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If you don't identify with the gender you were assigned at birth, you may be...
What is Transgender?
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The most common pronouns used outside of 'he/him' and 'she/her'
They/them
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This pioneering trans actress and entertainer named herself after the Danish endocrinologist, Dr. Christian Hamburger, who worked with her throughout her transition.
She has a Performing Arts Center named in her honor at the University of Connecticut.
Who is Christine Jorgensen?
100
What year did the Stonewall Riots occur?
1969
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This androgynous Quaker minister founded the "Society of Universal Friends" the same year as the declaration of independence was drafted.
Who is Public Universal Friend?
When someone asked if the Friend was male or female, the preacher replied "I am that I am".
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What are the colors of the trans flag?
Blue, pink, white, pink, blue
200
What is a short-form for the word 'nonbinary'?
What is Enby?
200
This actor, known for playing Elliot on the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, publicly came out as transgender in December 2020 and has since become one of the most prominent trans men in Hollywood.
Who Is Elliot Page?
Page's announcement was met with widespread support. He received the Outfest Legacy Award and has spoken about the importance of trans representation and trans healthcare rights.
200
The Mahabharata, an important Hindu text dating from 800-300 BCE, depicts these people, a South Asian gender construct which includes transgender people.
Who are The Hijira?
An officially recognized third gender throughout countries in the Indian subcontinent
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He is regarded as one of the most influential 20th-century sexologists. He was targeted by early fascists, and later by the Nazis, for being Jewish and gay. in 1933 his Institut für Sexualwissenschaft was looted and its books burned by Nazis.
Who is Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld?
300
This term, now widely used in mainstream conversation, refers to someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
What is Cisgender (or cis)?
The term 'cisgender' entered mainstream dictionaries in the 2010s. It comes from the Latin prefix 'cis-' meaning 'on the same side,' as opposed to 'trans-' meaning 'across.'
300
This Dreamworks animated show features many LGBTQ+ characters, including a nonbinary shapeshifter named Double Trouble.
What is She-Ra and the Princesses of Power?
300
A groundbreaking trans woman of color who played a crucial role in the Stonewall Riots. Her middle inital, P, was short for "Pay it no mind"
Who is Marsha P Johnson?
Johnson was among those who fought back against police harassment at the Stonewall Inn. She co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) with Sylvia Rivera, providing housing and support for homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Johnson’s activism extended beyond Stonewall, as she participated in AIDS activism with ACT UP and continued advocating for marginalized community members until her death in 1992. Her legacy reminds us that transgender women of color have always been at the forefront of LGBTQ+ liberation.
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What are the the 'male' and 'female' hormones often prescribed to trans patients seeking hormone replacement therapy?
Estrogen and testosterone
300
In what year did the first openly trans person visit the White House?
What is 1886?
We’wha addressed a crowd at the white house including President Grover Cleveland
Alongside being a pottery maker and cultural ambassador, We’wha was a lhamana, who in the Zuni tradition are male-bodied people who also possess female attributes. Existing outside of the Western gender binary, lhamana have always inhabited a special role in Zuni society, as intermediaries between men and women, who perform special cultural and spiritual duties
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What colors are the nonbinary flag?
Black, purple, white, yellow
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Name two gender identities that may fall until the 'nonbinary' umbrella.
Genderfluid / Gender Nonconforming / Pangender / Agender / Demi-boy / Demi-girl
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In 2021 she was the first openly trans artist to perform at MTV's Video Music Awards
Who is Kim Petras?
400
She was the first "Rupaul's Drag Race" contestant to start the show as openly trans
Peppermint: Though other transgender women have competed on RuPaul's Drag Race, she was the first to have come out prior to the show airing
400
This intersex Greek deities name is a portmanteau of their parents names
Who is Hermaphroditus?
Born to Hermes and Aphrodite this deity lacked a defined gender and is the eponym from which we get the now deprecated term Hemaphrodite. Today we call people who fall into this category Intersex.
500
If you identify with having no gender at all, you may be...
What is Agender?
500
What is the word for more recently-appearing pronouns such as 'xe/xim', 'e/em', and 'zie/zir'?
What are Neopronouns?
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He was a groundbreaking physician, radiologist, and novelist who became one of the first transgender men to undergo gender-affirming surgery in the United States.
Who was Dr. Alan Hart?
His dual legacy as both a medical pioneer and transgender trailblazer paved the way for future trans and gender nonconforming medical professionals. Hart published several novels and maintained a successful medical practice while living openly as a man, proving that transgender people could lead fulfilling, productive lives.
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What is the term for a feminist who denies that trans people (especially trans women) are valid?
What is a TERF?
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Possibly the first non-binary figure in written history comes from ancient Mesopotamia, one of humanity's first civilizations.
Their name literally translates as "whose appearance is radiant."
Who is Asushunamir?
