From music to movies literature to dance the arts have always been influenced by the workampamp10of LGBTQ people. LGBTQ Iconsampamp160spotlights the history and contributions of 50 pioneering artists who lived and worked around the world.ampamp10Bold whimsical illustrations by David Lee Csicsko The Skin You Live In and concise bios from historian Owen Keehnen celebrate a diverse group of artists from LGBTQ icons James Baldwin Frida Kahlo and Freddie Mercury to lesserknown colorful characters like vaudeville performer Ada Bricktop Smith the toast of 1920s Paris cafeampamp769 society who opened a queerfriendly club where all were welcomed and Australian dandy Leigh Bowery whose unapologetic flamboyance influenced an entire generation of fashion designers.ampamp10LGBTQ Iconsampamp160is an entertaining exploration of a part of history most people dont know is even missing. It will inspire readers young and old to be confident in who they are and to take pride in their own creativity. Produced with premium materials this book is a mustread for Pride month and a perfect collectible yearroundampamp10