Queerness is everywhere and it always has been. But queer stories, culture and communities have been often hidden . Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Awards 2025 "Engaging, witty and thoughtful . full of a supportive kindness that LGBTQ+ teens may find indispensable." - Guardian Queerbook is an invitation to discover and celebrate queer joy, past and present. It's a whistlestop tour of all the fun (and serious) queer stuff that the foghorn of straight culture drowns out, and that you deserve to know: heroes and histories, science and stories, art, spaces, music, film, TV, fashion - along with jargon-free breakdowns of terms from sexuality and gender identity, to code-switching, intersectionality, bi-erasure, straightwashing, and much, much more. You don't need any specific interests to read Queerbook - all you need is curiosity and a desire to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ+. So, say no to the Straightrix and enter the technicolour world over the rainbow .

Ready? Queer we go! Cover illustration by Madelén Foss * A funny, fast-paced and inclusive guide to LGBTQ+ culture, history and community * Discover the queer stories that have been airbrushed from history, explore queer culture across the decades, meet queer heroes and celebrate queer joy in all its forms * Delivered with warmth and tongue-in-cheek humour by experienced journalist and editor, Malcolm Mackenzie - and illustrated throughout by queer illustrator, Emily A Foster.