The Book of Queer

Looking at history through the lens of a queer historian and told with campy fun. What's not to love? We've seen the dry, boring history, it's time we had some fun with it! Great job!

This show does and excellent job of citing primary documents where available and shows that many people assumed to be straight were anything but. The information is presented in a fact dense but lighthearted manner.

There were some reviews that complained about singing. But that was a single music video at the end which summed up the episode. Skip that segment t if it bothers you, but don't skip the show.

The Book of Queer was both entertaining and educational. It moved at a nice pace and made excellent use of humor. I especially appreciated the contributions of Dr. Eric Cervini. Worth watching!

That combo is bound to ruffle a few feathers (as evidenced by the only other posted review as of this moment), but as the intro to the show says "it's comedy" and all the facts are documented. Only the first episode is available as of this writing, and it's campy craziness (based in forgotten truths) is addicting. This is a show to watch at drag brunch. With your nieces and nephews. Bayard Rustin (a mostly neglected figure in the civil rights movement and who is about to get his due in an upcoming bio pic) has back up singers for gods sake. It's adorable and important information. This isn't your History Channel history.

Wonderfully entertaining and engaging this campy presentation of history from a Queer perspective should be on everyone's watch list. This will be the newest must watch in the Queer community. Cervini is a Harvard and Cambridge educated historian so the history is spot on. I love it!