The Gay Agenda
A Modern Queer History & Handbook

By Ashley Molesso and Chessie Needham

Hardcover; 176 pages

A joyful celebration of the LGBTQ+ community's development history and culture packed with facts trivia timelines and charts and featuring 100 full-color illustrations.

Compiled and designed by queer power couple and illustrators extraordinaire Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham founders of the popular stationery company Ash + Chess The Gay Agenda is an inviting and entertaining guide that pays tribute to the LGBTQ+ community. Filled with engaging descriptions interesting facts helpful features – such as historical queer icons and events and LGBTQ+ acronym definitions – this fabulous compendium illuminates the transformation of the community highlighting its struggles achievements landmarks and contributions. It also salutes iconic members of the LGBTQ+ community – the celebrities politicians entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens who have made a notable impact on gay life and society itself.

The Gay Agenda is a nostalgic look back for older generations an archive for younger people and a helpful introduction for those interested in learning more about the community and its contributions. From James Baldwin and Emma Goldman to Marsha P. Johnson and Jodie Foster; the Pink Triangle and the Rainbow Flag to Stonewall and the AIDS crisis; Matthew Shepard and Pulse Nightclub to Sodomy Laws and Obergefell; Drag and Transitioning to The L Word and The Kinsey Scale Freddie Mercury and Ellen Degeneres to Laverne Cox and David Bowie this magnificent digest is a keepsake honoring all LGBTQ+ and the ongoing fight to gain – and maintain – equality for all.

Features

• Hardcover

Specifications

• Brand: Harper Collins
• Category: Books
• Material: Paper