num_pages: 336
description: A landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA communitys contributions to the English languagean intersectional inclusive playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms and fabulous phrases created by and for queer culture.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 Yorks underground queer ball culture in the 1980s to today's celebration of RuPauls 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 lifethe 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.
language: English
title: The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases
publisher: Clarkson Potter