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This book is essential for LGBTQIA+ teens, tweens, and adults, as well as readers seeking to understand the community better. It is also valuable for parents of LGBT youth and educators wanting inclusive guidance. Praised as a must-have resource and lauded for its warm, frank tone, it suits those looking for an accessible, supportive, and comprehensive introduction to sexuality and gender.
"Originally published in 2015 by Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks."--Title page verso.
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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 Gay is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. It 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 Gay 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
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781728254326
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 October 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire
Contributors:
- Introduction by David Levithan
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Juno Dawson is the international bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction for young adults. She is a columnist for Attitude magazine and a key LGBTQ+ activist with the charity Stonewall. A former teacher specializing in behavior studies, Juno now writes full time and lives in Brighton, England.
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