Historical Figures Movies/TV Stonewall Riots AIDS Crisis Pop Culture
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Who is Sylvia Rivera?
This hispanic genderqueer activist played a pivotal role in the emerging gay rights movement and advocated strongly for homeless queer youth.
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What is Love, Simon?
This movie released in 2018, though considered a breakthrough for gay representation, was not well received by many LGBT audiences because of its many cliches.
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What is June 1969?
The Stonewall Riots of this month and year are widely regarded as the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement.
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What is the 1980s?
This was the decade in which the AIDS crisis was prevalent in the United States
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Who is Lady Gaga?
This bisexual artist released the song "Born This Way"
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Who is Sappho?
This ancient greek poet inspired this popular term for women-loving women.
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What is the Hays Code?
What is the Motion Picture Production Code?
This Hollywood Rulebook from the 1930s prevented the depiction of "sexual perversion", which prevented the depiction of explicitly gay characters.
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What is The Mafia?
Because "gay behavior" was illegal in public, this group often owned gay bars, as most business owners would not assume the risks. This contributed to the constant raids.
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What is Gay Related Immune Deficiency?
GRID, meaning this, was the first name for what is now known as AIDS
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Who is Freddie Mercury?
This prominent rock singer never publicly came out, but was widely considered to be bisexual, and died from AIDS related complications in 1991.
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Who is Elenor Roosevelt?
This first lady was rumored to have several relationships with women, perhaps even disappearing gal Amelia Earhart.
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What is Billions?
Taylor Mason on this TV show is widely considered to be the first non-binary character on TV.
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Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
This black trans woman was widely noted for her activism for LGBTQ+ rights, and some believe she "threw the first brick" at the Stonewall Riots.
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What is PrEP?
This drug was created as a way to prevent contracting HIV.
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Who is Halsey?
This "BADLANDS" singer has been out as bisexual for many years and made news by coming out as non-binary during their pregnancy.
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Who is Harvey Milk?
This man was the first openly gay elected official in California and was famously assassinated at the age of 48.
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What is Brokeback Mountain?
This 2005 movie starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal was one of the first major studio films to prominently feature gay characters.
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What is Greenwich Village?
This neighborhood is where the Stonewall riots happened.
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What is 48,000?
The ADIS Memorial Quilt was designed to honor those lost to the AIDS epidemic. At its completion, it had this many squares.
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Who is Audre Lorde?
This black lesbian poet wrote often about themes of feminism, motherhood, womanhood, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Who is Judith Butler?
This non-binary author/theorist has been on the forefront of the gay rights movement for decades and has contributed greatly to feminism and queer theory.
What is L.A. Law?
This show aired the first same-sex kiss on network television.
What is the Compton's Cafeteria Riot?
Though less famous than the Stonewall Riots, this 1966 San Fransisco queer rights riot was important to the West Coast movement for gay rights.
What is four years?
The AIDS crisis is widely regarded as a public health failure. For example, Ronald Reagan did not say the word AIDS until this many years after the crisis began?
Who is Keith Haring?
This artist created paintings and public art to advocate for action on the AIDS crisis, gay rights, and safe sex.






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