This "Old Town Road" rapper came out as gay in 2019.
Lil Nas X
This was the year that the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges, which guaranteed marriage equality for LGBTQ+ couples.
2015
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!
This huge September event celebrates LGBTQ+ people and families in Oakland with a parade, music, and youth performers.
Oakland Pride
How many colors does an LGBT rainbow flag have
6
his artist asked fans “Do you listen to girl in red?” as code for being queer
girl in red
This movie was the first LGBTQ+ movie to win an Oscar. (Hint: it was 2017)
Moonlight
This term describes when your face is looking flawless
Beat
This LGBTQ+ youth center near Lake Merritt offers support groups, events, and chill hangouts for teens.
The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
What are the colors of the Intersex Flag
yellow and purple
This celebrity was the lead singer for the band "Queen" and identified as bisexual.
Freddy Mercury
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
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)
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
Which band has a drag-concept music video?
Queen
This nonbinary artist released “Unholy” with Kim Petras.
Sam Smith
This was the year that Lili Elbe, a Danish painter and trans woman, had the first gender affirming surgery in documented history.
1930
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
This Bay Area-born queer activist co-founded the Black Lives Matter movement and grew up right here in Oakland
Alicia Garza
Who was the first winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race?
BeBe Zahara Benet
Known as “Lesbian Jesus,” this singer starred in Lemonade Mouth and sings “Girls Like Girls.”
Hayley Kiyoko