QUEeNSpEaK SPoKeN HErE
The play is salt n peppered with yummy words and juicy conversations specific to the trans world.
“I like to call the dialect Queenspeak, for it’s my intention to communicate the level of vibrancy and regality of this marginalized world.”
-- Grafton Doyle, playwright.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
ADDERALL – A medication used in treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and used as an aphrodisiac.
ALBINO – A rare congenital disorder causing the lack of melanin in the skin. Absence of pigment in skin, hair, eyes.
BABS – Barbara Anne "Babs" Bunny is a cartoon character from the Warner Brothers animated television series, Tiny Toon Adventures. She is the main character of the show along with her best friend, Buster.
BACKPAGE.COM – A classified advertising website. Largest marketplace for buying and selling sex. The FBI shut down the site last year, April 2018.
BENJAMINS – Slang term for the Benjamin Franklin $100 dollar bill.
BENJAMIN BRATT – Peruvian-American actor and activist. Born in San Francisco. Roles: Demolition Man, Clear & Present Danger, Bound by Honor.
BUICK – Buick is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors.
BUSTER BUNNY – A cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series, Tiny Toon Adventures. A main character of the show along with the character of Babs Bunny.
BUSSY – Boy pussy, anus, butthole.
C.O. – Initials for Correctional Officer.
CELLIE – Cellmate.
CLOCK-A-FOOL – To tell it like it is; or to keep a guy in line; or to control a situation with a “client.”
CHINCHILLA – A rodent native to the Andes mountains in South America. Also refers to a type of coat made from the fur of the Chinchilla.
CHROMO – Prison slang for child molester; also sex offender.
CRANK – Low-quality methamphetamine; usually smoked or injected.
DROPOUT – A school-to-prison pipeline that pushes high school students out of class and into the juvenile and criminal justice system.
