Vesalius - PRIDE MONTH

Which city is known as the Gay capital of the world?

• London

• Berlin

• San Francisco

• Helsinki

Answer explanation

The Second World War marked the first conflict in which the armed services tried to systematically identify and then exclude homosexuals - most men thus discharged were processed out of San Fran, which is where they ended up staying, leading to a culture of tolerance.

In which of the following countries, are forms of gender expression criminalised?

• Malaysia

• Russia

• China

• Argentina

Answer explanation

In Malaysia, there is no legal protection for LGBT individuals

Human Rights Watch reports that state-level Sharia (Islamic) laws prohibit cross-dressing, and transgender people face arbitrary arrest

How many countries in the world outlaw being queer?

• 71

• 69

• 77

• 85

Answer explanation

Unfortunately, there are still 69 countries that have laws that criminalize homosexuality,. Nearly half of these are in Africa.

Which was the first US state to remove sodomy law, and when?

• Texas,1992

• California ,1951

• Nevada, 1974

• Illinois. 1961

Answer explanation

Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to get rid of its sodomy law. It did so in 1961, when it adopted an overall revision of its criminal laws.

Constitutional challenges to sodomy laws were not uncommon in the 50's and 60's. Most were aimed at laws against "the crime against nature," and typically argued that these laws violated due process because it was impossible to know what they meant. None of those challenges succeeded.

What was the first European country to legalize same-sex marriage?

• Netherlands

• Austria

• Estonia

• United Kingdom

Answer explanation

In 2001, the Netherlands opened civil marriage for same-sex couples. This was a huge step for the entire world toward accepting homosexuality.

What was the name of the first documented gay rights organization?

• The Society for Human Rights

• The Society for Gay Rights

• The Society for Equality

• LGBTQ community

Answer explanation

The first gay rights organization in the world was the Society for Human Rights, founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago.

Name India’s first registered LGBTQ Magazine

• Bombay Dost

• Pink Pages

• Gaylaxy

• The Queer Chronicle

Answer explanation

Bombay Dost, India's first registered magazine for LGBTQ community. It was founded by Ashok Row Kavi in the year 1990. The aim of the magazine was to mobilize the gay community and articulate their rights.

In year 1999, which capital was the first in South Asia to host a Pride March?

• New Delhi

• Mumbai

• Bangalore

• Kolkata

Answer explanation

When did the LGBT movement start in India?

• August 11, 1992

• August 14, 1992

• October 11, 1992

• August 18, 1992

Answer explanation

It was August 11, 1992. Outside the police headquarters in the ITO area of Delhi, the first known protest for gay rights in India was being held.

It was sparked off by the police picking up men from Central Park in Connaught Place on suspicion of homosexuality — in those days, this kind of harassment was still a ‘normal’ practice. But activists from an organisation called AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) decided not to let it pass this time and blocked the entrance to the police headquarters to protest the harassment.

IPC Section 377 was based on:

• Britain's anti-sodomy

• Archaic 19th Victorian mortality

• Anti Queer Relationship

• Anti Gay Marraige Law