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What Year was Stonewall?
1969
Who is a Black trans woman famous for her work in the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s in New York City who formed the “Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries' ' (STAR) with Sylvia Rivera?
Marsha P. Johnson
What is the Hays Code?
It was a rule banning many things from Hollywood movies, including banning queer characters from appearing on screen. Bonus:When was the Hays Code put in place? 1934 and was abolished in 1968.
What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
Individuals and groups create Quilt panels to honor, remember and celebrate the stories and lives of those lost to HIV/AIDS. Today, there are roughly 50,000 panels dedicated to more than 110,000 individuals in this epic 54-ton tapestry.
What does it signify when you put a black ring or a white ring on your middle finger?
Black = Ace and White= Aro
What Year was Gay Marriage Federally Legalized in the USA?
2015
Who invented the test, also called the "imitation game" that evaluates a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent, human-like behavior?
Alan Turing
According to GLAAD, of 350 films distributed in 2022, what percentage have queer characters?
By the ten distributors counted in 2022, 100 (28.5 percent) were LGBTQ-inclusive. This is the highest percentage and number recorded in this report.
What was the Lavender Scare and when did it happen?
Beginning in the late 1940s and continuing through the 1960s, thousands of gay employees were fired or forced to resign from the federal workforce because of their sexuality. Dubbed the Lavender Scare, this wave of repression was also bound up with anti-Communism and fueled by the power of congressional investigation.
The ninja turtles are named after different Renaissance painters, which one of them is not gay?
Raphael
When did the American Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from the DSM as a mental disorder?
1973
Who was the war veteran who became an international celebrity and toured the United States after her transition?
Christine Jorgensen
What was the first movie with a gay kiss to win an Oscar?
It was Wings in 1927 and it was the first movie to win the best picture award.
Who was Dr. Anonymous and what did he do?
His name was Dr. John Fryer and he wore a mask to cover up his face and hide his identity so he could speak up at the APA (American Psychiatric Association) meeting to remove homosexuality from their list of mental illnesses.
In Greek mythology, what flower does Apollo turn his gay lover after he accidently kills him?
Hyacinth
When was “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repealed?
2011
Who was the gender non-conforming religious leader who traveled throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions in the 1700s and 1800s telling their story?
The Public Universal Friend
Name a Queer Cowboy film that isn’t Brokeback Mountain!
Strange Way of Life, Zachariah, Lonesome Cowboys, The Power of the Dog, Cowboys, Red River, etc
Which one of LGBTQ+ Raid, Riot, or Uprising was first?
Compton's Cafeteria Raid, Black Nite Brawl, Pepper Hill Club Raid, Black Cat Raid, Cooper's Do-Nut Raid, or Hazel's (Hazel's Inn)?
Pepper Hill Club Raid, Baltimore, Maryland in 1955. Over 162 people were arrested.
Hazel's (Hazel's Inn), Sharp Park, California February 1956
Coopers Do-Nut Raid, Los Angeles, California, 1959
Black Nite Brawl, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 5, 1961
Compton's Cafeteria Raid, San Francisco, California, 1966
Black Cat Raid, Los Angeles, California, 1967
Who is the God of homosexuality from the Aztec pantheon?
Xōchipilli is the Aztec God of love, lord of flowers, art, games, dance, song, young men, and fertility. Xōchipilli is also the patron of homosexuality, and men in sex work. This is likely because he was absorbed by the Toltec civilization.” His name means in rough translation “flower prince”.
When was the first homosexual rights organization in the United States, “Society for Human Rights” founded?
Created in 1924 by Henry Gerber
Who was the first ‘queen of drag’ or drag queen recorded in US history?
William Dorsey Swann
What problematic 1953 film attempts to depict a trans main character?
Glen or Glenda
Who were the San Diego Blood Sisters?
They were a group of lesbians who led blood drives for AIDS patients.
Who was the queer emperor in China that influenced the phrase “cut sleeve” and “passion of the cut sleeve”?
Emperor Ai of Han