The Book of Queer

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The Book of Queer
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Eric Cervini
Colin Hargraves, Annie Price
Producer Ivan Kraljevic
Original release
ReleaseJune 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)

The Book of Queer is a Discovery+ five-part series created by Eric Cervini about LGBT historical figures, which premiered in June 2022. [1] [2]

Guest narrators for the series include comedian Margaret Cho; actress Dominique Jackson; actors Alex Newell and Leslie Jordan; and television personality Ross Mathews. [3] Actress Juliana Joel as Sylvia Rivera

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2023
Daytime Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards Outstanding Educational and Informational ProgramRhett Bachner, Eric Cervini, Wendy L. Douglas, Colin Hargraves, Howard Lee, Brien Meagher, Alon Orstein, Annie Price, Jason Sarlanis, Lindsay RabyNominated [4] [5]
Outstanding CastingLesley Wolff, Michael Tartaglia, Nate McLeod, Eric Cervini, Colin Hargraves, Annie PriceNominated
Outstanding Costume Design/StylingKaris WildeNominated
Outstanding Multiple Camera EditingJen Woodhouse, Esteban Argüello, Colin Hargraves, Tiffany Risucci, Aaron Paul Rogers, Jennifer Roth, Lori Szybist, Simon Tondeur, Bryn VytlacilWon
Outstanding Main Title and Graphic DesignNeil Garguilo, Jess Furman, Colin Hargraves, Gregory James Jenkins, DL Guerra, Ben Stoddard, Federico Laboureau, Felipe LazaroNominated
Outstanding Writing Team for a Daytime Non-Fiction ProgramEric Cervini, Rebecca Donohue, Kathryn Doyle, Lyndon Henley Hanrahan, Colin Hargraves, Annie Price, Claudia Restrepo, Michael Shayan, Tien Tran, Robin Tran, Lauren WalkerNominated

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References

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