33:
307:, was first published in the UK in September 2014 with subsequent publication in the US in June 2015. The book is a "manual to all areas of life as an LGBT person" and "is meant to serve as a guidebook for young people discovering their sexual identity and how to navigate those uncomfortable waters."
317:
petitioned to remove the book from a public library, with a number of residents objecting to profanity and sexually explicit content. Dawson responded by saying the event highlighted how "there is still such small-mindedness and hatred left to contend with." In 2022, it was listed among 52 books
1148:
322:
following the implementation of Utah law H.B. 374, "Sensitive
Materials In Schools." Ultimately, it tied for the tenth-most banned and challenged books in the United States that year, according to the
587:
1138:
341:, her first book aimed at adults, discussing themes of gender as well as her own life experiences. Television rights to the book were acquired in 2018 by SunnyMarch, the
1415:
872:
183:
1111:
1086:
1239:
1390:
1360:
216:
woman, having begun her journey of transitioning 18 months prior. She began hormonal transition in early 2016. She was signed to write a column in
304:
1060:
1264:
1279:
1033:
1430:
1350:
659:
846:
1345:
897:
1365:
718:
1192:
1420:
1405:
1006:
801:
624:
1380:
1355:
1218:
1385:
1375:
923:
1410:
1370:
386:
In 2014 Dawson won the 'Queen of Teen' award, a biennial prize (discontinued in 2016) for young adult fiction writers.
1425:
939:"Here's me, my old nose, some hair extensions and THE DOCTOR. This was 2016 on the set of CLASS. Had there been a s…"
687:
32:
744:
773:
1400:
588:"'Transition is exhausting. No-one does it to be trendy': Author Juno Dawson on her new book The Gender Games"
980:
206:
820:
1395:
323:
190:
and became successful enough to leave her job. She wrote a number of young adult fiction books including
688:"Juno Dawson on sex education: 'Nobody had thought to tell these young people that sex was pleasurable'"
62:
1340:
319:
246:
238:
226:
as a School Role Model. Dawson sat on the judging panel for the 2016 BBC Young
Writers' Award.
175:
81:
1171:
924:"Tune into the new Doctor Who spin-off podcast, Redacted, from BBC Sounds | Doctor Who"
202:
people, and Dawson has advocated for other books to feature more prominent LGBT characters.
1335:
942:
400:'Her Majesty's Royal Coven' won the 2022 Books Are My Bag Reader's Award for Best Fiction.
346:
8:
1112:"Ban on 52 Books in Largest Utah School District is a Worrisome Escalation of Censorship"
223:
187:
133:
101:
1193:"Benedict Cumberbatch's SunnyMarch Banner Lands TV Rights to Memoir 'The Gender Games'"
342:
260:
218:
938:
222:
magazine documenting her experience of transitioning. She represents the LGBT charity
1320:
1143:
1061:"'This Book Is Gay', an LGBT sex ed book for teens, is challenged in Wasilla, Alaska"
620:
612:
371:
268:
179:
91:
295:
255:
138:
898:"Transgender author Juno Dawson joins judging panel for BBC Young Writers' Award"
375:
314:
38:
170:
Dawson was born at
Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire. Dawson lived in
1223:
1176:
778:
467:
1329:
692:
394:
313:
has faced controversy since its publication. In
November 2014, residents of
237:, which launched in April 2022. She has also contributed audio plays for the
1011:
664:
186:
co-ordinator. While working as a teacher, she began writing books aimed at
1087:"James Dawson criticises parents who attacked his LGBT guide for children"
1240:"New Doctor Who regenerated in fiction by Juno Dawson and Naomi Alderman"
213:
244:
range. Dawson was supposed to write an episode for the second series of
1316:
960:
660:"Juno Dawson: 'Teenagers have seen things that would make milk curdle'"
366:
274:
230:
241:
1265:"Dawson's Meat Market wins the YA Book Prize | the Bookseller"
745:"James Dawson: 'Young Adult literature should celebrate being gay'"
946:
847:"'This Book is Gay' author to document her transition in Glamour"
171:
1280:"World Book Day 2016: which stories to buy with your £1 token"
873:"Juno Dawson on her life, her novel and debunking trans myths"
486:
What is Gender? How Does it Define Us? and Other Big
Questions
16:
English young adult fiction and non-fiction author (born 1981)
1309:
1172:"Author describes what it's like when a man becomes a woman"
1034:"Hilliard parents debate banning book from school libraries"
821:"YA author James Dawson: 'I'm becoming a transgender woman'"
719:"International best selling author comes out as transgender"
182:, she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a
965:
199:
263:. Her co-host is journalist and QX editor Dylan B Jones.
