Queer, there, and everywhere : 23 people who changed the world / by Sarah Prager ; illustrations by Zoë More O'Ferrall. [Boundless electronic resource]
Publication Info.
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]
[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.
Summary
A LGBTQ chronicle for teens shares hip, engaging facts about 23 influential 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.
Audience
1090L Lexile
Study Program
Accelerated Reader UG 8.0 6 6 189251
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-256) and index.