June Diversity Quiz: Homosexuality through the years! Will this surprise you? By Jennifer Kreger Questions: A tomb discovered in 1964 provides evidence of the first known homosexual couple, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum. The men are buried together in this tomb that displays numerous wall paintings portraying the men in embrace. In which country is their tomb located? Greece Egypt Assyria Babylonia A court case that quickly gained fame in 1895 resulted in convicting an Irish playwright, novelist, poet and author of short stories for the offence of "gross indecency." He was sentenced to two years of hard labor at Pentonville Prison in London. This literary artist's name is: James Joyce William Butler Yeats George Bernard Shaw Oscar Wilde The first homophile organization to last for a significant period of time was founded by Harry Hay and friends in 1950. The aim of this group was to liberate the oppressed homosexual community and provide a variety of services including professional referral services and counseling. What was this organization? National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Out and Equal Mattachine Society Lambda Legal Artifacts and artwork suggesting an appreciation of homo eroticism have been discovered that date back to which of the following years? 12,000 BC 5,000 BC 600 BC 342 AD Within Nazi concentration camps prisoners were required to wear badges patterned according to the reason for imprisonment. Which color and shape was used on badges to signify imprisonment due to sexual deviance? Orange square Blue circle Purple star Pink triangle Answers: B. Egypt is the location of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum's tomb. It was uncovered in the ancient cemetery of Saqqara at Memphis, on the west bank of the Nile. Hieroglyphs provide evidence that the men were overseers of the manicurists to the pharaoh. They were responsible for the care of the pharaoh's hands and among the select few permitted to touch the ruler. Skepticism about their relationship arises as the hieroglyphs do not directly address homosexuality. However, numerous wall images depict the men holding hands, their arms around each other and touching noses, which is the most intimate embrace permitted at the time in Egyptian art. D. Oscar Wilde is the writer whose famous case exposed his homosexuality and sentenced him to prison. When the Marquees of Queensbury, the father of his lover Lord Alfred Douglas, left a calling card posted at Wilde's gentleman's club which read, "To Oscar Wilde, posing sodomite," Wilde charged him with libel, but when the defense threatened to have boys testify against him, he dropped the case. Wilde was then arrested, tried, and convicted for "gross indecency" which at the time meant "homosexual acts not amounting to buggery." C. The Mattachine Society was the first homophile organization. Many of the founders were affiliated with Communism, and as the red scare progressed they stepped down or were ousted to create a leadership focused on a more moderate ideology. The Mattachine Society headquarters were initially located in Los Angeles, and in 1956 relocated to San Francisco. Multiple chapters were formed across the nation including in New York, Washington D.C. and Chicago. The organization disbanded in 1961. A. 12,000 BC is the earliest record of artifacts and artwork suggesting homoerotic appreciation. Cave paintings and phallic batons were found in Gorge d'Enfer located in present day France. In 5,000 BC rock paintings in Addaura, Sicily depict men and women dancing in a manner suggesting homo eroticism. The terms "lesbian" and "lesbos" were used for the first time in 600 BC. In 342 AD homosexuality was first outlawed by the sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I. D. Pink triangles symbolized sexual deviance in Nazi concentration camps. On January 30, 1933, Hitler banned all homosexual and lesbian organizations, causing storm troopers to raid institutions and gathering places of homosexuals. The vast majority of homosexual victims were male. Survivors report that people bearing the pink triangles suffered particularly harsh treatment. In Germany in 1928 it is estimated that 1.2 million men were homosexual. Between 1933-45, approximately 100,000 homosexual men were arrested, half of them sentenced, and 5,000-15,000 incarcerated in concentration camps. Sources: "Homosexuals: Victims of the Nazi Era." http://www.ushmm.org/education/resource/hms/homosx.php January 1, 2006. "Mwah... is this the first recorded gay kiss?" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/ "Oscar Wilde's Trial." http://www.essortment.com/all/oscarwildeplay_rghw.htm "Timeline of LGBT History." http://www.wikipedia.com Read more: Learn about inclusion of sexual orientation in the workplace! Check out, "Diversity measurements: Strategies for inclusion of sexual orientation in the workplace. Part one of a four-part series." By Liz Winfeld. For more information check out: "Righting" a Cultural Faux Pas: University President agrees to take class back to top

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