Shapeshifting, Genderbending, and Glitter: Why Fairies Are Queer AF

Forget Tinker Bell! Fairies have always been way more subversive than you think.

In this video, I explore the queer history of fairies in literature and folklore, tracing their roots from ancient Celtic and Slavic myth to Victorian fiction to modern-day queer fantasy. Fairies aren’t just glittery sidekicks: they’re shapeshifting, gender-defiant, morally gray icons who’ve been used for centuries to tell stories about queerness, otherness, and freedom.

Want to read queer fairy books? Check these out:
The Braidy von Althuis series by me! (written before I came out under the name Cassidy Dwelis)
The Dreamer and the Marked by Airic Fenn
The Humane Society for Creatures & Cryptids by Stephanie Gillis
The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany
The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
The Iron King (The Iron Fey series) by Julie Kagawa
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh

Whether you’re a folklore nerd, a fantasy writer, or just a queer little woodland creature like me, this video will make you rethink what fairies really mean and why they’ve always belonged to the outsiders.

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