This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson — Library Exposed

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Here are the bt LGBTQ books wh gay characters or by thors who intify as LGBTQ+. Fd romance, spirg nonfictn and YA reads for adults and teens.

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WHY MY BOOK IS GAY: AND I'M PROUD OF

<p>As a 15-year-old, teen thor (and current Queen of Teen) Jam Dawson was fearful and ashamed of beg gay and so hid his sexualy. Now he's wrten This Book Is Gay – for all those teenagers who are hidg and anyone else whatever their genr or sexualy</p> * my book is gay *

This Book Is Gay Photograph: Jam DawsonIf I were to be llected the Tardis and flown back to 1996 there are several thgs 15-year-old Jam Dawson would not believe if I were allowed to talk wh him: He wouldn't believe he'd one day meet Sporty Spice; he wouldn't believe he'd work wh Ace om Doctor Who; he fely wouldn't believe he'd bee a published YA of all those, the thg he would be least likely to accept is that he would one day be proud to be gay. You see, 15-year-old-Jam Dawson extribly lked beg gay to beg wrong, nghty, flty and broken. To him, gay people were dirty, they weren't as good as straight people.

‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ AUTHOR SAYS AMERI’S TEENS HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN HER BOOK

The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promotg gay sex – cludg stctns on how to e 'hookup apps.'" * my book is gay *

The lsons were both explic – people at school llg me Dolly Dawson, or simply, poofter – and implic; there were no gay role mols anywhere sight. So I I was 16, I realised I uldn't image a future wh a wife, but uld wh a hband, and that was what beg gay is.

You see, I also thought that beg gay equalled ath. This week se the publitn of a book I have wrten lled, This Book Is Gay a non-fictn book which I claim I uld not be prour to be a gay man. Rights have sold Ameri, Germany, Spa, Brazil and the Czech Republic (so far) so I'm pretty much tellg the world how gay I am.

DO A TAMPA SCHOOL LIBRARY BOOK TEACH ABOUT GAY INTERURSE?

Stunts are worse-off whout books like ‘This Book is Gay’ to provi LGBTQ stunts wh an stctn manual as they navigate the world. * my book is gay *

Those that do teach a hundred per cent of pupils sex tn that is only relevant to nety-five per cent of reason I am nstantly harpg on about sexualy is the hope that some of those young people who are hidg, n see and hear me – a vaguely succsful and very happy gay man beg succsful and happy. I hope people will read This Book Is Gay wh pri, bee while we are as normal as the day is long, the rt of the world don't always see that way.

‘This Book Is Gay’ Author Says Ameri’s Teens Have Bigger Problems Than Her Book. Juno Dawson didn’t want to wre This Book Is Gay.

'THIS BOOK IS GAY' PROVIS PREHENSIVE, AND CLIVE, SEXUAL TN

My ratg: 3 of 5 stars This Book Is Gay Juno Dawson From the blurb: ... * my book is gay *

First published 2014, Dawson’s how-to about gay relatnships has bee a staple for sex ed class. Acrdg to Vanrbilt Universy, 2022, This Book Is Gay beme the nth most-banned book Ameri.

In light of the recent rise book banngs, Rollg Stone spoke wh Dawson about why her 2014 book remas such a hot topic, why she thks This Book Is Gay is necsary, and how she thks policians uld really help keep Ameri’s kids safe.

YOU CAN'T READ THAT! BANNED BOOK REVIEW: THIS BOOK IS GAY

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How do you thk sex tn and available rmatn have changed sce you wrote ‘This Book Is Gay? But as a queer teenager, I jt wish there had been somethg like This Book Is Gay.

60 GAY ROMANCE NOVELS THAT ARE THE BT THE GENRE: THE ULTIMATE GUI

This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson * my book is gay *

We’re all very clear This Book is Gay is not for children. In a lot of your ments about This Book Is Gay, you’ve phed back agast the ia that the manual is a danger to young adults.

THE BOOK IS GAY

In your ey, why is so important that more books like This Book Is Gay exist and are available to teens growg up? Most recently, ‘This Book Is Gay’ went unr a formal review as part of vtigatns to bomb threats sent to several public schools. The notoriety of This Book is Gay has only creased.

The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promotg gay sex – cludg stctns on how to e 'hookup apps. "This Book Is Gay, " a book wh sectns that teach and advise kids about anal sex, oral sex, and hookup apps, is available to be checked out by stunts at Pierce Middle School Tampa, Florida.

“MY LIFE IS QUE GAY.” A QUEER MEMOIR READG LIST

1, 2022, rears asked whether a book teachg about gay sex was available on the shelv of a public middle school library Tampa, Florida. As of the wrg of this story, we n report was te that thor Juno Dawson's book, "This Book Is Gay, " was available on the shelv of the Pierce Middle School library Tampa. One of the chapters that appeared to receive the most attentn the reportg om The Florida Standard and om social media ers was tled, "Chapter 9: The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex.

The fact that they didn't also teach you what same-sex upl do is nothg ls than stutnalized homophobia. Is there somethg icky about gay sex? 'The Ins and Outs of Gay Sex'.

We verified that all of the pag did e om Dawson's book, "This Book Is Gay. Acrdg to onle library data for the Florida school district, we were able to nfirm that two pi of "This Book Is Gay" were ed part of Pierce Middle School's library selectn.

CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS SOCIAL STUDI TEXTBOOKS THAT CLU GAY RIGHTS AFTER WARNGS OM ERNOR

"This Book Is Gay" showed up three lol schools, cludg Pierce Middle.

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‘This Book Is Gay’ Author Juno Dawson Stands By Her Banned Book – Rollg Stone .

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