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

Contents:

• ‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ AUTHOR SAYS AMERI’S TEENS HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN HER BOOK
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR
• GAY AMERI
• GAY AMERI (OVER 5,700 RULTS)

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

‘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.

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. How do you thk sex tn and available rmatn have changed sce you wrote ‘This Book Is Gay?

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS COULD REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR

But as a queer teenager, I jt wish there had been somethg like This 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. 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.

GAY AMERI

The notoriety of This Book is Gay has only creased. ”Among the most banned books the US is Genr Queer, a memoir by Maia Kobabe about g out as non-bary; The Blut Eye by Toni Morrison, which has been challenged over sexually explic material, racial them and “disturbg” language; and Flamer, a young adult book by Mike Curato, which als wh issu such as homosexualy, bullyg and book censorship is not a new phenomenon, the trend has risen recently as the culture wars have lated. In 2021, Hungary passed a law banng gay people om appearg tnal materials or TV shows for mors.

Former Print Barack Obama released a lengthy statement about how his life was shaped by books wrten by gay and transgenr Democrat print ma the admissn a letter to librarians Monday morng. And librarians are on the ont l, fightg every day to make the wist possible range of viewpots, opns, and… — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 17, 2023Natnal rad host Todd Starn summed up Obama’s letter a tweet:“Obama: Your children should have accs to gay porn their school librari, ” Starn Your children should have accs to gay porn their school librari.

— toddstarn (@toddstarn) July 17, 2023Dh D’Souza and others qutned what the first print to flip-flop on gay marriage meant.

GAY AMERI (OVER 5,700 RULTS)

In 2012, Newsweek ran a magaze ver llg Barack Obama “Ameri’s First Gay Print. ” The article gleefully ld Obama for his support and endorsement of gay marriage. Tyg the journey of black people to the e of lbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenrs is Obama’s most endurg and impactful legacy.