Pride & Progress
The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement was sparked in this year by the Stonewall Riots in New York City.
What is 1969?
This legendary artist's anthem "Born This Way" became a global phenomenon for self-acceptance.
Who is Lady Gaga?
In 2018, this massive professional networking platform introduced a dedicated "Pride" logo variant and launched features to help LGBTQ+ professionals find inclusive workplaces.
What is LinkedIn?
While June is the traditional month for Pride in many countries, this massive festival celebrating the LGBTQ+ community down under takes place annually across February and March in Sydney, Australia.
What is Mardi Gras? (Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras)
On the standard 6-color Pride flag, this color sits right at the top and is officially designated to represent "Life."
What is Red?
Gilbert Baker designed the original version of this universal symbol of LGBTQ+ pride in 1978.
What is the Rainbow Flag?
This Emmy-winning reality show features the "Fab Five" helping people transform their lives and style.
What is Queer Eye?
This legendary pop star, known for hits like "Rocket Man," founded one of the world's largest nonprofits dedicated to combatting HIV/AIDS and supporting LGBTQ+ health.
Who is Elton John?
In 1999, this U.S. President issued the very first official royal/presidential proclamation designating June as "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month."
Who is Bill Clinton? (Note: Barack Obama later officially expanded it to include Bisexual and Transgender individuals).
Designed by activist Monica Helms in 1999, this highly recognized flag features five horizontal stripes: two light blue, two pink, and one white in the center.
What is the Transgender Pride Flag?
On the Progress Pride Flag, the black and brown stripes specifically represent these communities.
What are marginalized LGBTQ+ communities of color? (Bonus: Black also represents those living with or lost to HIV/AIDS).
This iconic American singer and actress is affectionately known as the "Goddess of Pop" and a lifelong LGBTQ+ ally.
Who is Cher?
This American tennis legend won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and has been a pioneer for gender equality and LGBTQ+ rights in sports.
Who is Billie Jean King?
This historic European city is famous for its unique Pride celebration, where instead of a traditional street parade, dozens of brightly decorated boats cruise down its iconic regular canals.
What is Amsterdam?
Before the Rainbow Flag was created, this geometric shape—originally used as a cruel marker in WWII concentration camps—was reclaimed by activists in the 1970s and 80s as a powerful symbol of remembrance and activism.
What is the Pink Triangle?
This city hosted the very first official Pride March in 1970, one year after the Stonewall Riots.
What is New York City
In 2021, this hit ballroom-culture drama series made history when Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first trans actress to win a Golden Globe.
What is Pose?
This American astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1982, and was posthumously revealed to be the first known LGBTQ+ astronaut.
Who is Sally Ride?
Just three years after the Stonewall Riots in New York, this European capital hosted the very first official UK Pride march on July 1, 1972, with around 1,000 marchers.
What is London?
In 2021, designer Valentino Vecchietti updated the Progress Pride Flag by adding a yellow triangle with a purple circle inside the left-hand chevron to explicitly include this community.
What is the Intersex community?
In 1970, revolutionary icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera co-founded this pioneering political organization to provide housing and vital support to unhoused transgender youth in New York City.
What is STAR? (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries)
At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, this international pop duo made history when their smash hit "Unholy" won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, making one of them the first openly transgender woman to win the award.
Who are Kim Petras and Sam Smith?
This legendary computer scientist, engineer, and activist co-developed the "Mead-Conway revolution" at Xerox PARC, completely transforming global microchip design. Decades after being wrongfully fired by IBM in 1968 for planning a gender transition, she received a formal, historic apology from the company in 2020.
Who is Lynn Conway?
This major international event, which moves to a different global city every few years to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights on a massive scale, is hosted by Amsterdam.
What is WorldPride?
When Gilbert Baker dyed the very first rainbow flags by hand in 1978, the flag actually had eight colors. Two colors were dropped later due to fabric shortages—hot pink was one, and this shade of blue was the other.
What is Turquoise? (Acceptable alternative: Indigo/Royal Blue, though Turquoise was the specific stripe removed to make production easier!).