Queer, There, and Everywhere
23 People Who Changed the World
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 259 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
A LGBTQ chronicle for teens shares facts about 23 influential gay and gender-ambiguous notables from the era of the Roman Empire to the present, exploring how they defied convention to promote civil rights, pursue relationships on their own terms and shape culture.
Contents:
[Table of contents]. Introduction -- Elagabalus -- Jeanne D'Arc -- Kristina Vasa -- Juana Inés de la Cruz -- Abraham Lincoln -- Albert Cashier -- Gertrude "Ma" Rainey -- Lili Elbe -- Frida Kahlo -- Mercedes de Acosta -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Bayard Rustin -- Alan Turing -- Joseph Kohout -- José Sarria -- Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon -- Sylvia Rivera -- Renée Richards -- Harvey Milk -- Glenn Burke -- Mychal Judge -- George Takei -- Looking back, Moving forward -- Glossary -- Learn more -- Bibliography & notes -- Acknowledgements.
Subjects:
Gay men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lesbians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gender identity -- Juvenile literature.
Sexual minorities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gay men -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Lesbians -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Gender identity -- Juvenile literature.
Sexual minorities -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1090L
ISBN:
9780062474315
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SOCIAL SCI Pra | Ballentine Indoors | Display, Teen Biography | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Pra | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Pra | Sandhills Indoors | Teen Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-256).