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A review by jenny_librarian
This Book Is Gay (Revised and Updated) by Juno Dawson
5.0
Almost a complete bible for LGBT+ youth. I say "almost" because non-binary and pansexual people were barely hinted at, without further note.
Funny? ✅
Inclusive? ✅ (mostly)
Educational? ✅
Complete? ✅
From understanding your sexual/gender identity to marriage and babies, there is pretty much every information a young person might seek about the LGBT+ community; whether they feel themselves part of the community or not.
My only major critic is the inclusion of 'Larry Stylinson' (makes my skin crawl just writing it) in the "Gay saints/icons" section. In 2014, when this book came out, it was already bad. But now, it should be taken out off the book, as it has become some kind of cult nightmare of gay fetichism. It is NOT (and should not be considered as) an "icon" of LGBT+ culture. It's to LGBT+ what 50 Shades is to BDSM.
Apart from that, this is definitely a book that should be mandatory for sex ed (or PSCHE in the UK)!
Funny? ✅
Inclusive? ✅ (mostly)
Educational? ✅
Complete? ✅
From understanding your sexual/gender identity to marriage and babies, there is pretty much every information a young person might seek about the LGBT+ community; whether they feel themselves part of the community or not.
My only major critic is the inclusion of 'Larry Stylinson' (makes my skin crawl just writing it) in the "Gay saints/icons" section. In 2014, when this book came out, it was already bad. But now, it should be taken out off the book, as it has become some kind of cult nightmare of gay fetichism. It is NOT (and should not be considered as) an "icon" of LGBT+ culture. It's to LGBT+ what 50 Shades is to BDSM.
Apart from that, this is definitely a book that should be mandatory for sex ed (or PSCHE in the UK)!