Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World
Illustrator
Zoë More O'Ferral
Publisher
Harper
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9780062474315
Pages
259 pages
Genre
biography
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
World history has been made by countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals?and you?ve never heard of many of them. Queer author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. From high-profile figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to the trailblazing gender-ambiguous Queen of Sweden and a bisexual blues singer who didn?t make it into your history books, these astonishing true stories uncover a rich queer heritage that encompasses every culture, in every era. By turns hilarious and inspiring, the beautifully illustrated Queer, There, and Everywhere is for anyone who wants the real story of the queer rights movement.
Grade Level
6-8; 9-12
Lexile Measure
1090L
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; Bisexuality; Transgender; Gender nonconformity; gay; lesbian; gay teenagers; gay adults; lesbian teenagers; lesbian adults; transgender adults; boy to girl; girl to boy; bisexual adults; girls who dress as boys
Main Character
multiple
Race/Ethnicities
multiple
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
gay males; lesbian females; bisexual males and females; transgender male; transgender female
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2018 Grades 9-12
Cybils Awards, 2017, Nominee, Non-fiction (Junior/Senior High )
Keywords
historical figures; biographical short stories; queer; 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; Baynard Rustin; Alan Turing; Josef Kohout; José Sarria; Del Martin; Phyllis Lyon; Sylvia Rivera; Renée Richards; Harvey Milk; Glenn Burke; Mychal Judge; George Takei
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Prager, Sarah, "Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World" (2017). Diverse Families. 1415.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1415