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Legendary Children by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

Legendary Children

The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life

The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life

The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life

By Tom Fitzgerald
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 and Lorenzo Marquez
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By Tom Fitzgerald
On Tour
 and Lorenzo Marquez
On Tour

By Tom Fitzgerald
On Tour
 and Lorenzo Marquez
On Tour

By Tom Fitzgerald
On Tour
 and Lorenzo Marquez
On Tour

By Tom Fitzgerald
On Tour
 and Lorenzo Marquez
On Tour

Read by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

By Tom Fitzgerald
On Tour
 and Lorenzo Marquez
On Tour

Read by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez

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Category: Psychology | History

Category: Psychology | History

Category: Psychology | History | Audiobooks

Paperback $17.00

Mar 03, 2020 | ISBN 9780143134626

Ebook $12.99

Mar 03, 2020 | ISBN 9780525506430

Audiobook Download $17.50

Mar 03, 2020 | 420 Minutes

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    About Legendary Children

    A definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race as a touchstone, by the creators of the pop culture blog Tom and Lorenzo

    From the singular voices behind Tom and Lorenzo comes the ultimate guide to all-things RuPaul’s Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture. Legendary Children centers itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul’s Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. It is a snapshot of how LGBTQ folks live, struggle, work, and reach out to one another–and how they always have–and every bit of it is tied directly to Drag Race. Each chapter is an examination of a specific aspect of the show–the Werk Room, the Library, the Pit Crew, the runway, the Untucked lounge, the Snatch Game–that ties to a specific aspect of queer cultural history and/or the work of certain legendary figures in queer cultural history.

    About Legendary Children

    A definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race as a touchstone, by the creators of the pop culture blog Tom and Lorenzo

    From the singular voices behind Tom and Lorenzo comes the ultimate guide to all-things RuPaul’s Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture. Legendary Children centers itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul’s Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. It is a snapshot of how LGBTQ folks live, struggle, work, and reach out to one another–and how they always have–and every bit of it is tied directly to Drag Race. Each chapter is an examination of a specific aspect of the show–the Werk Room, the Library, the Pit Crew, the runway, the Untucked lounge, the Snatch Game–that ties to a specific aspect of queer cultural history and/or the work of certain legendary figures in queer cultural history.

    About Legendary Children

    A definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race as a touchstone, by the creators of the pop culture blog Tom and Lorenzo

    From the singular voices behind Tom and Lorenzo comes the ultimate guide to all-things RuPaul’s Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture. Legendary Children centers itself around the idea that not only is RuPaul’s Drag Race the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, Drag Race became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. It is a snapshot of how LGBTQ folks live, struggle, work, and reach out to one another–and how they always have–and every bit of it is tied directly to Drag Race. Each chapter is an examination of a specific aspect of the show–the Werk Room, the Library, the Pit Crew, the runway, the Untucked lounge, the Snatch Game–that ties to a specific aspect of queer cultural history and/or the work of certain legendary figures in queer cultural history.

    Product Details

    Category: Psychology | History

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 03, 2020 | 288 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143134626

    Category: Psychology | History

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Mar 03, 2020 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780525506430

    Category: Psychology | History | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Mar 03, 2020 | 420 Minutes | ISBN 9780593168707

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    “Using Drag Race‘s prominence as a mirror to reflect drag brilliance through the ages, this must-read book articulately celebrates the icons—both well-known and under-appreciated—who made magic with a mascara wand and whose finely glossed lips were always worth reading. Like this book!”
    —Michael Musto 

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