A fun and fascinating compendium of LGBTQ+ icons, one for every day of the year, and a celebration of queer history – or as RuPaul would say; Herstory!
Discover your queer hero andlearn something new every day with 365 Gays of the Year, an accessible and fun introduction to LGBTQ+ historythrough the people that made it.
Carefully curatedand thoughtfully researched, author Lewis Laney assigns a person or group of note to each day of the year to form theultimate LGBTQ+ hall of fame.
Legendary queer icons such as Marsha P Johnson and Freddie Mercury sit alongside lesser known but equally important names such as activist Renée Cafiero, blood donor Barbara Vick, and Sappho the lesbian poet (who was doing her thing in 570BC).
All have contributed amazing achievements to the LGBTQ+ story. Each month also features one ally - inspiring heterosexual people who have all contributed something significant to the lives of the LGBTQ+ community. People like Elizabeth Taylor who “brought AIDS out of the closet and into the ballroom – where there was money to be raised”.
Each entry comprises a short biography plus a brief explanation about why that celebratory date represents an important milestone.
Lewis brings international figures to life (famous and lesser-known) with his wittyand uplifting prosewhich are peppered withlittle-known factsand accompanied bybright illustrative portraitsfrom the hugely talented Charlotte MacMillan-Scott.
This witty, unique celebration of queer history promises toinspire and empower readerswith its wealth of bright stars.
