LGBTQ+ Black Historical Figures

Andrea Jenkins is a City Council member in what city?

Councilwoman Jenkins is the first Black & openly trans person to be elected to public office in the US.

Who is this Black & transgender woman?

What was Richmond Barthé best known for?

What did the P stand for?

Barbara Jordan won the Presidential Medal of Freedom

What openly Black and queer author famously became an ex-patriate in protest of racism in the US?

Who is known as the "grandfather of vogue"

Which of the following was *not* written by James Baldwin? (multiple answers)

Who self-described as a "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet?"

Who was "Harlem's most famous lesbian?"

Who is considered the "Mother of Blues?"

The Harlem Renaissance was full of LGBTQ+ artists, writers, and musicians

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is still active in the LGBTQ+ movement

Marsha P. Johnson identified as a transgender woman

Who is this LGBTQ+ rights trailblazer?

Which major event was *not* organized by Bayard Rustin organize?

What did Audre Lorde famously say would "never dismantle the master's house"?

Who is this man?

Black Lives Matter was co-founded by Black queer women

Who is this? Hint: she was the first Black Texan to be a state senator and congressperson.