This Book is Gay (James Dawson) BOOK REVIEW
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Secondly, I like that the author invited other people of all ages to talk about their experiences - which helped him to stop the book focusing on only gay men and to educate readers further whilst still talking about taboo topics.
In a Nutshell:
A handbook for the LGBT+ community and allies
The Actual Review:
The first thing that I'd like to say about This Book is Gay is that I love the fact that the author breaks down stereotypes which centre on the 'LGBT+' community and stereotypes which centre on the 'straight' community. This is such an important yet quite frankly not addressed topic in LGBT+ books as the phrase 'That is so gay!' still exists.
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This Book is Gay is more aimed at LGBT+ people themselves instead of allies but it is still certainly a useful guide for everyone and I am so glad I read it because I didn't realise how much I didn't know and I feel like that now I know more, I'm on the road to becoming a better ally (I hope).
Aside from just talking about what gay means etc.... he also talks about sexuality and religion and about the laws on sexuality, same-sex sex and gay marriage in countries. I found this topic to be really interesting but the facts to be quite frankly sh*t because of how blatantly homophobic some governments/religious people can be.
In a Nutshell:
- A useful handbbook for everyone
- Talks about taboo topics
- Inclusive
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Wow this sounds amazing. I like that you said it breaks down the stereotypes. I think that is really important. I would definitely like to read this one.
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DeleteThis sounds like a great book that will inform and enlighten!! I really like your new layout by the way it looks awesome!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! It certainly is a good book for information.
DeleteThis sounds like a great book. I guess it will open a few eyes here and there. I would love to read it.
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Happy reading!
DeleteGreat review! I've seen this book around but didn't actually realise it was a handbook. That's such a good idea though, it sounds like it's very informative!
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It's not really a handbook but can certainly be used like one :p
DeleteI've expressed this before on your blogs comments section but I love seeing more books being published about the LGBT+ community, i think it's so so important and a massive part in helping people learn as stone wall puts it " Some peoples are gay, get over it " . I think handbooks on sexuality are very helpful in allowing people gain the information they need to have a far better understanding of things that other wise they may insult :)
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Agreed!
DeleteThis is actually quite useful because I'm currently doing an essay on same-sex marriage so this book would be a great source! xx
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It does have a section on same-sex marriage, good luck!
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