LGBTQ+ Icons av David Lee Csicsko

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<p><b>From music to movies, literature to dance – the arts have always been influenced by the work
of LGBTQ people.</b><i>LGBTQ+ Icons</i> spotlights the history and contributions of 50 pioneering artists who lived and worked around the world.</p>
<p>Bold, whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko (<i>The Skin You Live In</i>) and concise bios from historian Owen Keehnen celebrate a diverse group of artists, from LGBTQ icons James Baldwin, Frida Kahlo, and Freddie Mercury to lesser-known colorful characters like vaudeville performer Ada “Bricktop” Smith, the toast of 1920s Paris café society who opened a queer-friendly club where all were welcomed, and Australian dandy Leigh Bowery, whose unapologetic flamboyance influenced an entire generation of fashion designers.</p>
<p><i>LGBTQ+ Icons </i>is an entertaining exploration of a part of history most people don’t know is even missing. It will inspire readers young and old to be confi