Gay and Lesbian Movement Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1965

There was a march on Washington in 1965 concerning discrimination in federal employment. It was led by Franklin Kameny and the Mattachine Society of Washington.

1979 brought about the largest LBGT march on Washington yet, for the tenth anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots.

Answer: 1973

The American Psychological Association in 1973 said that 'homosexuality per se implies no impairment in judgement, stability, reliability, or general social and vocational capabilities.'

Answer: Wisconsin

Wisconsin outlawed this kind of discrimination in 1982. Since then, the following states had joined Wisconsin as of March 2002: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Answer: Pink Triangle

Men convicted under the German law known as paragraph 175, which criminalized homosexual relations (including kissing and embracing), were sent to Nazi concentration camps. The Pink Triangle, now one of the most widely recognized symbols of the gay community, originated in these camps, where tens of thousands of gay men imprisoned during the Holocaust were forced to wear the triangle so they could be easily identified.

In addition, some men thought to be gay were also sent to concentration camps, regardless of whether or not they'd even been charged under paragraph 175 ...

Answer: Sappho

A resident of the island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, the Greek poet Sappho was a lesbian. She lived around 600 B.C. and wrote simple, passionate poems about her love for women. The word lesbian thus came to describe a homosexual {woman;} it was first used in 17th century France.

Answer: 1778

1778. Gotthold Enslin, a lieutenant, was dismissed at Valley Forge for having been caught in same sex sexual activity. From 1945-1993, over one hundred thousand Americans were dismissed from the armed forces for being gay.

Answer: Eisenhower

In Executive Order 10450 in 1953, President Eisenhower bowed to the pressures of Senator McCarthy's 'witch hunts' which claimed that not only Communists but also gays were betraying American secrets to the Russians. These laws were not repealed until 1975, and not until 1995 were gays allowed to receive federal security clearances.

Answer: City College of San Francisco

Answer: GLSEN

GLSEN is the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network and aims to address LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) issues as they arise in all levels of education.

Answer: Judy Shepard

Matthew Shepard was murdered in October of 1998 in Laramie, Wyoming because he was gay. His mother, Judy Shepard was known as a very quiet and private person during the trial of Matthew's murderers. However, after the trial, she began to lecture in favor of hate crimes laws and human rights.