Author: Chloe Davis

The author shares her book "The Queens' English: The Young Readers' LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases" to celebrate Banned Books Week and LGBTQ History Month.

About the Book:

"The Queens' English, The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases" celebrates the etymological diversity of over 800 terms used to describe our collective gay and queer experience. It is an epic journey of understanding identity, sexuality, gender, equality, humor, community and PRIDE! This dictionary officially houses the language of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender, two-spirit, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and non-heteronormative —Commonly abbreviated as LGBTQIA+ — communities in the United States of America. 

"The Queens' English" is a resource for terminology and colloquial phrases with modern definitions, real life usage examples, synonyms, important usage notes, and supporting background information to further enhance the understanding of each term. Interstitial how-tos and history lessons about trailblazing people, places, and events that have impacted the language within the LGBTQIA+ community are included throughout.

About the Author:

Chloe O. Davis is a debut author who works in the entertainment industry in New York. A graduate of Hampton University and Temple University, she has centered her creative platform on amplifying the narratives of Black culture and heightening the awareness of the LGBTQIA+ community. Davis’s work as a dancer, actor, and creative has allowed her to travel to all fifty states and internationally where she has spent fifteen years researching, writing and creating The Queens’ English: The Dictionary For LGBTQIA+ Lingo and Colloquial Phrases.

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