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50 Drag Queens Who Changed the World by Dan Jones

June 2, 2022 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

Happy Pride, everyone! Dan Jones attempts to document the 50 most important drag queens who have changed the world. For each queen, he writes a couple of paragraphs about their accomplishments and impact on the world and there’s a cute illustration from Michele Rosenthal of each performer. This is admittedly a herculean undertaking, and Jones gives it a good go. On the whole, he does fine. There seems to be a concerted effort to not just include contestants from RuPaul’s Drag Race on this list which […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dan Jones, drag, drag queens, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, Michele Rosenthal, pride month

Mobius_Walker's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Dan Jones, drag, drag queens, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, Michele Rosenthal, pride month ·
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A Celebration

May 1, 2018 by BlackRaven 1 Comment

I love what stores call “counter books.” Which are those fun books that you find at the checkout.  Do not dismiss them. They might not be War and Peace but you never know what you will find. I found a book about Elmo (yes that Elmo), Justin Trudeau (yes that Justin Trudeau), Sisters (multiple books), Lego spoofs (most not for children), Star Wars fun (both “real” and spoof) and 50 Queers. That is the book I will mention here: 50 Queers Who Changed the World: […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Dan Jones, Michele Rosenthal

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:105 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Dan Jones, Michele Rosenthal ·
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