114:
1139:"ALA Releases Top 13 Most Challenged Books of 2022"
360:In early 2018, it was announced Dawson would write
998:
1416:British women science fiction and fantasy writers
1327:
136:and non-fiction. Dawson's notable works include
1219:"Alderman and Dawson to write Doctor Who tales"
162:, and the series, "Her Majesty's Royal Coven".
1163:
638:
636:
132:; born 10 July 1981) is an English author of
774:"The Book People closes Queen of Teen award"
642:
1169:
936:
633:
378:. The novel was released in October 2018.
329:
286:
31:
1391:People educated at Bingley Grammar School
1361:British writers of young adult literature
1007:"Why my book is gay: and I'm proud of it"
685:
352:
1237:
1136:
716:
679:
1216:
1328:
1058:
1004:
870:
864:
818:
767:
765:
742:
585:
1210:
1190:
1084:
844:
799:
657:
617:Dear NHS 100 Stories to say Thank You
1277:
1170:Harrington, Suzanne (22 June 2017).
1059:Schaub, Michael (25 November 2015).
772:Eyre, Charlotte (11 February 2016).
771:
712:
710:
686:Armstrong, Rebecca (20 April 2018).
651:
581:
579:
577:
326:'s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
1431:Transgender science fiction writers
1104:
819:Hawkes, Rebecca (14 October 2015).
800:Kelly, Caitlin (11 February 2016).
762:
619:. Orion Publishing Group, Limited.
611:
266:She also has small acting roles in
13:
1351:21st-century English women writers
1217:Cowdrey, Katherine (10 May 2018).
1151:from the original on 25 April 2023
1137:Albanese, Andrew (24 April 2023).
1085:Flood, Alison (26 November 2015).
165:
14:
1442:
1301:
1005:Dawson, Juno (4 September 2014).
981:"This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson"
717:Williams, Joe (24 October 2015).
707:
574:
281:
1346:21st-century English LGBT people
937:@junodawson (23 December 2020).
871:Levine, Nick (31 January 2017).
743:Hawkes, Rebecca (24 July 2015).
586:Taylor, Marianne (28 May 2017).
1366:English science fiction writers
1271:
1257:
1238:Alderman, Naomi (11 May 2018).
1231:
1184:
1130:
1078:
1052:
1026:
973:
953:
930:
916:
890:
838:
812:
658:Hogan, Michael (1 April 2018).
845:Duffy, Nick (5 January 2016).
793:
736:
605:
250:, but the show was cancelled.
212:In 2015, Dawson came out as a
1:
1191:Kroll, Justin (4 June 2018).
567:
554:(2022-2023) - BBC audio drama
205:In 2014, Dawson received the
1421:Writers of Doctor Who novels
1406:Transgender rights activists
324:American Library Association
253:In 2019, Dawson started the
7:
1381:English transgender writers
1356:Alumni of Bangor University
510:Doctor Who: The Good Doctor
10:
1447:
1386:LGBT people from Yorkshire
1376:English transgender actors
1278:Auld, Tim (3 March 2016).
337:In 2017, Dawson published
293:
229:In 2018, Dawson wrote the
198:. Her books often feature
1411:Transgender women writers
1371:English transgender women
802:"Queen of Teen dethroned"
557:The Shadow Cabinet (2023)
546:Her Majesty’s Royal Coven
381:
112:
107:
97:
87:
77:
69:
46:
30:
23:
1426:Actresses from Yorkshire
458:Torchwood: The Dollhouse
403:
178:. After graduating from
73:