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    This Book Is Gay

    By Juno Dawson and David Levithan

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

    Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. 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.

    There's a long-running joke that, after "coming out," a lesbian, gay guy, bisexual, or trans person should receive a membership card and instruction manual. THIS IS THAT INSTRUCTION MANUAL. You're welcome.

    Inside you'll find 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 like you
    • The ins and outs of gay sex
    • Stereotypes — the facts and fiction
    • How to flirt
    • And so much more!

    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.

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

    This book is for:

    • Anyone with questions
    • Parents of gay kids and other LGBT youth
    • Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community

    Praise for This Book is Gay:
    A Guardian Best Book of the Year
    2018 Garden State Teen Book Award Winner
    "The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend. Frank, warm, funny, USEFUL." —Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author
    "This egregious gap has now been filled to a fare-thee-well by Dawson's book."—Booklist *STARRED REVIEW*

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateJun 2, 2015
    ISBN9781492617846
    Author

    Juno Dawson

    Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of Young Adult novels and non-fiction, including the bestselling CLEAN and THIS BOOK IS GAY, as well as a novelist, screenwriter, journalist, and a columnist for Attitude Magazine. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Dazed, Grazia and the Guardian, and she and was chosen by Val McDermid as one of the ten most compelling LGBTQ+ writers working in the UK today.

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    • 4/5
      This Book is Gay is written as an accessible welcome and how to manual for young adults or anyone wondering, questioning or just curious about the LGBTQ+ community. The book begins with a primer on gender and sexuality along with the differences. Everything is rooted in the fact that these feelings are normal and anything you are feeling or identifying with is ok. Other good points in the book are breaking down stereotypes, fears about the community, coming out and just how do two men or two women go about having sex. This Book is Gay is a good primer for those just figuring out that they are part of the community, parents of kids who have come out or for anyone curious about what is happening with all those letters. Written in an approachable, contemporary style with down to earth language about how things are done, This Book is Gay does get to the point about many things in the LGBTQ+ community that is not taught in school. It does focus on gay men and women for the most part with some good parts about transgender people. There was a lot of talk of safe sex, but with a large focus on AIDS. Pregnancy prevention was not mentioned, nor was STI prevention for two women. Serious tones were taken for safety and mental health with a bevy of resources available at the end of the book.
    • 5/5
      A fantastic guide for teens on life in the LGBTQ+ community, with lots of helpful advice on how to come out, what to do about bullies, and even how gay sex works. It's all told in a very no-nonsense, comfortable, no-big-deal way, and repeatedly stresses that all identities and orientations are valid, which is wonderful. A great read for all teens, regardless of their gender or sexuality.
    • 4/5
      It is clear this book focuses on the younger generation. And then probably cos they wonder what’s going on with them or simply don’t know all that much about LBGT and want to know what it is all about. BUT I do believe that adults can learn just as much and with the pinch of humor might even make the average homophobe change his point of view!Either way, I think I can say we’ll all agree this book belongs on the shelves of every department in every library!