Pre-Modern History
This umbrella term, used by Indigenous Americans, is used to describe forms of queer identity
two-spirit
A famous actor came out as a trans man (he's been featured in Umbrella Academy, Inception, and Beyond: Two Souls)
Elliot Page
This Webtoon / show focuses on the relationship between two young queer men in primary school
Heartstopper
This broad term refers to people who don't adhere to traditional expectations of gender, or whose gender neatly fit into a category
gender non-conforming
What Nik or Phoenix say to get everyone to pay attention
"newt noot"
This queer mathematician played a pivotal role in intercepting coded messages that helped defeat the Nazis in WWII. They were later named "The Greatest Person of the 20th Century"
Alan Turing
The founder of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
Cleve Jones
Rebecca Sugar
This term refers to a man or man-aligned person who experiences attraction to other men or man-aligned people
Achillean
The name of the orange and purple rabbit that serves as our unofficial mascot
Dan
The poet from Ancient Greece wrote about love between women and criticisms of the patriarchy
Sappho
Two POC trans women were extremely influential in the beginning of the Pride movement in the 1970s
Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson
A film about two closeted queer cowboys who fall in love
Brokeback Mountain
We use this term to describe when a piece of media attempts to lure a queer audience without promise of actual healthy representation
queer-baiting
A mistake by the intern from last year (Ms. Susol) made when writing the rules on the board
"correct with gently"
Two female pirates were rumored to be lovers. They served on Calico Jack's crew
Anne Bonny and Mary Read
The event that kickstarted the modern Pride revolution (June 27, 1969)
Stonewall Uprising
This Broadway musical was the first to feature a plot centered around a homosexual relationship and drag queens
La Cage aux Folles ("the cage of crazy women")
The color that symbolizes healing in the original gay pride flag created by Gilbert Baker
orange
A story that involves a six year old (at the time) current GSA member recording a romantic act on an iPad and sending it to their friend, who then showed their mom and that mom showed the child's mom
Scott/Pluto's first kiss
The nymph who was canonically a lesbian, only being ale to be seduced by Zeus when he disguised himself as Artemis
Callisto
The founder of the Society for Human Rights (1924)
Henry Gerber
This Finnish artist was known for his portrayal of queer men, creating highly masculine art that influenced late 20th century queer culture
Tom of Finland
The symbol (coined originally in the 1970s) used on a 1999 version of the lesbian flag
a labrys / a double-headed axe
The thing that we try to prevent Coda from eating
hand sanitizer