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What is Heartstopper?
Released on Netflix just this year, following its graphic novel release in 2016, this very popular TV show shares the boy meets boy story of 2 Brits.
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Who is Oscar Wilde?
Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Importance of Being Ernest, this man was imprisoned following one of the most publicized trials in Victorian history
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What is Stonewall
This riot is a milestone in LGBTQ+ activism and the date we remember during Pride Month
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Who is Girl in Red
This artists is known for being THE wlw musician, so much so that her name is often used as a form of queer code
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What are Red, Yellow, and Blue
These three colors are primary
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What is The Owl House
Released on Disney in 2020, this children's cartoon about a human aspiring to be a witch was not approved for a fourth season
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Who is Emily Dickinson?
With her entire poetry collection being hidden until discovered by her sister posthumously, many historians now believe that author of "Hope is a the thing with feathers" may have been queer
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What is Obergefell v. Hodges
This Supreme Court Case struck down all state laws banning gay marriage in the US in June 26, 2015
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Who is Lil Nas X
This artist is known for his cowboy song and his devilish music video
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What is the Phantom of the Opera
This haunting production is the longest running show on broadway, featuring a falling chandelier and a toy monkey
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What is The Song of Achilles
This book about the famous Greek tragic mlm couple has been boasted as the best Queer book on BookTok (Book TikTok)
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Who is Walt Whitman?
One of the few actually good early American Poets, this man discussed identity and the unity of life in poems like "Leaves of Grass"
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What is the Respect for Marriage Act
This more recent bill was passed just this November, finally protecting same-sex and gay marriage even if the SCOTUS overturned protections
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Who is Hayley Kiyoko
This singer was a star in Lemonade Mouth and my first-ever celebrity crush
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What is (x+7)(2x+3)
This is the unfoiled form 2x^2+17x+21
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What is Will & Grace
This ground-breaking sitcom released in 1998 featured two best friends, a gay lawyer and a neurotic interior designer. It was praised for normalizing homosexuality as it was the first primetime TV to have an openly LGBTQ lead.
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Who is Baron Von Stueben?
This American Revolutionary General, invited from Prussia, arguably saved the rebel military
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What is Don't Ask Don't Tell
Under Obama, this military policy regarding sexual orientation was repealed in 2011
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Who is Andy Warhol
This famous pop artist funded and inspired the most famous and influential proto-punk band, The Velvet Underground
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Who is Teddy Roosevelt
This rough rider was the 26th president and youngest in American history, known for his famous bear
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What is A Problem in Greek Ethics
This ethical essay by John Addington Symonds defended mlm relationships as moral and brought the idea to the public consciousness
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Who is JacketLunch
This guy shows up on my (Indiana's) TikTok page at least once a day. He is very tall and is often compared to the statue of liberty. His Tiktok handle is a combination of an article of clothing you wear in the winter and my favorite meal of the day
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What is New York City?
In 1976, a group of men marched for gay rights during the Democratic National Convention in this city
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Who is Billy Tipton
This Great Depression Era jazz pianist was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and formed a trio with his name up front in 1951
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What are the Republic of San Marino and the Vatican City State,
Two micro countries can be found in the Italian Penninsula
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