LGBTQ+ Rights and Legal Developments MCQs USA January 8, 2026August 15, 2024 by u930973931_answers 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. Who was a prominent figure in the early LGBTQ+ rights movement and the founder of the Mattachine Society? (A) Harvey Milk (B) Marsha P. Johnson (C) Frank Kameny (D) Larry Kramer 2. Which activist and Stonewall Riots participant is known for their role in advancing LGBTQ+ rights and was a founder of the Gay Liberation Front? (A) Leonard Matlovich (B) Harvey Milk (C) Sylvia Rivera (D) Michaelangelo Signorile 3. What year did the Stonewall Riots occur, marking a significant turning point in the LGBTQ+ rights movement? (A) 1965 (B) 1972 (C) 1969 (D) 1976 4. Which organization was founded in 1969 as one of the first gay rights organizations in the United States? (A) Human Rights Campaign (HRC) (B) National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) (C) Lambda Legal (D) Gay Liberation Front (GLF) 5. Who was the first openly gay person elected to public office in California? (A) Tom Ammiano (B) Gwen Moore (C) Mark Leno (D) Harvey Milk 6. Which landmark Supreme Court case in 2003 decriminalized sodomy laws in the United States? (A) Obergefell v. Hodges (B) Lawrence v. Texas (C) Windsor v. United States (D) Hollingsworth v. Perry 7. What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)? (A) It granted same-sex couples adoption rights. (B) It struck down sodomy laws. (C) It prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace. (D) It legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. 8. Which case did the Supreme Court decide in 2013 that struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)? (A) Obergefell v. Hodges (B) United States v. Windsor (C) Lawrence v. Texas (D) Baker v. Nelson 9. What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Hollingsworth v. Perry (2013)? (A) It allowed for the establishment of civil unions. (B) It upheld Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage. (C) It invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). (D) It legalized same-sex marriage in California. 10. Which Supreme Court case in 2020 ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity? (A) Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (B) R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC (C) Bostock v. Clayton County (D) Employment Division v. Smith 11. Which federal law provides protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment? (A) Title IX (B) Equal Pay Act (C) Americans with Disabilities Act (D) Civil Rights Act of 1964 12. Which U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1996 ruled that the federal government could not deny benefits to same-sex couples? (A) United States v. Windsor (B) Baker v. Nelson (C) Lawrence v. Texas (D) Romer v. Evans 13. Which Act, signed into law in 1996, defined marriage as the union between one man and one woman for federal purposes? (A) Marriage Protection Act (B) Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (C) Family and Medical Leave Act (D) Equal Rights Amendment 14. What did the Supreme Court rule in Romer v. Evans (1996)? (A) It prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in the military. (B) It legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. (C) It struck down a Colorado amendment that denied protections to LGBTQ+ individuals. (D) It upheld the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). 15. Which Supreme Court case involved a challenge to a Colorado baker’s refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple? (A) Lawrence v. Texas (B) Bostock v. Clayton County (C) Obergefell v. Hodges (D) Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission 16. What was the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) implemented by the U.S. military? (A) It allowed LGBTQ+ individuals to serve openly in the military. (B) It prohibited military personnel from asking about an individual’s sexual orientation. (C) It barred LGBTQ+ individuals from serving in the military. (D) It provided protections for LGBTQ+ military personnel. 17. Which year did the U.S. military officially repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy? (A) 2010 (B) 2008 (C) 2012 (D) 2015 18. What is the name of the policy that currently governs LGBTQ+ military service, allowing individuals to serve openly regardless of their sexual orientation? (A) Non-Discrimination Policy (B) Open Service Policy (C) Military Equality Act (D) Respect for Military Service Policy 19. Which Supreme Court case addressed the issue of transgender individuals serving in the military under the Trump administration’s restrictions? (A) Department of Defense v. Transgender Persons (B) Trump v. Hawaii (C) Trump v. Mazars USA (D) Doe v. Trump 20. What policy did the Biden administration implement regarding transgender individuals in the military? (A) It allowed transgender individuals to serve openly in the military. (B) It reinstated the ban on transgender individuals serving in the military. (C) It banned transgender individuals from serving in the military. (D) It restricted transgender individuals from receiving medical care.