The Book of Queer

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.

This is so well done, well researched, and FUNNY! It's fun, camp, and star-studded. They put their sources right in so when you're shocked something is real you can see it really is. Love it.

When people call this kind of show offensive or idiotic, they are clearly demonstrating their own homophobia and lack of understanding of how wonderful diversity in all its forms really is. You don't need to be gay to care about our history, struggles, centuries of prejudice or discriminatory hatred. You just need to be a thoughtful human being. Eric Cervini is brilliant!!!!!!

This was super informative, hilarious and touching. Actors were funny, I learned a ton. Sad to think about the reality of queer people in history and how many of their lives were cut short. Shout out to whoever does all those awesome leg kicks in the intro!

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!