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This "Old Town Road" rapper came out as gay in 2019.

 Lil Nas X

100

This was the year that the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed marriage equality for LGBTQ+ couples.

2015

100

This term comes from drag and is used when you or someone else is operating at their highest and best capacity; often shouted as encouragement.

Werk!

100

This huge September event celebrates LGBTQ+ people and families in Oakland with a parade, music, and youth performers.

Oakland Pride

100

How many colors does an LGBT rainbow flag have

6


200

his artist asked fans “Do you listen to girl in red?” as code for being queer

girl in red

200

This movie was the first LGBTQ+ movie to win an Oscar. (Hint: it was 2017)

Moonlight


200

This term describes when your face is looking flawless

Beat

200

This LGBTQ+ youth center near Lake Merritt offers support groups, events, and chill hangouts for teens.

The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center

200

What are the colors of the Intersex Flag

yellow and purple

300

This celebrity was the lead singer for the band "Queen" and identified as bisexual.

Freddy Mercury

300

This movie monster became an LGBTQ+ icon after the internet insisted that the monster was queer. (Hint: a common joke is "The B in LGBT stands for _____.)

The Babadook

 

300

This term comes from drag and is a word added at the end of a statement to emphasize it or crank up the excitement, similar to an exclamation point

Boots (or boots the house down)

300

This Grammy-nominated singer and dancer from Oakland recently came out as a lesbian and first became famous as part of the pop group PopLyfe on America's Got Talent in 2011. 

Kehlani

300

Which band has a drag-concept music video?

Queen

400

This nonbinary artist released “Unholy” with Kim Petras.

Sam Smith

400

This was the year that Lili Elbe, a Danish painter and trans woman, had the first gender affirming surgery in documented history.

1930

400

This term originated in Black and Latinx queer circles and means a laid-back gathering at which queer people relax, catch up, and often gossip.

A kiki

400

This Bay Area-born queer activist co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement and grew up right here in Oakland

Alicia Garza 


400

Who was the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race?

BeBe Zahara Benet


500

Known as “Lesbian Jesus,” this singer starred in Lemonade Mouth and sings “Girls Like Girls.”

Hayley Kiyoko