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What is Ancient Greece (including Sparta)?
This society believed that homosexuality contributed to military morale
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Who is Alfred Kinsey?
Known most famously for creating the scale (1 through 6) of hetero- to homosexuality, this man was also had an open marriage.
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What are identical male twins?
Genes have a greater influence on the sexual orientation of this type of twin.
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Who is Alan Turing (gay)?
This mathematician broke the Enigma Code in WWII
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What is "drag"?
This term refers to cross dressing and the etymology of the term literally refers to "dressed like a girl".
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What is Hinduism?
The foundational laws of this religion mentions a “third sex” members of which may engage in nontraditional gender expression and homosexual activities
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What is "Gender Identity Disorder"?
This is the name of the ‘mental illness’, as assigned by the American Psychiatric Association, that is a transgender identity.
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What is sexual orientation
By the time an individual reaches puberty, this becomes fixed.
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Who is Leonardo Davinci, presumed gay?
A man known by all, his sexuality is a mystery to this day try to break his code!
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What is hot pink and turquoise?
These two colours were part of the original Pride flag.
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What is the Stonewall Riot?
A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the queer community against a police raid
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What is epigenetics (the effect of environmental factors after birth on gene expression)?
This is the current most likely biological mechanism by which people develop as homosexuals.
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What are bonobos?
In this animal community, the females run the place and sex is enjoyed freely between any combination of genders and is used to avoid confrontations.
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Who is Sally Ride (Lesbian)?
She was an astronaut who was posthumously outed
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What is the Gay Liberation Front?
This was the first gay rights organization formed after the Stonewall Riots?
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What is a Boston Marriage?
This term was used in New England to describe two women living together independent from a man often with romantic attraction
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What is 1973?
This is the year that the American
Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from the official list of mental disorders. |
What is The “Gay” Bomb?
This unusual non lethal weapon was developed by scientists in 1994 to use a chemical to cause enemy soldiers to become gay, and to have their units break down because all their soldiers became attracted to one another.
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Who is Sir Francis Bacon?
Sometimes referred to as the “the father of modern science” for developing the scientific method of investigating an hypothesis.
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What is PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)?
This group is a resource for straight allies who have loved ones who are LGBT.
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Who is Sappho of Lesbos (The Lesbian from Lesbos even though Sappho was bisexual)?
Named after this island, this ancient Greek poet’s well known relationships with other women inspired the use of Lesbian as we now know it (Need both poet and island)
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What is 2012?
This is the year that the American
Psychiatric Association removed transgender from the official list of mental disorders. |
What is 10%?
According to Kinsey, what percentage of American males “were exclusively homosexual for at least three years of their life”.
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Who is Ben Barres?
A neurobiologist at Stanford University, this scientists's pioneering work helped uncover how the human brain functions. An advocate for marginalised minorities in academia, in 2013, he became the first openly trans man to be offered membership of the prestigious National Academy of Science.
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What is GLAAD (Gays & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)?
This organization monitors the media and fights homophobia and ignorance in the public forum as well as promotes diversity in programming.
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