Flags
how many colors were on the first pride flag?
8
who is the openly gay wrapper in the 2019 hit "old town road"?
Lil Nas X
what year was gay marriage legalized?
2015 Obergefell v. Hodges
What do the acronyms in LGBTQIA2S+ stand for?
Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Questioning\ Queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and encompassing other identities
What phrase, originating from the 1920s-1940s, was used to ask if someone was gay?
Friend of Dorothy?
what were the colors on the first pride flag? what did the colors represent?
Hot Pink (sexualitly), Red (life), Orange (healing), Yellow (sunlight), Green (nature), Turquosie (magic/art), Indigo (serenity), Violet (spirit)
Who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California?
Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
What year was homosexuality removed from the DSM?
In 1986. Although it was initially removed in 1974, another illness called “Ego-dystonic homosexuality” was added in its place.
What day is the US-originated (but internationally observed) National Coming Out Day?
October 11
Which lesbian cult classic movie portrays a young woman sent to a gay to straight conversion camp?
But I’m A Cheerleader
when they switch to the six color pride flag? why?
1979 because hot pink fabric was not widely available and teal because of symmetry
Who designed the progress pride flag?
Daniel Quasar
what is considered the precursor to the first pride parade?
the stonewall riots
where does the word lesbian come from?
the poet Sappho and the island of lesbos
what tv show has the largest transgender cast?
Pose
when did they design the progress pride flag? what do the chevrons represent ?
2018 the chevron pieces represent people of color, the trans community, and those living or lost to HIV/AIDS
which former government employee was fired for being openly gay?
Frank Kameny
what year was the first pride parade?
1970
what percent of the us population identify as lgbtqia+?
9.3 percent
Which of The Golden Girls had a gay brother?
Blanche Devereaux
who designed the first pride flag and what year?
Gilbert Baker in 1978
which activist is often credited as the mother of pride?
Brenda Howard
what country was the first to legalize gay marriage?
the Netherlands, December of 2000
Where is the largest Pride parade in the world held?
São Paulo, Brazil
Who was the first-ever winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race?
BeBe Zahara Benet