Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy by Andrew P. Miller| Banned Book Project
Dating and Sex: A Guide for the 21st Century Teen Boy Synopsis:
“There’s a good chance you’ve had the “sex talk” with your parents. Or not. Or learned about human reproduction in health class. Or maybe you’ve heard a lot about dating, sex, and relationships from friends, movies, and surfing online. So you are all set, right? Maybe…. But everything you think you know and everything you really want to know is inside this book.”
Written for teen boys, Dating and Sex provides them with the knowledge they need to understand dating, relationships, and sex. It goes beyond basic descriptions of biological processes with a progressive, practical approach that relies on secular ethics and emphasizes sexual health and personal responsibility.
The book addresses common questions like:
What’s a hook-up?
How do I know if someone likes me?
Can I masturbate too much?
How do I know if I am ready for sex?
How do I know what my sexual orientation is?
Why is it important to get and give consent?
How can I make a relationship last for more than a couple of days?
The perfect book for helping teen boys understand both themselves and the complexity of the sexual world around them. –Goodreads.com
Awards and Nominations:
- Bronze Medal Winner for Young Adult Nonfiction, 2016 Foreword INDIES Book Awards
- Silver award winner in the Eureka! Children’s Nonfiction Awards
- 2017 National Indie Excellence Award Winner for Young Adult Nonfiction
- Best Typographic Cover and Best in Show in Washington Book Publisher’s Design and Effectiveness Awards
Locations Challenged or Banned:
Cheyenne, Wyoming 2021 – Conservative parents discovered the book along with several others on a Pride Month display at the Campbell County Public Library. Enraged parents took This Book is Gay, along with the other offending titles to the local police and filed an obscenity report. The police sided with the parent and the titles are now on trial in a Wyoming court. The Friends of the Library have since purchased several of the titles objected to and they are available on the library shelves.
Reasons:
Sexual content, obscenity, language.
Sources:
Campbell County officials abet bullies in battle of radicals v. librarians. https://wyofile.com/campbell-county-officials-abet-bullies-in-battle-of-radicals-v-librarians/
Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ issues. https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/wyoming-librarians-under-fire-books-about-sex-lgbtq-issues-n1280704
Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ. https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-business-wyoming-nonfiction-22b0a682cb5ba95de8eb3975d101228c
CAMPBELL COUNTY COMMISSION. CAMPBELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 7/07/2021 AGENDA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021. 9:00 AM. https://play.champds.com/gillettewy/event/117?fbclid=IwAR18s3w0XBuAb18aCqKRDwFTcIyzxqDe-Z8Z5-ekEKxB9TOhksh3jufResM
Gillette grapples with anti-LGBTQ bigotry. https://wyofile.com/gillette-grapples-with-anti-lgbtq-bigotry/
Librarians in Wyoming face criminal ‘obscenity’ charges for stocking LGBT+ books in teen sections. https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/05/wyoming-campbell-county-library-lgbt-books/
LIBRARIANS FACE POSSIBLE CHARGES FOR CARRYING SEX EDUCATION BOOKS. https://bookriot.com/campbell-country-library-challenges/
