A celebration of queer history like you've never seen it before. Queer as folklore traverses centuries and continents to reveal the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic, and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries, and museums around the world, each chapter explores the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both ancient and modern.

Leaving no stone unturned, Sacha Coward takes you on a wild journey from ancient Greece to the main stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race, visiting cross-dressing pirates, radical fairies, and the graves of the ‘queerly departed’ along the way. Queer communities have often sought refuge in shadows and created safe spaces in underground worlds.

But these forgotten stories tell tales of resilience that deserve to be heard. Join any Pride march, and you'll see a stunning display of papier-mâché unicorn heads, drag queens in mermaid tails, and more fairy wings than you can shake a trident at. These are not just accessories: they are queer symbols with historic roots. To truly understand who queer people are today, we must confront the twisted stories of the past.

Pages: 352, Year of Publication: 0101, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm