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What is 2015?
This is the year LGBTQ+ marriage was legal in the United States.
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Where is Greenwich Village, NY?
The Stonewall Riots happened in this town.
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Who is NY governor Andrew Cuomo?
This person signed a law banning the use of the so-called gay and trans panic legal defense strategy
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What is the Matthew Sheppard Act?
This act outlaws hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity.
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What is the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1951?
This act prohibited LGBTQ+ members to become a citizen because being LGBTQ+ was considered a "mental defect."
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What is the Human Rights Society?
This is the first known LGBTQ+ rights organization in the U.S.
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What is the west coast?
75% of LGBTQ+ members live on the this coast.
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Who is Billy Porter?
This was the first openly gay black man to receive an Emmy award.
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What is don't ask, don't tell?
This policy restricted lesbians, gays, and bisexuals in the military from openly serving.
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What is the Refugee Act of 1980?
This act opened the door for LGBTQ+ people to apply for protected status in the U.S.
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What is Washington D.C. on July 4, 1965?
This is when and where the first protest for gay rights took place.
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What is the "gayest city of America?"
New York City, San Fransisco, and Chicago are considered to be this.
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What is X?
This option was recently added when asked what your gender is on a passport?
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What is the Employment Nondiscrimination Act?
This act prohibits discrimination of sexual orientation in the workplace, specifically during hiring.
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What is true?
T/F: Same-sex couples can still be granted citizenship.
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What is turquoise, pink, and indigo?
These were the three original colors on the pride flag.
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What is gay marriage?
San Fransisco, CA was the first city to legalize this.
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Who is President Joe Biden?
This president repealed the anti-transgender laws in the military.
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What is the Supreme Court?
This group struck parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (which defined marriage as a union between man and woman) and declared that the federal government would recognize same-sex marriages as legal.
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When is 2013?
This is when same-sex couples were treated equally in the fiance visa application.
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When is October 11?
This is the national coming out day.
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What is false?
T/F: Washington, D.C. does not legalize gay marriage.
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Who is Oregon governor Kate Brown?
This is the highest ranking LGBTQ member elected into office in the U.S.
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What is U.S. v Windsor?
This Supreme Court decision declared not allowing same-sex couples to marry was unconstitutional.
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What is transgender women?
These type of people are detained in immigration centers.
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