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Black, fat, femme : revealing the power of visibly queer voices in media and learning to love yourself

Title
Black, fat, femme : revealing the power of visibly queer voices in media and learning to love yourself / Jonathan P. Higgins ; foreword by Latrice Royale, RuPaul's Drag Race and host of HBO's We're Here.
Author
Higgins, Jonathan P.
Publication
  • Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2025]
  • ©2025

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Additional Authors
Royale, Latrice, 1972-
Subject
  • Higgins, Jonathan P
  • African American gay men > Biography
  • African American sexual minorities
  • Sexual minorities, Black
  • Overweight gay people
  • Gay men, Black
  • Sexual minorities in popular culture
  • Gay men, Black > Biography
  • Intersectionality (Sociology)
  • Black author
  • African American LGBTQ+ people
  • African American gay men
  • Black LGBTQ+ people
  • Black gay men
  • Intersectionality
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Gay autobiographies.
  • Gay biographies.
  • LGBTQ+ autobiographies.
  • LGBTQ+ biographies.
  • Biographies.
Note
  • Title stylized as "Black. Fat. Femme."--Cover
  • Includes index.
Local note
  • Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Contents
Introduction: black, fat, and different -- Always too much -- The chiffon chronicles -- The making of a queen -- The masc you live in -- Five Gs please! -- To be loved -- Becoming that bitch -- The power of authenticity -- Remaining black, fat, and visibly queer -- Yes black. Yes fat. Yes femme.
Call Number
Sc E 25-362
ISBN
  • 9781394296361
  • 1394296363
LCCN
2025013061
OCLC
1482142181
Author
Higgins, Jonathan P., author. Author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut
Title
Black, fat, femme : revealing the power of visibly queer voices in media and learning to love yourself / Jonathan P. Higgins ; foreword by Latrice Royale, RuPaul's Drag Race and host of HBO's We're Here.
Publisher
Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2025]
Copyright Date
©2025
Description
xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
single unit mono http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/issuance/mono
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Description
index index http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/msupplcont/index
Summary
"For years, Black queer conversations have centered around the intersectional accolades of historical media figures like Marsha P. Johnson and James Baldwin. However, rarely have any of these conversations given space or grace to other identities in media specifically Black fat gender non-conforming (or femme) individuals see the world. Black. Fat. Femme is one of the very first books for mainstream readers to look at Black fat femme cis-gender men and how folks have had to find their identity through this lens. A nonfiction book of approximately 65,000 words, it dives deep into the ways in which those who consider themselves Black fat femmes stand at the intersection of multiple identities, communities, and causes and how often they have had to use media to develop their sense of self and self-esteem. In addition, it looks at the complicated ways in which public figures such as André Leon Talley and Alex Newell have helped people learn who they are and what is possible. The book examines the importance of true representation and why it can be so personal, while honoring the pioneers who have fought to be authentically who they are, both onscreen and off"-- Provided by publisher.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Royale, Latrice, 1972- writer of foreword.
Other Form:
Online version: Higgins, Jonathan P. Black, fat, femme. Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2025] 9781394296385 (DLC) 2025013062
Research Call Number
Sc E 25-362
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