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Title: The Queens' English
Condition: New
EAN: 9781529110401
ISBN: 9781529110401
Publisher: Square Peg
Format: Hardback
Type: Hardback
Release Date: 17/06/2021
Item Height: 210mm
Item Length: 160mm
Item Width: 33mm
Item Weight: 869g
Author: Chloe O. Davis
Contributor: Paula Akpan (Introduction by)
Language: English
Subtitle: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Expressions
ISBN-10: 1529110408
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: LGBTQ+, Gender Sex & Relationships, History, Language & Reference
Release Year: 2021
Description:

A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community's contributions to the English language-an intersectional, inclusive illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms created by and for queer culture.

With a foreword from Paula Akpan

Do you know where "yaaaas queen!" comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA+ stand for?

The Queens' English is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that define and celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture. This modern dictionary provides an in-depth look at queer language, from terms influenced by celebrated lesbian poet Sappho and from New York's underground queer ball culture in the 1980s to today's celebration of RuPaul's Drag Race.

The glossary of terms is supported by full-color illustrations and photography throughout, as well as real-life usage examples for those who don't quite know how to use "kiki," "polysexual," or "transmasculine" in a sentence. A series of educational lessons highlight key people and events that shaped queer language; readers will learn the linguistic importance of pronouns, gender identity, Stonewall, the Harlem Renaissance, and more.

For every queen in your life-the men, women, gender non-conforming femmes, butches, daddies, and zaddies-The Queens' English is at once an education and a celebration of queer history, identity, and the limitless imagination of the LGBTQIA+ community.

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