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Yaaaaaass Queen! You ruled!

What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria by Kyle Casey Chu, Andrew W. Shaffer and Cindy Lozito

October 29, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The subject of being a queer kid in a children’s book, even a picture book, is not new. However, the format of What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria gives things a fresher feeling and makes a relatively unknown person accessible. The extras add to the bigger picture of who and what Jose Sarria was, but before you get there, to the end of Sarria’s life and accomplishments he was a child who knew how to be himself. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Andrew W. Shaffer, Cindy Lozito, Jose Sarria, Kyle Casey Chu, Kyle Casey Chu, Andrew W. Shaffer and Cindy Lozito, LGBTQ, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:472 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Andrew W. Shaffer, Cindy Lozito, Jose Sarria, Kyle Casey Chu, Kyle Casey Chu, Andrew W. Shaffer and Cindy Lozito, LGBTQ, Social Themes ·
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