Scout Meeting 11 (Pride Edition)

Why is Pride Month in June?

• June is a nice month

• The Stonewall riots were in June

• June is in summer which is easier for parades

• June is the sixth month in the Gregorian calender

What were the Stonewall Riots?

• Riots started by the drag queen Marsha P. Johnson

• An uprising because of police raids

• Riots of angry gay people about police in a bar

How many countries have legalized same-sex marriage?

• 29

• 30

• 31

• 32

Why is the rainbow flag a symbol of LGBT+ pride?

• Triangles morph into rainbows

• Rainbows are pretty

• Rainbows are a symbol of hope

• Each color stands for a continent

Which country holds the record for hosting the largest Pride parade in the world?

• The U.S.A

• Brazil

• Argentina

• France

Which two U.S presidents have officially acknowledged Pride Month?

• Bill Clinton & George W. Bush

• George Bush, Sr. & George W. Bush

• Bill Clinton and Barack Obama

• No U.S presidents

What event is widely seen as marking the beginning of the modern Gay Rights movement?

• Stonewall Riots

• The Aids Crisis

• The first Gay Liberation Day

Where did a similar event to Stonewall take place in San Francisco three years earlier?

• Gene Compton's Cafeteria

• The Stud

• The Purple Pickle

When was the first gay pride parade held in San Francisco?

• 1970

• 1975

• 1965

The original pride flag, created in 1978, included three colors that no longer appear on the flag as it exists today. What were they?

• Pink, Gold and Silver

• Dark Red, Turquoise and Silver

• Pink, Turquoise and Indigo