TV series

The Book of Queer

2022 · 1 season

An upbeat, educational celebration of queer history, mixing reenactments and narration to make the past feel lively and accessible.

Overview: Follows multiple historic and groundbreaking queer individuals throughout history.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, warm and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, race, gender, sexuality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
gender
sexuality
politics
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Eric CerviniSelf
Vanessa VanjieSelf
Gottmik
Lina GreenStorme
Ryan SimantelFranklin D. Roosevelt / Officer of the Night / Evil Doctor / Cowboy / Gay Assistant
Riley WestlingLeonardo Da Vinci / Green / Joshua Speed / Elmer Ellsworth / Gilbert Baker / Officer of the Night / Lover 1

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Eric Cervini
Starring: Eric Cervini, Vanessa Vanjie, Gottmik, Lina Green, Ryan Simantel, Riley Westling
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes
Network: discovery+
Country: United States of America
Languages: English