The Queens'' English: The Young Readers'' LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases

This young readers adaptation of The Queens English is a nonfiction illustrated reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ communitys 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 boi, drag, or demisexual, the history of the word queer, 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 RuPauls Drag Race, this glossary is a colorful compendiumand a celebration of every king, queen, butch, femme, trans, folx, and enby who has shaped the history, identity, and limitless imagination of queerness. See more