Pride Trivia & History ~Ends June 23rd

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PRIDE MONTH is upon us, and Habbox are celebrating Pride by having a special Pride Weekend Event!


Q1. Name the city where the Stonewall Inn riots broke out on June 28, 1969.
Patrons of the gay bar the Stonewall Inn clashed with police, triggering riots that are often cited as the beginning of the modern gay rights movement.

Q2. What is one of the largest LGBT magazines in the U.S., founded before the Stonewall riots?
This magazine was first published as a local newsletter by the activist group Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE) in Los Angeles in 1967.

Q3. When was the United States' first gay pride parade held?
The parade commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots.

Q4. Which U.S. university opened the first office for LGBT students?
Called the Spectrum Center, this office was created in 1971.

Q5. Who was the first openly gay man to be elected to political office in the state of California?
He won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated after serving less than a year.

Q6. Which country first legalized gay marriage?
This country finally allowed gay marriage in 2001 and was followed by many others.

Q7. What year was the "don't ask, don't tell" policy first started in the United States military?
It prohibited gay people from serving openly and was repealed in 2010.

Q8. Many historians say that a new era of LGBTQ rights started in the 1980s due to what?
The disease frightened people all over the world and changed the way many people approached sexually-charged topics.

Q9. What was the "lavender scare?"
It happened in the 1950s, as homosexuals were often lumped into groups of communist sympathizers.

Q10. Who was the first person to ever describe himself as "the queen of drag?"
In the 1880s, he started hosting drag balls attended by other men who were former slaves, and often raided by the police.

Q11. Under whose administration was "Don't ask, don't tell" repealed from the U.S. military?
Signed by the Clinton Administration in 1993, the policy ended in 2011.

Q12. Who designed the rainbow flag — one of the most prominent symbols of the LGBT community?
The flag first appeared at the San Francisco Pride Parade in 1978.

Q13. Which is the oldest surviving LGBT organization in the world?
Founded in 1946 in the Netherlands, it used a "cover name" to mask its then-taboo motive.

Q14. What year did the American Supreme Court lift a nationwide ban on same-sex marriage?
The U.S. became the 21st nation to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Q15. When was RuPaul born?
RuPaul Andre Charles is an American drag queen, actor, model singer, songwriter, and television personality.

Q16. When was Drag Race first broadcasted?
A cast of 14 talented drag queens compete for the coveted title of America's Next Drag Superstar and a cash prize of $100,000.

Q17. When was RuPaul's Drag Race UK first broadcasted?
The first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer in the UK and World of Wonder's WOW Presents Plus streaming service internationally.


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