Queer Mythology

Spanning the globe and thousands of years,Queer Mythology highlights the legends and tales of LGBTQIA+ godsheroesspirits and more. Myths and legends tell our stories. They connect us and show us not only who we arebut also reflect the people during the time the stories were first told. And LGBTQIA+ people have been a part of every community since the dawn of storytelling. From Tu’er Shenthe Chinese rabbit god who protected those yearning to come out in an unaccepting worldto Ghede Nibothe Haitian spirit who performed drag in the realm of the deadthe twenty myths told in this collection capture one irrefutable fact–even as labelslanguageand definitions have changedLGBTQIA+ people have always existed. Some of these myths are not widely known. Others are myths that you may think you knowbut over time their inherent queerness has been erased. Queer Mythology offers fresh retellingspaired with beautiful illustrationsto give new life and celebrate the inspirational and resilient LGBTQIA+ community in some of humanity’s earliest tales.