This young readers adaptation of The Queensâ English is a nonfiction illustrated reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ communityâs contributions to the English language.
This playful, richly illustrated visual dictionary is the perfect book for anyone who has ever wondered about the origin of phrases like âboi,â âdrag,â or âdemisexual,â the history of the word âqueer,â and the wonderfully diverse, wide-ranging histories that have contributed to LGBTQIA+ culture and vocabulary.
Drawing from traditions as divergent as the ancient poet Sappho to the underground ball scene of the 1980s, from the Stonewall Riots to RuPaulâs Drag Race, this glossary is a colorful compendiumâand a celebration of every king, queen, butch, femme, trans, folx, and enby who has shaped the history, identity, and limitless imagination of queerness.