LGBTQ2S+ Unit 5 – Queer Issues Throughout Canadian History Quiz

1.To whom do we owe the history of pride as protest? Select all that apply.

2.Where was the first gay rights protest held in Canada?

3.The Montreal Raids took place at two gay bars on Stanley St. What was particularly horrific about those raids? Select all that apply.

4.Which province/territory was the first to include sexual orientation in its provincial/territorial Human Rights Code?

5.Which province’s police department raided a spa, arrested over 50 men including employees, and the names of those arrested were aired on local TV stations publicly outing them to their community, causing members of their first pride parade the following year to wear paper bags over their heads out of fear?

6.What year did the World Health Organization vote to remove “homosexuality” from being designated as a mental disorder?

7.What year did same-sex marriage become legal across Canada?

8.Which province/territory was the first to add gender identity to its provincial/territorial Human Rights Code?