What is Queer Food?
We talk to John Birdsall about how, through times of fear and persecution, queer people used food to express joy and build community.
June 13, 2025
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What is Queer Food?
Summary
As a food writer and cook himself, John Birdsall often wondered whether there was such a thing as “queer food.” Was it rainbow cupcakes? Quiche? Unicorn frappucinos? In his new book, “What is Queer Food?: How We Served a Revolution” Birdsall examines the complex story of how, through times of fear and persecution, queer people used food to express joy and build community.
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John Birdsall, author "What is Queer Food?: How We Started a Revolution"
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