The OTHER FIFTIES: INTERROGATING MIDCENTURY AMERICAN ICONS (And Gay Issu; 3) by Foreman, Joel and a great selectn of related books, art and llectibl available now at
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
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‘THIS BOOK IS GAY’ AUTHOR SAYS AMERI’S TEENS HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THAN HER BOOK
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. Obama’s path to beg the LGBTQIA+ muny’s bt iend was all but evable. Perhaps was his missn om the o… * gay america book *
‘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
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?
But as a queer teenager, I jt wish there had been somethg like This Book Is Gay.
GAY AMERI
We’re all very clear This Book is Gay is not for children.
GAY AMERI (OVER 5,700 RULTS)
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. 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.