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ottolee's review against another edition
5.0
This is a fantastic book that sheds light on the fact that (shock of shocks) queerness was not invented by millennials with too much time on their hands. People like us have existed through all of history from transgender martyrs and soldiers to bisexual statesmen with fantastic hats and beards (no pun intended.) We are here, we are queer, and we're never going to stop being our truest selves.
chaosandbooks's review
4.0
This was an interesting and brief history of some of the most important people to the LGBT+ community. I think at times it felt like it was trying too hard to include modern references, but overall it was an engaging read. I was surprised by some of the notable figures included and delighted to read more about the people I did already know to be in the community.
finalgirlfall's review against another edition
2.0
if i recall correctly, prager tried really hard to retroject modern (c. 2017) labels onto the 23 people she wrote about--which, well. sociopolitical contexts change, as do the words people use to describe themselves! and there's no telling how these people would have labeled themselves in our context, because if stripped of (or removed from) their historical contexts they would have become different people entirely.
pierce_ellinwood's review against another edition
4.0
A great, albeit brief, look at the stories of some queer people throughout history. Written for a teenage crowd, Prager does a nice job of discussing the nuances of queer identities in ways that are easy to understand. While it’s difficult to assign today’s understandings to the past, there’s enough attention to history here to make it work.
dhishfish's review against another edition
4.0
A very lovely book about QUEER ICONS! I have so much respect and am so impressed on the amount of super cool queer people there were in history. Queer history is one of my favourite things and this book was so enjoyable and easy to read.