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What is the Castro?
This neighborhood in San Francisco remains one of the one most prominent symbols of LGBT activism in the world
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Who is Moana?
This Disney character is the company's first Pacific Islander Princess.
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What is Condoleezzaa Rice?
She is first woman and first African American to serve as provost of Stanford University and later became Secretary of State
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What is the Day of the Dead?
This interesting holiday celebrated in Central and Southern Mexico involves beautiful alters decorated with candles, bucket of flowers and delicious food. It is celebrated on November 1st & 2nd. – what is Day of the Dead
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Who is Esther Jones?
He served as the 44th U.S. President and was the first African American to do so.
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What is the inverted pink triangle?
This was a the symbol used to identify homosexual men in Nazi Germany.
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What is Chicken Tatsuta?
You can only find this food item in McDonald's restaurants located in Japan.
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What is Susan B. Anthony?
In 1884, she began her address before the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote.
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What is Tequilla?
A distilled beverage whose production is governed by Mexican law, limited its production to Jalisco and other municipalities.
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Who is Bessie Coleman?
She was the first African-American female pilot
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What is the Human Rights Campaign?
This organization works to lobby members of Congress on critical legislation that would greatly affect the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer Americans.
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What is Angel Island?
Ellis Island of the West was a major immigrant processing station in the early part of the 20th century. It was also nicknamed this.
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What is Pat Summitt?
This legendary coach at the University of Tennessee is the first woman coach to post her 800th win in 2003.
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What is El Salvador?
This is the smallest country located in Central America.
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What is Brazil (5 mil)?
This country housed the most slaves during the Middle Passage, and it is not the United States, who only owned around 400,000
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What is the Equality Act?
This piece of federal legislation currently under debate establishes explicit, permanent protections against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service. It has not yet been passed.
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What is May?
To mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad and to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States, Asian Pacific Island American Heritage is recognized in this month.
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What is the "Year of the Woman"?
Following Senate confirmation hearing testimony by Anita Hill alleging sexual harassment by Supreme Court Justice nominee, Clarence Thomas, four women were elected to the US Senate earning 1992 this nickname.
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What is Argentina?
This is the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.
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Claudette Colvin
She was the first person to give up their seat on the bus in Montgomery, AL before Rosa Parks.
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What is the San Francisco AIDS Foundation?
This organization founded in San Francisco in 1982 a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services for people with HIV/AIDS, with a mission to end the AIDS epidemic in the United States.
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Who is Kalpana Chawla?
She was the first Indian-American woman to fly in space.
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What is Title IX?
These landmark Education Amendments of 1972 prohibited against discrimination; stating that no person in the United States shall, on basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance
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Cinco De Mayo
During the French – Mexican War (1861- 1867), an outnumbered Mexican army defeats a powerful invading French force at a small town of Puebla de los Angeles. Today, this victory is celebrated by Mexican - Americans as the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla as...
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Who is Esther Jones?
She was the inspiration to the legendary cartoon character Betty Boop
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