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What is 1981
The AIDS crisis first broke out in
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Who is Tammy Baldwin
------- became the first openly gay woman elected to the United States Congress in 1998 as a Wisconsin State Representative
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Who is Alexander the Great
The famous ancient Greek general ---- is suspected of having had a romantic relationship with his friend and bodyguard Hephaestion
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What is blue
The color____ represents serenity on the pride flag
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What is Lavender
Marriages between lesbians and gay men as means to cover up each other’s sexual orientation are called “------- marriages”
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What is gay cancer
AIDS was first referred to as
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Who is Joseph
in the 1950s United States Senator ____ McCarthy claimed that gay people were communist supporters
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What is Blue
In the early 1900s soldiers who were found to be gay were given “------ discharges” which declared them mentally unfit for service due to their homosexuality
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What is yellow
The color____ represents sunlight on the pride flag
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What is Sapphic
--- is a term to describe women who are attracted to women, it came from the Greek poet Sappho, whose remaining poetry fragments include descriptions of her female lovers
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What is 1930
The first documented sex change surgery was performed on Lili Elbe in
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Who is Harvey Mil
----- was the first openly gay man elected to office in 1978 as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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Revolutionary
Baron Friedrich von Steuben was a openly gay war hero in the ____ war
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What is purple
The color____ represents spirit on the pride flag
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Who is Gilbert Baker
the original gay pride flag was created by
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What is Autism
studies have reported that it is statistically more likely for individuals with ----------- spectrum disorder to be LGB
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What is Lavender
The “-------- Scare” was a mass firing of gay people from positions in the United States government
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Who is Clinton
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was a policy implemented in 1993 by President ------ as an effort to appease his conservative audience
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What is green
The color____ represents nature on the pride flag
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What is violets
Lesbian and bisexual women used to give each other this flower as a gesture of romantic love
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What is Conversion therapy
----- is the pseudoscientific practice of trying to change an individual's sexual orientation from homosexual or bisexual to heterosexual using psychological or spiritual interventions.
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What is 2003
in the year ----- the Supreme Court ruled that laws against sodomy (which were most often used to target homosexuals) were unconstitutional ((Lawrence v Texas))
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What is Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
----------- allowed LGB people to serve in the military but not be openly gay, this act was repealed in 2011 by President Obama
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What is red
The color____ represents life on the pride flag
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What is hot pink and teal
the original gay pride flag had 2 extra colors ---- and ---- that were removed due to fabric shortages
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