- What is the meaning of the color orange in the pride flag? A. Healing. B. Sun. C. Spirit. D. Harmony
- Who created the pride flag and how many colors were in the original flag? A. Andy Warhol and there were 10 colors in the original flag. B. Oscar Wilde and there were 9 colors in the original flag. C. Gilbert Baker and there were 8 colors in the original flag. D. James Baldwin and there were 7 colors in the original flag.
- Which of the following statements is true? A. The first Bi (sexual) Pride Flag was unveiled on Dec 5, 1998. The purpose of the flag is to maximize bisexual pride and visibility. B. The first Bi (sexual) Pride Flag was unveiled
on Dec 5, 1998. The purpose of the flag is to
maximize bisexual pride and to help bi-sexual individuals accept themselves, until the day they decide to come out of the closet on their own. C. The first Bi (sexual) Pride Flag was unveiled on Dec 5, 1998. It came about as a direct result of the "down-low phenomenA." Its
inventor DL Johnson came up with the idea because he did not want to be identified as gay. D. None of the above because there's no such thing as a bi (sexual) Pride Flag.
- Which of the following statements is false?
A. The Victory Over AIDS Flag uses the Rainbow Flag with a black stripe at the bottom to commemorate those we have lost to AIDS.
B. The different colors of the Bear Pride Flag represent the Earth and the different bears that live between the sky and the grounD.
C. The Leather Pride flag is used by gays only that are into leather, bondage and domination, s & m, uniforms, body builders, and other fetishes.
D. The Bi Pride Flag does not contain the colors orange, red, yellow or green.
- In 1934 the Nazi's began to use this to identify gay men, what is it?
A. A purple star similar to the star of David worn by the Jews.
B. A Rainbow patch which later evolved into today's modern day pride flag.
C. A Red Tie because the gay men of the 1920's Berlin and Hamburg worn one.
D. A large black dot and "175" drawn on the back of the jacket which later became a pink triangle patch.
- In what year did Kinsey release a study that reported that neither parental, nor societal influences affect sexual orientation? A.1971 B.1981 C.1991 D.2001
- Which US President issued an Executive Order in barring gays and lesbians from all federal jobs? A. Roosevelt B. Eisenhower C. Johnson D. Nixon
- Which US President and in what year was the National Hate Crimes Act the first to include gays as a minority group signed?
A. President George H. Bush in 1990
B. President Ronald Reagan in 1980
C. President Bill Clinton in 1997
D. President George W. Bush in 2000.
- In 1970 which leader gave his support of the gay liberation movement?
A. President Richard Nixon, then President of the US. B. J Edgar Hoover, then director of the FBI. C. Heuy Newton, then leader of the Black Panthers. D. Leonid Brezhnev, then
leader of the Soviet Union. E. None of the above
- Which of the following is a true statement about the observance of National Coming Out Day? It is observed
A. On Oct 11, in the US and other parts of North America (except for in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba) it commemorates the day in 1987 when 2 million people marched on Washington DC for gay and lesbian equality.
B. On Oct 11, in the US and other parts of North America (except for in Haiti and Jamaica) it commemorates the day in 1987 when 1.5 million people marched on Washington DC for gay and lesbian equality.
C. On Oct 11, in the US and Canada only, it commemorates the day in 1987 when 1 million people marched on Washington DC for gay and lesbian equality. D. On Oct 11, in the US it commemorates the day in 1987 when 500,000 people marched on Washington DC for gay and lesbian equality.
- Which of the following organization was the country's earliest known gay rights organization? A. The Society for Human Rights. B. The Mattachine Society. C. The Daughters of Bilitis. D. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) E. None of the above.
- Which of the following gay and lesbian organization is thought to be the oldest and yet is still in existence today? A. Cultuuren Ontspannings Centrum. B. The Mattachine Society of AmericA. C. Stonewall Society D. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Who founded the Mattachine Society? A. Harry Hay. B. Rita Mae Brown. C. Alice Toklas. D. Harvey Milk E. None of the above
- This famous lesbian was the youngest American, the fifth woman and the first black to win this awarD. Who is she and what award did she win? A. Audre Lorde and the National Book AwarD. B. Lorraine Hansberry and the NY Drama Critic's Circle AwarD. C. Alice Walker and the Pulitzer Prize D. Alice Dunbar-Nelson and the International Women Writer's Excellence Citation E. None of the above
- In 1952, with the completion of a successful sexual reassignment operation, she became one of the most famous transsexual figures of the 20th Century. She toured the country lecturing audiences and academia on the subject of transsexuality, pleading for understanding from a public that all too often saw transsexuals as freaks. Who was she? A. Jan Morris B. Lili Elbe C. Dr. Renee Richards D. Christine Jorgensen
- Phyllis Lyon is to Harry Hay as…
A. Harvey Milkk is to Anita Bryant
B. James Baldwin is to Langston Hughes
C. Del Martin is to Chuck Rowland
D. Walt Whitman is to Countee Cullen
- Angelina Weld Grimk is to Alice Dunbar-Nelson as… A. Audre Lorde is to James Baldwin B. Richard Wright is to Zora Mae Curtis. C. Toni Morris-Woods is to Alice Walker D. Langston Hughes is to Richard Bruce Nugent
- Which of the following does not belong here? A. The Human Rights
Campaign B. Anita Bryant C. The "Black Contract with America on Moral Values" D. "Gay Rights, Special Rights," video
- Which of the following does not belong here? A. Richard Bruce Nugent
B. Langston Hughes C. Countee Cullen
D. Bayard Rustin
- Which of the following gay documentaries won the Academy Award in 1984 feature documentary category?
A. Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt B. The Times of Harvey Milk
C. Paris Is Burning D. The Celluloid Closet
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