Book HackThis Book Is GayBy Juno Dawson
In a Nutshell
Queer author Juno Dawson explores the vast range of sexualities and gender identities in a bid to encourage everyone to live happily alongside one another.
Favorite Quote
However you identify, be it lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, asexual, curious or carrot, we all have something in common – we are a minority, and we have made brave steps to identify as such; a refusal to hide; a declaration of who we are.
Juno Dawson
Introduction
LGBTQ+ rights are a much-discussed topic, seemingly never far from contentious news headlines.
In This Book is Gay, first published in 2014, Juno Dawson opens the door to the LGBTQ+ community, providing context, facts, and figures, alongside real-life stories and entertaining illustrations.
Drawing on her experience as an author of young-adult fiction, Dawson provides a breakdown of the history and science behind a broad range of sexualities and gender identities.
Dawson dispels problematic myths about the LGBTQ+ community and explains why equal rights for LGBTQ+ people still have a long way to go.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
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