{"title":"Books by Lorenzo Marquez","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"desfile-de-leyendas-un-siglo-de-historia-queer-a-traves-de-rupauls-drag","title":"DESFILE DE LEYENDAS: Un siglo de historia queer a través de RuPaul's Drag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe creators of the pop culture and fashion website Tom+Lorenzo decode the references behind the recurring elements of the most queer show on the planet, from the library to the runway, including the handsome men and the messages written with lipstick on the mirror. But you don’t need to have watched \u003cem\u003eDrag Race\u003c\/em\u003e (what are you waiting for?) to enjoy the moments and legendary figures from the drag world that inspire it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the authors warn, this is a book to read with one hand… with the other, you’ll want to search for videos, songs, or more information on Google about the amazing characters parading through its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe witness the Stonewall riots through the legendary Marsha P. Johnson, the queen who walked around New York with flowers in her hair, and Stormé DeLarverie, the drag king who patrolled Greenwich Village in a suit jacket. We hear Crystal LaBeija, founder and matriarch of the formidable House of LaBeija, raise her voice to claim Black beauty at the \u003cem\u003eMiss Gay America\u003c\/em\u003e pageant. We sneak into the Harlem ballrooms where \u003cem\u003evogue\u003c\/em\u003e was born, the dance popularized by Madonna, and into the clubs of 1990s London with Leigh Bowery and his impossible looks. All of this with the music of \u003cem\u003eThe Rocky Horror Picture Show\u003c\/em\u003e playing in the background. This is the kind of history they didn’t teach you in school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez have been a couple for a couple of decades. In 2006, they left their respective jobs to pour all their knowledge of film, music, fashion, and advertising into a queer-focused website initially centered on television called \u003cem\u003eProject RunGay\u003c\/em\u003e. Fifteen years later, the website \u003cem\u003eTom \u0026amp; Lorenzo\u003c\/em\u003e, where they critique television, pop culture, and fashion, attracts an audience now measured in millions. Tom and Lorenzo collaborate with various media outlets such as \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForbes\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2014, they published their first book \u003cem\u003eEveryone Wants to Be Me or Do Me\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plankton Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55302226608472,"sku":"LIB-DE-PL-140","price":19.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8464\/0856\/files\/desfile-de-leyendas-un-siglo-de-historia-queer-a-traves-de-rupauls-drag-9736088.jpg?v=1761779541"}],"url":"https:\/\/eu.plasticbooks.com\/en\/collections\/libros-lorenzo-marquez.oembed","provider":"Plastic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}