Queer History
This famous playwright was a founder of the AIDS activist organization ACT UP.
Larry Kramer
This woman was the first LGBTQ+ person in space.
Sally Ride
Meryl Streep and James Corden starred in this Ryan Murphy adaptation of a popular Broadway musical.
The Prom
This TV show featured the largest transgender cast in history.
Pose
This term is used to describe a transgender individual who hasn't realized their identity.
"Egg"
The earliest known written references to lesbian relationships are contributed to this poet.
Sappho
This actress is known for her mean performance in a 2024 musical remake of a popular teen film.
Reneé Rapp
Robin Williams and Nathan Lane star as a gay couple forced to play straight for their son's fiancee in this comedy film.
The Birdcage
This TV show aired the first ever lesbian wedding on American TV.
Friends
This term, popularized in ballroom culture in the 70s and 80s, originated in the 16th century, meaning "a trendy way to describe impressing someone so much they lose control of their emotions and die.”
"Slay"
The Stonewall Inn is in this location.
Christopher Street, Greenwich Village, New York City
This drag queen, known as the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, featured on Cartoon Network's Infinity Train.
BeBe Zahara Benet
Actors known from Blade, Red Dawn, and John Wick, worked together in this film about drag queens.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Lachlan Watson gives a chilling performance as Theo, a transgender young man in this dark adaptation of a popular comic book.
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
This term is used to describe an exaggerated or over-the-top style, or "a good taste in bad taste".
"Camp"
This activist is known for creating the transgender pride flag.
Monica Helms
This musician fronts the popular punk band Against Me!
Laura Jane Grace
A teen is suspected of being a homosexual due to her vegetarianism in this campy 1999 film.
But I'm A Cheerleader
Nicole Maines played the first transgender superheroine on TV in this CW Series.
Supergirl
This term describes when mainstream culture co-opts specific styles or mannerisms to profit off of an LGBTQ+ fanbase.
"Queerbaiting"
Originating from Africa and Asia, this purple tinted creature was used as a symbol of queer resistance in 1970s Boston.
The Lavender Rhinoceros
These performers were the first out nonbinary actors to be nominated for an Emmy in 2021.
Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Emma Corrin
This film, released in Germany in 1919, is known as the earliest positive depiction of gay men in film.
Different From The Others or Anders als die Andern
This Netflix comedy-drama, starring creator Ryan O'Connell, addresses the intersection between queerness and disability.
Special
Derived from The Wizard of Oz, this term was used as a covert way of asking if someone was queer.
"Friend of Dorothy"