365 Gays of the Year (Plus 1 for a Leap Year)

Discover LGBTQ+ history one day at a time

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A fun and fascinating compendium of LGBTQ+ icons, one for every day of the year, and a celebration of queer history – or as RuPaul would say; Herstory!</b> <br><br><b>Discover your queer hero</b> and<b> learn something new every day</b> with <i>365 Gays of the Year</i>, an <b>accessible and fun introduction to LGBTQ+ history </b>through the people that made it.<br><br><b>Carefully curated </b>and <b>thoughtfully researched, author </b>Lewis Laney assigns a person or group of note to each day of the year to form the<b> ultimate LGBTQ+ hall of fame.</b><br><br>Legendary queer icons such as <b>Marsha P Johnson</b> and <b>Freddie Mercury</b> sit alongside lesser known but equally important names such as activist <b>Renée Cafiero</b>, blood donor <b>Barbara Vick</b>, and <b>Sappho</b> the lesbian poet (who was doing her thing in 570BC).<br><br>All have contributed amazing achievements to the LGBTQ+ story. Each month also features one ally - inspiring heterosexual people who have all contributed something significant to the lives of the LGBTQ+ community. People like <b>Elizabeth Taylor</b> who “brought AIDS out of the closet and into the ballroom ­– where there was money to be raised”.<br><br>Each entry comprises a short biography plus a brief explanation about why that celebratory date represents an important milestone.<br><br>Lewis brings international figures to life (famous and lesser-known) with his <b>witty </b>and <b>uplifting prose </b>which are peppered with<b> little-known facts </b>and accompanied by<b> bright illustrative portraits </b>from the hugely talented Charlotte MacMillan-Scott.<br><br>This <b>witty, unique celebration of queer history</b> promises to<b> inspire and empower readers </b>with its wealth of bright stars.<br><br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION AWARDS 2023</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780711273702

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

211 x 165 x 32 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Quarto Publishing PLC