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The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases by Chloe O. Davis
becandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun book to flip through and content like this should absolutely be gracing the bookshelves of bookstores and libraries everywhere. Did it blow me away? No. Would I consider picking it up as a fun, inclusive gift for a friend or myself? Absolutely.
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Happy reading! ❤
kate_elf's review against another edition
5.0
After so many years of watching Queer media, this dictionary was a great read to learn where different sayings originated - like the Ball Scene in America, or the Black Lesbian scene I'm America, etc.
This dictionary also mentioned lots of Queer history like the Stonewall riots which was great to read over.
My only downside for this is that it is centred in the USA and UK, which is understandable given the authors living places, however I'd love to know more about Queer in Australia.
This dictionary also mentioned lots of Queer history like the Stonewall riots which was great to read over.
My only downside for this is that it is centred in the USA and UK, which is understandable given the authors living places, however I'd love to know more about Queer in Australia.
bashsbooks's review against another edition
I wanted to like this book soooo bad. I went in with the knowledge that no dictionary of queer language is ever going to be perfect, and I appreciated the author's attempts to acknowledge this in the introduction. But as a bi and trans person, reading over and over that words bi and trans people helped create (as we have always been part of the gay and lesbian communities) are being appropriated by the 'wider' LGBTQ+ community from gay men and lesbians... it's simply not true. It's a lack of acknowledgment of our history in those spaces. It is not appropriation in the way white gays stealing from black culture is. Unfortunately, the defintions and explanations in this dictionary are heavily biased - for me, unreadably so.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
5.0
Most heterosexual people, these days, know the basic terms that are out there. They know what a Queen is. They have seen Ru Paul's Drag race, so they know what drag is as well.
But there are some terms that never come out any further than the gay community itself. There are some
This is so cool. This is not only a dictionary, but also tells where the phrase came from, and who it originated with.
For example, Auntie, which in the straight world, is a term of endearment used for old women of their community, Auntie in the gay world, is a mature, effeminate gay man or transgender woman.
Fascinating study, and I'm so glad that it is here.
Thanks to Netgalleyk for making this book available for an honest review.
But there are some terms that never come out any further than the gay community itself. There are some
This is so cool. This is not only a dictionary, but also tells where the phrase came from, and who it originated with.
For example, Auntie, which in the straight world, is a term of endearment used for old women of their community, Auntie in the gay world, is a mature, effeminate gay man or transgender woman.
Fascinating study, and I'm so glad that it is here.
Thanks to Netgalleyk for making this book available for an honest review.