NuWest Pride History Quiz!

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What does the acronym LGBT stand for?

In what year did New York police arrest patrons at the Stonewall Inn, prompting the first LGBT protest in American history?

In what year was the first Pride "parade", which was actually more of a march.

In what year did the rainbow flag become a symbol for the LGBT Rights Movement?

Which shape symbolizes LGBT people, originally a Nazi concentration camp brand that gay men were required to wear?

This act was passed in 1996 and prevented the government from granting federal marriage benfits to same-sex couples, and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage certificates from other states.

In what year was gay marriage legalized in the United States?

True or False: In the year 1969, Men could be arrested for doing drag and women for wearing less than three pieces of “feminine clothing”.

In the 1960s, gay men and women were not allowed to be served alcohol in public due to liquor laws that considered the gathering of homosexuals to be “disorderly”.

In what year was the did the federal government pass legislation that granted universal antidiscrimination laws for LGBT Americans?

In how many States could you be fired from your job or evicted from your residence for being LGBT?

In what year did the American Psychiatric Association remove Homosexuality from their list of mental illnesses?

In how many countries is homosexuality still illegal?

What was the first state to create their own laws preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation?