How much do you have in common with Barbara Gittings?

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Have you ever been to Austria?

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Yes! 🇦🇹 or No

Answer explanation

Barbara Gittings was born in Austria, but did a majority of her activism work in the United States.

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Have you ever been in a choir?

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Yes I have 🎤, No I have not

Answer explanation

Gittings was in a choir, it was part of how she found community.

"Because music has always been very important to me and it kept me on an even keel. When you have that responsibility of going every week to rehearsals and to occasional concerts, you don't go drifting off."

- Barbara Gittings 1993

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Do you enjoy going to the movie theater?

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Yes! or Not for me

Answer explanation

Gittings was an avid lover of theater and the arts.

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Do you believe a sense of humor is an important trait in fighting for LGBTQ+ visibility and civil rights?

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For sure, I do not think so

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Have you ever met the author of a book you enjoyed?

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Yes or No

Answer explanation

Gittings sought out the author of The Homosexual in America to discuss his book. This was how Gittings was introduced to the homophile movement.

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Have you ever been part of publishing, writing or creating a magazine?

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Yes or No

Answer explanation

Gittings was an editor for The Ladder: A Lesbian Review, a magazine about life as a lesbian.

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Have you ever heard of the Daughters of Bilitis?

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Yes I have or No I have not

Answer explanation

The DOB was a gay rights movements that focused on sapphic women. The organization published The Latter magazine.

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Have you ever heard of the homophile movement?

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Yes or No

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Do you think magazines discussing daily life or struggles as an LGBTQ+ person should have "for adults only" on the front?

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It depends

Answer explanation

Gittings wanted this phrase removed from the over of The Ladder, which was one of her more controversial opinions in the Daughter of Bilitis.

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Have you ever been in or wanted to be a part of a protest?

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Yes or No