This book is gay reviews

This Book Is Gay

Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Gender diverse. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This manual is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for you. There's a long-running joke that after "coming out", a lesbian, lgbtq+ guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and order manual. This is that instruction guide. You're welcome. In it you'll discover the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask: from sex to politics and hooking up to stereotypes, coming out, and more. This candid, amusing, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's appreciate to grow up LGBT also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums. You will be entertained. You will be informed. But most importantly, you will grasp that however you identify (or don't) and whomever you love, you are exceptional. You matter. And so does this book.

This Book Is Gay - 2nd Edition by Juno Dawson (Paperback)

About the Book

"Originally published in 2015 by Sourcebooks Passion, an imprint of Sourcebooks."--Title page verso.

Book Synopsis

The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender!

Lesbian. Gay. Multi-attracted . Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.

This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.

Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll identify the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like:

Stereotypes--the facts and fiction
Coming out as LGBT
Where to meet people fond of you
The ins and outs of gay sex
How to flirt
And so much more!

You will be entertained. You will be informed. But most importantly, you will comprehend that however you identify (or don't) and whomever you treasure, you are exceptional. You matter. And so does this book.

This Book Is Gay

NONFICTION

by Juno DAWSON

illus. by Spike Gerrell. 272p. glossary. websites. Sourcebooks Fire. Jun. 2015. Tr $15.99. ISBN 9781492617822; pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781492617839.

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Gr 10 Up—This witty, no-holds-barred glance at the LGBTQ experience provides communication that parents or school friends often can't or won't give. The publication covers dating, religious perceptions of LGBTQ people, bullying, coming out, and more. Employing occasionally snarky, informal language, Dawson provides very blunt, frank guidance (among the subheadings are "Doing the Sex" and "Why Are Gay Men So Slutty?"), including sexual advice (complete with labeled anatomical cartoons). However, these are all topics about which teens are curious. Though the book has an intended audience, a variety of readers will appreciate it.

VERDICT An insightful option for those with questions about what it's like to be LGBTQ.

Reviewed by April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mo

'This Book Is Gay' Author Juno Dawson Takes On Book Banning

Juno Dawson’s This Book Is Gay is the ninth most banned book in America. In the near-decade since its 2014 publication, it has become a touchstone for readers seeking solace and education in the highly underrepresented area of LGBTQ+ sex education. The book was intended as an instruction manual for those not finding answers to questions about gender, sex, and sexuality.

“I felt as a former educator, sex education for Homosexual teenagers wasn’t very good,” Dawson explained in a heartfelt video posted to Instagram. “They weren’t really learning anything about security in relationships.”

Dawson wrote the book to give expect to those who set up their journey rife with confusion instead of wonder and hope, and This Book Is Gay start its audience, positively affected readers’ lives, and became a bestseller along the way. “This book is truly something I long for I had growing up when I was figuring out who I am,” said Corey Evans, in a Goodreads review. “It should be a must read for all teens so that they never have to feel alone; i