This Book Is Gay

The bestselling young adult non-fiction book on sexuality and gender!

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Intersex. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU.

This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.

Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask, with topics like:

  • Stereotypes--the facts and fiction
  • Coming out as LGBT
  • Where to meet people like you
  • The ins and outs of gay sex
  • How to flirt
  • And so much more!

You will be entertained. You will be informed. But most importantly, you will know that however you identify (or don't) and whomever you love, you are exceptional. You matter. And so does this book.

This book is for:

  • LGBTQIA+ teens, tweens, and adults
  • Readers looking to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ community
  • Parents of gay kids and other LGBT youth
  • Educators looking for advice about the LGBTQIA+ community

Praise for This Book is Gay:

A Guardian Best Book of the Year

2018 Garden State Teen Book Award Winner

"The book every LGBT person would have killed for as a teenager, told in the voice of a wise best friend. Frank, warm, funny, USEFUL."--Patrick Ness, New York Times bestselling author

"This egregious gap has now been filled to a fare-thee-well by Dawson's book."--Booklist *STARRED REVIEW*

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Published Sep 7, 2021

320 pages

Average rating: 7.29

14 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

thatgaybookworm
May 28, 2025
9/10 stars
A phenomenal read which endorsed my inner queer queries by shedding light into the lives and stories of other queer people. As a young, newly discovering queer person, I felt truly comforted by Juno Dawson's explanation of what it means to be queer and how what I am is nothing to be ashamed of. The majority of questions I was too afraid to voice, have been answered. I will admit this is one of my first homosexual texts, but after reading this book I no longer feel so isolated in my queer identity. Loaned it to a fellow fruity friend, in hopes they find similar sembalance. I would recommend this book to any newly discovering LGBTQA+ person 100%.
Lotsajetgirl
May 18, 2023
4/10 stars
Handbook for all things Gay. Answers all the questions you want to know.

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