.
Who is Harvey Milk?
100
These are the terms that make up the acronym LGBTQA.
What is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally.
200
This symbol, originally used to label criminally homosexual individuals in Nazi Germany, has now been taken back as an international symbol of gay rights and pride.
What is the inverted pink triangle?
200
This former boy band member made national headlines when he publicly came out in 2006.
Who is Lance Bass?
200
This piece of proposed federal legislation would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. As of today, it is still legal in some states to be fired for your sexual orientation or gender identity.
What is ENDA (Employment Non Discrimination Act)
200
The assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual. This is a form of oppression that reinforces realities of silence and invisibility.
What is heterosexism?
300
This famous American president was rumored to be gay because he slept in the same bed with another man and signed letters to him “forever yours.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
This hit song became an anthem to gay identity when it hit the charts in 2011, but it has been subject to a great deal of controversy by others in the queer community.
What is Lady Gaga's Born This Way?
300
This piece of federal legislation was repealed in 2010, overturning the ban on openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the US military.
What is DADT (Don't Ask Don't Tell)
300
This is form of gender identity or expression that is an intentional attempt to present a confusing gender identity that contributes to dismantling the perception of a gender binary.
What is genderfuck?
400
In the middle of the 20th century, this scientist establishes a scale of human-sexuality, ranking heterosexuality and homosexuality on a scale from 0-6.
Who is Alfred Kinsey?
400
This contestant on Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race is a Chicago native who now frequently performs at venues in Boystown.
Who is Dida Ritz?
400
This individual helped found the Chicago based Transformative Justice Law Project, which provides free, zealous, life-affirming, and gender- affirming holistic criminal legal services for trans* identified individuals. He also currently teaches at DePaul Univeristy.
Who is Owen Daniel-McCarter.
400
A term that is a taken back slur and now serves as an umbrella term for the LGBT community, and also can serve as a political identity for anyone in the LGBT community who is more radical.
What is queer?
500
The first known recipient of male to female sexual reassignment surgery.
Who is Lili Elbe?
500
This man was the first trans* individual to play in NCAA basketball, playing on George Washington University's women's basketball team.
Who is Kye Allums?
500
This political organization was formed in response to the AIDS crisis of the late 20th century. They are a "diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis".
What is ACT-UP or AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power
500
A romantic identity where an individual does not experience sexual attraction until they form strong emotional bonds with another person.
What is demisexuality?
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