This Book is Gay
This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson is a revised and updated edition published by Sourcebooks Fire in 2021. This 320-page young adult nonfiction book offers a candid and humorous exploration of sexuality and gender, aimed at readers of all identities and orientations. It addresses a variety of topics relevant to the LGBTQ community, including coming out, dating, and the realities of growing up LGBTQ, while also featuring real stories and illustrations.
Readers will find a wealth of information designed to entertain and inform, with discussions on stereotypes, where to meet like-minded individuals, and insights into relationships and sexual health. This book serves as a resource for LGBTQIA+ teens, parents, and educators, providing valuable perspectives on social topics and the complexities of identity.
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The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender!
Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. 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 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
- How to flirt
- And so much more!
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:
- LGBTQIA+ teens, tweens, and adults
- Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community
- 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*
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