LGBTQ+

Which of the following best marks the beginning of the Gay Liberation movement (later called the LGBTQ rights movement)?

• the election of Harvey Milk to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978

• strong public resistance to the Lavender Scare in the 1950s

• the Stonewall Riot in 1969

• the 1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

The persecutions and removal of LGBTQ+ people from government jobs during the Cold War was known as...

• The Lavender Scare

• The Red Scare

• The Pink Scare

• The Blue Scare

Which of the following were positive effects of the Stonewall Uprising

• Homosexuality is no longer defined as a mental illness.

• LGBTQ+ people slowly gained more political representation.

• LGBTQ+ people were eventually given the right to marry.

• Homosexuality was no longer illegal.

Who owned the Stonewall Inn?

• The Mafia

• Regular business owners

Answer explanation

The Mafia ran most LGBTQ+ bars at this time because it was illegal to serve homosexuals alcoholic beverages.

During the Lavender Scare the government claimed that...

• Homosexuals were threats to national security.

• Were trying to overthrow the government

• Were going to turn others to homosexuality

• Homosexuals were being persecuted unfairly by their employers.

When and where did the Stonewall uprising occur?

• 1969 in Greenwich, Village NY.

• 1926 Greenwich Village, NY

• 1969 in Chicago, Illinois

• 1926 in Chicago, Illinois

Who was the first openly gay official to be elected in the US?

• Harvey Milk

• Steve Harvey

• Adam Spickler

• Donna Meyers

What was the first pride parade called and what year did it take place?

• Pride New York, 1969

• Christopher St. Gay Liberation day, 1970

• Liberate the Village, 1980

• Remember the Stonewall, 1997

What were ways in which the LGBTQ+ community were discriminated against by society? Check off all that apply

• Homosexuality was illegal in 49 states

• Homosexuality was considered a mental illness

• Homosexuals were not allowed to be lawyers, medical professionals, or serve in the military.

• Same sex marriage was illegal.

What year was the Stonewall Inn designated a National Monument?

• 2018

• 2016

• 1999

• 1985