Queer Identity Definitions
This umbrella term used by Indigenous people across Turtle Island is used to describe Indigenous understandings of gender and sexuality.
What is Two-Spirit?
Queer musician and icon Elton John composed many of the biggest hits from this Disney movie.
What is the Lion King?
This term is used to describe drag performers who perform masculinity.
What is Drag King?
This month has historically been associated with queer liberation and as such, is now referred to as Pride Month.
What is June?
This dancer and musician, known for her iconic side ponytail and bow, came out as pansexual in 2021.
Who is Jojo Siwa?
Non binary and third genders exist in cultures in this many continents.
What is six?
This iconic bisexual singer from the band Queen performed at Live Aid in 1985.
Madonna popularized this type of dancing, pioneered within the ballroom spaces of New York, through the song "Vogue".
What is Voguing?
During the 2018 Toronto Pride parade, this activist group stopped the parade for a demonstration and protest, demanding racial equity within Toronto Pride.
Who is Black Lives Matter?
Known for their hairstyling and sparkling personality, Jonathan Van Ness is the grooming expert on this show.
What is Queer Eye?
Baklâ is an example of a gender identity that existed prior to this damaging global practice.
What is Colonialism?
This world famous drag queen released the song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" in 1993.
Drag has origins within this form of art, going back to Shakespeare's time in the Globe.
What is theatre?
This bar was the centre of a revolt against the police and sparked the beginning of the queer liberation movement.
What is the Stonewall Inn?
This iconic Stonewall activist started an organization for trans and gender-non conforming folks with Sylvia Riveria.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
Hijra, or Kinnars are officially recognized as a third gender category in several countries within this continent.
What is Asia?
This queer country-rap icon made his debut with "Old Town Road".
Who is Lil Nas X?
Kabuki is a traditional form of dancing where men often perform in feminine roles and originates in this country.
What is Japan?
This city in Quebec was the centre of Canada's "Stonewall Riots", known as the Bathhouse Riots.
What is Montreal?
This burger loving character from the Archie comics came out as asexual in 2015.
Who is Jughead Jones?
This identity that shares it’s name with a famous queer graphic novel refers to people whose sense of gender challenges traditional ideas of gender.
What is Genderqueer?
Asking if someone listens to to this band, become a popular way for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth to ask someone if they are queer.
Who is Girl in Red?
This homey structure is used to refer to communities and families within drag and ballroom.
What is House?
This decade was the last official bathhouse raid in Canada.
What is 2000?
This Ancient Greek poet's name is used to describe a type of attraction.
Who is Sappho?