{"id":36292,"date":"2022-04-28T14:12:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=36292"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T18:12:47","slug":"time-to-spill-the-tea-discovery-to-premiere-the-book-of-queer-on-thursday-june-two-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/28\/time-to-spill-the-tea-discovery-to-premiere-the-book-of-queer-on-thursday-june-two-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Spill the Tea! discovery+ to Premiere &#8220;The Book of Queer&#8221; on Thursday, June two [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Pride month, discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service, announced it will premiere THE BOOK OF QUEER on Thursday, June second. The five-episode series, celebrating and recognizing the incredible history of the LGBTQ+ community, will be narrated by notable queer game-changers including Dominique Jackson (&#8220;<em>Pose<\/em>&#8220;), Leslie Jordan (&#8220;<em>American Horror Story<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Will and Grace<\/em>&#8220;), Ross Mathews (&#8220;<em>The Drew Barrymore Show<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/em>&#8220;), Alex Newell (&#8220;<em>Glee<\/em>&#8220;) and previously announced Margart Cho (&#8220;<em>The Flight Attendant<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Fire Island<\/em>&#8220;). The socially impactful series will be supported by an entirely queer ensemble cast, recreating some of history&#8217;s most notable moments, and over a dozen scholars of queer history. Capping off each episode, an original song and music video will be performed by queer artists including Betty Who, VINCINT, Shawnee Kish, Mila Jam and Kaleena Zanders.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ms_pMz0ONy8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, we are setting the historical record straight and introducing &#8216;<em>The Book of Queer<\/em>&#8216; right at the top of Pride Month. We couldn&#8217;t be any more excited to have Margaret Cho, Leslie Jordan, Dominique Jackson, Alex Newell, Ross Matthews as well as an impressive and talented group of historians, actors, and musicians spilling the tea alongside us,&#8221; said Howard Lee, President of TLC Streaming and Network Originals.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3359506514\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The series cast includes:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Performers: Miss Vanjie, GOTTMIK, Kim, Chi, Chris Olsen, Tell Williams, Rob Anderson, Riley Westling, Alejandra Cejudo, Bennie Oldham, Donzell Lewis, Nikcoma Lee Mahkewa, Griffin Kelly, Jasmine Raphael, Dennis Renard, Nate Timmerman, Jill Bennett, Ryan Symantel, Gracie Cartier, Bri Giger, Marval Rex, Marlon Meikle, Ashlei Shyne, Sayrie, Juliana Joel, Lina Green, Sheena Georges and Eliza Blair<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Historians: Prof. Susan Stryker, Prof. Lillian Faderman, Prof. Jenn Jackson, Blair Imani, Prof. Michael Young, Prof. Stephanie Larson, Kevin Quin, Miriam Kamil, LZ Granderson, Prof. Mar Hicks, Prof. Kara Cooney, Souksavanh Keovorabouth, DR. 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Premieres June 2, 2022.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1420315695\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 Episode #2 &#8220;Sashay It Forward,&#8221; featuring stories about Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Ma Rainey, Alan Turing, Sally Ride and Lynn Conway. Narrated by Margaret Cho. 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