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1

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, and its LGBTQ patrons refused to disperse. Protests ensued for how many nights?

1

2

6

10

Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were joined by passersby and allies in the neighborhood. Advocates for gay rights had been active in the city for decades, but the Stonewall uprising and the organizing that emerged from it energized a mass movement.

Patrons of the Stonewall Inn were joined by passersby and allies in the neighborhood. Advocates for gay rights had been active in the city for decades, but the Stonewall uprising and the organizing that emerged from it energized a mass movement.

Correct Option:

3

2

Many trans New Yorkers participated in the Stonewall uprising, and went on to organize for trans rights. Who is frequently credited for “throwing the first brick” at the police raiding Stonewall Inn?

Marsha P. Johnson

Sylvia Rivera

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Candy Darling

Although no one really knows who was the first one to act, Marsha P. Johnson is often credited, as is lesbian activist and performer Stormé DeLarverie.

Although no one really knows who was the first one to act, Marsha P. Johnson is often credited, as is lesbian activist and performer Stormé DeLarverie.

Correct Option:

1

3

For the anniversary of Stonewall, activists called for a new march to reflect a new generation of LGBTQ protest. On June 28, 1970, thousands marched from Sheridan Square to Central Park in the first annual march, then known as:

Pride

Gay pride

Christopher Street Liberation Day March

Stonewall parade

The first name was Christopher Street Liberation Day March, after the street in Greenwich Village. Other names, such as “Gay Pride” and now “Pride,” came later.

The first name was Christopher Street Liberation Day March, after the street in Greenwich Village. Other names, such as “Gay Pride” and now “Pride,” came later.

Correct Option:

3

4

LGBTQ activism gained a new and urgent focus beginning in the early 1980s when AIDS surfaced in New York. At Pride marches in the 1980s, activists:

Dedicated marches to those who had contracted AIDS

Observed minutes of silence for those who had died from the disease

Staged a “die-in” during the march

All of the above

Activists used a variety of tactics to call attention to the AIDS crisis.

Activists used a variety of tactics to call attention to the AIDS crisis.

Correct Option:

4

5

Because of high rates of violence against black trans women, 15,000 people gathered on June 14, 2020 for Brooklyn Liberation for Black Trans Lives. The event referenced a 1917 NAACP protest in which way:

Having protestors wear white

Walking silently

Protesting violence against black people

All of the above

All of these were part of the Silent Protest Parade that the NAACP organized in 1917, when 10,000 marchers walked down Fifth Avenue to protest anti-black violence.

All of these were part of the Silent Protest Parade that the NAACP organized in 1917, when 10,000 marchers walked down Fifth Avenue to protest anti-black violence.

Correct Option:

4

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