Gay Trivia

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When did demonstrations for gay rights begin in the US?

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1965

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What group staged a 1966 "sip-in" at a New York bar to challenge a ban on serving alcohol to gays?

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The Mattachine Society

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What city did the gay rights movement start in?

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New York City, NY

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Who led the Stonewall riots on June 28, 1969, the start of the gay rights movement?

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Marsha P. Johnson, marsha p johnson, marsha johnson

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When was the nation's first Gay Pride parade?

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1970

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What university opened the first office for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students?

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University of Michigan

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In what 1983 case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that the constitutional right to privacy did not extend to same-sex relations?

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Bowers v. Hardwick

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Whose murder spurred Congress to pass legislation, later vetoed by President George W. Bush, that would have protected gays under federal hate-crime laws?

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Matthew Shepard

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In 2000 this state became the first to legalize civil unions.

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Vermont, VT

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Which 90s sitcom featured the first lesbian wedding ever aired on TV?

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