In This Book is Gay (translated into Italian under the title “Questo libro è gay”), the author is outspoken and presents the diversity of the LGBT world with a good dose of humor. She offers a journey in which teenagers can get to know themselves and become aware of the stereotypes that have to do with identity, roles, gender-linked behaviors, affectivity and sexuality.
Who is Juno Dawson?
Juno Dawson, a transgender person, is thought to be one of the most irreverent and authoritative voices of the UK’s LGBT community. On 2014, she was nominated Queen of Teen because of her work as communicator and writer for young people. She started writing after a period working as a professor in Social, Health and Citizenship Education, an experience that allowed her to have a close look at a great variety of teenage realities. Juno is a journalist and an author that writes fiction and essays, she regularly writes for The Guardian, Attitude Magazine, Glamour and she collaborates with BBC Women’s Hour, Front Row, ITV News, Channel 5 News, This Morning, and Newsnight, talking about sexuality, identity, literature and education. Here’s her personal website.
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With the patronage of Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per l’Emilia-Romagna
