It's the best time of the year.
No, not Christmas, but Pride.
In honor of the people who fought to make it happen,
I thought it'd be fun to play a game called Gay or Nay.
And I have a few Ellen staffers with me.
And we're going to see who knows more Pride trivia.
So get those rainbow flags ready, baby.
It's Gay or Nay.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
To my left we have team LGBTQIA+.
You better know your trivia.
Woo hoo!
Mm-hmm.
Hello, Andy.
How are you?
Hi, Kalen.
I'm severely nervous, but excited and proud.
To the right we have team HETERO.
Do you think you know your Pride trivia?
Yes.
Oh, This gonna be rough.
Do you think you know your info about the gays?
I hope so, being one of them.
Let's go.
Yes, queen.
Yeah!
Hi, Janet.
How are you?
I'm great.
Wonderful.
You ready for this?
Um, no.
But you know what?
I'm just going to do it.
How much do you think you know?
Uh, like zero.
We'll see about that.
I feel like you know a thing or two about the gay.
Oh, yeah.
I studied real hard last night.
OK!
I bet you did!
All right, here we go.
First question.
What does the acronym LGBTQIA+ stand for?
Oh, I'm so bad if I don't know this.
Lesbian.
Gay, bisexual.
Trans, queer, oh, lord.
I.
God. what is IA?
Intersex.
Yes!
Intersex?
Yeah.
And A is all of the wonderful people of the community.
How unfortunate.
That is incorrect.
I think the plus is what that means.
Do you know what the A means?
It's that-- it's that--
that A that--
Aussies.
Aussies!
That's not right.
Asexual.
Correct!
Oh, mama!
Wait.
What was it?
Asexual.
But nobody gets them points, cause your turn was over.
Asexual.
Correct!
I'm a little disturbed that you hesitated on the gay.
Now I think that was the most obvious one.
In 2001, what was the first country
to legalize same sex marriage?
[DING]
Oh, you know.
Go ahead.
What do you think?
The United States of America?
Incorrect.
[BUZZER]
[SINGING] America, America.
God shed his grace on thee.
Canada?
Incorrect.
[BUZZER]
France?
Incorrect.
[BUZZER]
[DING]
Yes.
Massachusetts?
Is that wrong?
Country.
Oh, country!
Canada!
USA!
Bye.
[LAUGHTER]
[DING]
Uh!
Netherlands!
Yes!
That answer is correct.
One point to Janet.
You can't just cheer.
You still got two wrong.
OK.
But I still answered it before you.
So I get the point.
And I'm still gay.
So come on.
I'm still beating you.
Wonderful!
What historic event does Pride celebrate?
[DING]
Yes.
Stonewall?
The Stonewall riots.
Stonewall riots.
Absolutely correct!
Yes, mama.
New York.
1969.
What?
Oh!
That's the bonus point!
You got the bonus.
Yes!
And it's two points for Andy.
I thought this was multiple choice.
Not all of them.
What was the name of the episode Ellen came out in?
A, the puppy episode.
[DING]
Yes.
You got to wait for the entire question.
The puppy episode.
That's correct.
Yes!
I'll give you that one.
Oprah and Laura Dern were also in that episode.
Yes, they were.
All right, stop being an overachiever.
Here we go!
Who is the first trans person to cover Time Magazine?
A, Janet Mock.
B, Caitlyn Jenner.
C, Laverne Cox.
[DING]
Caitlyn Jenner!
That is very incorrect.
Oh!
It's Laverne Cox!
Yes, that is correct.
No?
Yes, it is!
Congratulations, Janet!
Congratulations!
[SQUEAL] Wait.
Did I win?
No.
No, baby.
You just got that answer right.
OK.
Well, you shouldn't say congratulations.
OK.
That's very misleading.
OK.
How many colors did the original LGBT flag have?
[DING]
Yes.
Eight?
That is correct.
Now, bonus if you can name all the colors.
OK.
I can do this.
Red.
Uh huh.
Orange.
Yes.
Yellow.
Yes.
Green.
Yes.
Green and blue and purple.
Mama.
You still need the other two.
Oh, there's another two?
Teal?
No.
I can accept that, actually.
I will accept that.
Oh, OK.
Oh, can I phone a friend?
No.
The correct answer is pink.
Pink!
Also in Philadelphia, that was the first city
to start including a brown stripe
to include queer people of color.
Well, everyone, there you have it.
We have a new winner today.
The gay team!
Congratulations, Andy!
That's my boy!
Janet, you're a wonderful component.
Thank you.
Thank you for being an ally.
I'm a wonderful component?
Component?
Opponent.
Sorry, guys.
I'm good at gay trivia, but not language skills.
Well, thank you for joining us here on Gay or Nay.
I hope you had a very fun and educational experience.
With only a couple of weeks left of Pride,
go out, have fun, celebrate.
But not too much fun, because you
know we need more than 30 days, baby.