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Overview
A gorgeously illustrated collection of essays written by today’s queer heroes—featuring contributions from Elton John, Tan France, Gus Kenworthy, Paris Lees, Russell Tovey, Munroe Bergdorf, and many others. The Queer Bible is a celebration of LGBTQ+ history and culture, edited by model, performer, and GQ contributing editor Jack Guinness.
Our queer heroes write about theirs.
In 2016, model and queer activist Jack Guinness decided that the LGBTQ+ community desperately needed to be reminded of its long and glorious history of stardom—and he was spurred to action. The following year, QueerBible.com was born, an online community devoted to celebrating queer heroes, both past and present. “So much queer history is hidden or erased,” says Guinness. “The Queer Bible is a home for all those personal stories and histories.”
In this book, contemporary queer icons pay homage to those who helped pave their paths. Contributors include Vogue columnist Paris Lees (writing on Edward Enninful), singer and songwriter Elton John (writing on Divine), comedian Mae Martin (writing on Tim Curry), author Joseph Cassara (writing on Pedro Almodóvar), and many others, honoring timeless queer icons such as Susan Sontag, David Bowie, Sylvester, RuPaul, and George Michael through illuminating essays paired with stunning illustrations.
The Queer Bible is a powerful and intimate essay collection of gratitude, and an essential, enduring love letter to the queer community.
We stand on the shoulders of giants. Now we praise their names.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781665097611 |
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| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication date: | 06/15/2021 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Jack has developed and starred in digital content for Gucci, Ralph Lauren, Vogue, Vice and GQ, travelled to Japan to star in Channel 4's anarchic World Of Weird series, and hosted live social media takeovers for brands such as Alexa Chung and Hugo Boss. Guinness is proud to be on the British Fashion Council’s advisory Style Council for London Fashion Week Men’s, and passionately champions young designers and British manufacturing. Jack was recently announced as a Contributing Editor for British GQ magazine.
Jack publically 'came out' in an interview with The Guardian newspaper, launching the LGBTQ+ community he founded, The Queer Bible which celebrates the works and lives of the global queer community. The Queer Bible podcast with guests including, Sir Ian Mckellen, activist Munro Bergdorf and Drag Race's Courtney Act is being released towards the end of 2021.
Joseph Cassara holds degrees from Columbia University and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has been a writing fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Munroe Bergdorf is a writer, model, and activist. She was the first transgender model in the UK to be the face of L’Oreal. She has spoken on international panels from Oxford to Princeton and contributed to publications such as the Guardian, Grazia, i-D, Teen Vogue, Elle, and Paper. In 2019, she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her contribution to campaigning for transgender issues by the University of Brighton. She was recently appointed a National Advocate for UN Women and sits on L’Oréal’s Diversity and Inclusion board. She lives in London.
PAUL MENDEZ was born and raised in the Black Country. He now lives in London and is studying for an MA in Black British Writing at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has been a performing member of two theatre companies, and worked as a voice actor, appearing on audiobooks by Andrea Levy, Paul Theroux and Ben Okri, most recently recording Ian Wright's A Life in Football for Hachette Audio. As a writer, he has contributed to the Times Literary Supplement and the Brixton Review of Books. Rainbow Milk is his debut novel.
Graham Norton is the award-winning host of The Graham Norton Show, one of the most popular programs on BBC America. He is the author of the bestselling memoirs So Me and The Life and Loves of a He Devil. He lives in London. Holding is his first novel.
Paris Lees was born in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. She is a prominent journalist and writes for the Guardian, Independent, Telegraph and is currently Vogue's first transgender columnist. She has presented programmes for BBC Radio 1 and Channel 4 and regularly appears on Question Time. This is her first book.
Russell Tovey is a British actor with numerous television, film, and stage credits. He is best known for playing the role of werewolf George Sands in the BBC’s supernatural drama Being Human.
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Table of Contents
Foreword 8
1 Words To Dance To
Paul Flynn-Choose Life: George Michael 13
Freddy McConnell - David Bowie 33
Mykki Blanco-Radical Genius: Vaginal Davis 43
Mark Moore-Quentin Crisp 57
David Furnish-Sylvester 67
Elton John-Divine 81
2 Words of Joy
Jack Guinness-RuPaul 95
Courtney Act-Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 107
Graham Norton-Armistead Maupin 119
Gus Kenworthy-Adam Rippon 129
Lady Phyll-Moud Goba: My Sister's Keeper 139
Matthew Todd-Harvey Fierstein 147
3 Words to Inspire Change
Munroe Bergdorf-Paris Is Burning 165
Mae Martin-Tim Curry 177
Hanne Gaby Odiele-Pidgeon Pagonis 187
Parts Lees-Edward Enninful 195
Tan France-Queer Eye 207
Paula Akpan-Black British Lesbians 225
4 Words of Wisdom
Amelia Abraham-Susan Sontag 241
Hans Ulrich Obrist-Ever Félix González-Torres! 257
Juliet Jacques-Pier Paolo Pasolini 267
Joseph Cassara-Pedro Almodóvar 279
Russell Tovey-David Robilliard 293
Paul Mendez-A Love Letter to James Baldwin 303
Artists 312
A Note on the Endpapers and Maps 318