Activist-academic Meg John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel. A kaleidoscope of characters from the diverse worlds of pop-culture, film, activism and academia guide us on a journey through the ideas, people and events that have shaped Ôqueer theoryÕ.~|~~|~From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.~|~~|~Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of whatÕs ÔnormalÕ, such as Alfred KinseyÕs view of sexuality as a spectrum between heterosexuality and homosexuality, Judith ButlerÕs view of gendered behavior as a performance, the play Wicked, which reinterprets characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or moments in Casino Royale when weÕre invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.