The Queens' English -- Chloe Davis in Conversation with All She Wrote Books
Thu, Oct 21
|Zoom
All She Wrote Books welcomes Chloe Davis in conversation with owner Christina Pascucci-Ciampa for a celebration of The Queens' English!


Time & Location
Oct 21, 2021, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Zoom
About the Event
All She Wrote Books welcomes Chloe Davis in conversation with owner Christina Pascucci-Ciampa for a celebration of . Do you know where "yaaaas queen!" comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA+ stand for? Queen's English is a landmark reference guide to the LGBTQIA+ community's contributions to the English language--an intersectional, inclusive, playfully illustrated glossary featuring more than 800 terms and fabulous phrases created by and for queer culture.The Queens' English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases
is a comprehensive guide to modern gay slang, queer theory terms, and playful colloquialisms that define and celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture. This modern dictionary provides an in-depth look at queer language, from terms influenced by celebrated lesbian poet Sappho and from New York's underground queer ball culture in the 1980s to today's celebration of . The glossary of term…