Headshot of Chloe O. Davis by James M. Avance.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Author Chloe Davis will discuss her new book The Queens’ English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases (Clarkson Potter, 2021). Her talk will explore how language shapes culture; highlight the diverse communities and intersectional identities that make up our LGBTQ community; unpack the beautiful complexity of queer history; and foreground the importance of empowering, providing resources for, and making visible queer, gay, Black and trans identities.
Attendees who purchase copies of The Queens’ English from the GLBT Historical Society’s Bookshop.org page will receive a personalized autographed bookplate from Davis. Please send an email with your ticket confirmation and Bookshop.org receipt to leigh@glbthistory.org, with information on how you would like yours personalized, by October 25. For more information about The Queens’ English, see the publisher’s webpage here: https://www.thequeensenglishus.com/about.
SPEAKERS
Chloe O. Davis (she/her/hers) is a proud Black bisexual woman and 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 LGBTQ community. Davis’s work as a dancer, actor, and creative has allowed her to travel to all 50 states and internationally. In addition to performing at premier theaters across the country, such as New York City Center, the Apollo Theater, the Kennedy Center, the Muny, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, she has appeared on PBS’s Great Performances with Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera; Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC; and Southern Landscape performed by the Philadelphia Dance Company. In tandem with performing, Davis has spent 15 years researching, writing and creating The Queens’ English, The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases. She believes this dictionary is a starting point for important conversations around inclusiveness, sexuality, gender expression and identity.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
This event will take place online. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions on how to join.
ADMISSION
Free | $5 suggested donation
Tickets are available online here: https://bit.ly/37XQB5x
ASL INTERPRETATION
ASL interpretation provided upon request. Please write at least three days in advance of event to leigh@glbthistory.org.
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