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Book SynopsisMarsha P. Johnson, Keith Haring, Harvey Milk, Audre Lorde, RuPaul... the names of pioneers and trailblazers who have advanced the LGBTQI+ cause and helped bring about new human rights. This book pays tribute in 50 portraits to the activists, personalities, writers and artists who have advanced the LGBTQI+ movement and celebrates those who have fought and are fighting every day to create a more inclusive and tolerant world. To coincide with a new touring exhibition of Florent Manelli's artworks.
Trade Review"A wonderful way to learn more about living LGBT+ history through the people who peacefully challenge the world to be more inclusive and above all, happier." - Tony Malone, writer of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: The Practical Guide; "From Marsha P. Johnson to Adrian de la Vega, via Hamed Sinno, Laverne Cox, Jean Chong, Anohni or Hanne Gaby Odiele (and yes, I chose to end with the Belgian personality of the book!), the author puts women, men and others at the heart of the LGBT+ cause, showing in passing that there is not only one way to be militant and that the path to a more inclusive world can take many directions. Biographical directories are non-fiction books that I particularly like. I'm more of a fictional reader, so being able to inform myself through a book that gathers information to peck at will is what suits me best. Each portrait is an opportunity to discover a part of LGBTQI+ history and the issues facing the people concerned. The graphic beauty of the book makes you want to come back to it regularly, and I particularly appreciate the diversity of the people represented, both in terms of gender identities and sexual orientations as well as ethnic origins. An essential to discover in a short time a whole part of queer culture and, in the words of the author himself, "to celebrate the courage, the beauty of being and the rage to live by being oneself". --The Literary Blog
Table of ContentsForeword 5 Introduction 9 Profiles Bayard Rustin 22 Alan Turing 28 Tom of Finland 36 Edith Windsor 44 Harvey Milk 48 Barbara Gittings 56 Audre Lorde 60 Renee Richards 66 Nancy Cardenas 70 Larry Kramer 74 Miss Major Griffin-Gracy 80 Craig Rodwell 84 Armistead Maupin 90 Marsha P. Johnson 96 Brenda Howard 104 Jean Le Bitoux 110 Pedro Almodovar 116 Michael Cashman 124 Sylvia Rivera 128 Peter Tatchell 136 Judith Butler 140 Rosanna Flamer-Caldera 144 Martina Navratilova 148 Simon Nkoli 152 Keith Haring 158 Chi Chia-wei 164 Mark Ashton 168 RuPaul 174 Mary Bonauto 182 Manvendra Singh Gohil 186 Hida Viloria 192 Bamby Salcedo 198 Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah 202 Xulhaz Mannan 206 Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed 210 Nikolai Alekseev 214 Yelena Grigoryeva 218 Xiaogang Wei 222 Georges Azzi 226 Marielle Franco 230 Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera 234 David Jay 238 Linda Baumann 242 Megan Rapinoe 246 Elliot Page 250 Hanne Gaby Odiele 254 Olly Alexander 258 Hande Kader 262 Bouhdid Belhadi 266 Aaron Rose Philip 270 Glossary of terms 274 Photo credits 278 Useful Websites 278 Creative Notes and Drawings 281
