20th Century Gay History: Part I

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1. The Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar at the time, was raided by the police on Friday, June 27th, 1969. Instead of passively enduring another raid, the patrons started a riot that marked the beginning of a more public fight for gay rights. The Stonewall Inn was in which city? Washington, DC Philadephia, PA San Francisco, CA New York City

2. Dr. Tom Waddell, a member of the 1968 Olympic team, started the Gay Games, which is an international sporting event held every four years. Originally, it was to be called The Gay Olympics, but the name was changed for which reason? The gay flag contains 6 colors and there are only 5 Olympic rings. The United States Olympic Committee requested a federal injunction against using the name "Olympic" for this group. To avoid confusion with the Special Olympics. "The Gay Games" had a better ring to it.

3. Anita Bryant waged a campaign in 1977 in Dade County (Miami) Florida to repeal a local gay rights ordinance. Ultimately, her "Save the Children" campaign won a 2-1 repeal of the ordinance. At the time, this former beauty queen was the spokesperson for a marketing organization that subsequently terminated her contract because of her compaign. Which organization was this? Florida Citrus Commission (as in Orange Juice) Disney World United States Condom Commission Florida Tourism Board

4. In 1981, unusual cases of KS (Kaposi's Sarcoma), PCP (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia) and other opportunistic infections began to show up in gay men in New York and San Francisco. This was the the beginning of the AIDS epidemic as we know it today. Before the term AIDS was coined as the name of this disease in August 1982, one name that appeared previously was what? GRID KS/PCP OCA LSMFT

5. It will never be known how many gay people were killed in concentration camps by the Nazis in World War II. One estimate is about 50,000. While the Jews were forced to wear yellow Stars of David sewn to their clothes, gays were forced to wear another symbol, which has come to represent gays worldwide. What is this symbol? A Pink Triangle A Blue Circle A Red Square A Green Octagon

6. The now-familiar Rainbow Flag was first designed by Gilbert Baker in 1978 in San Francisco. The flag now has how many stripes? 5 6 7 8

7. In 1978, San Francisco City Supervisor Dan White murdered openly gay Supervisor Harvey Milk. At the same time, he also assassinated the mayor of San Francisco. Who was that mayor? Dianne Feinstein Joseph Alioto George Moscone George Christopher

8. In 2001 and for the first time in 8 years, the sitting U.S. President DIDN'T proclaim June to be "Gay & Lesbian Pride Month". True False

9. Twice, former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (Republican-Texas) has made an anti-gay slur against an openly gay colleague, Rep. Barney Frank. Once, he referred to this person as "Barney Fag" (1995) and again made an anti-gay joke at his expense in 2000, an act for which he refused to apologize. Rep. Barney Frank is from which state? California Massachusetts New York Texas

10. In April 2000, Governor Howard Dean of this New England state signed a law into effect that extended the rights of same-sex couples to enter into a civil union. This groundbreaking legislation occurred in which state? Vermont Connecticut New Hamphire Rhode Island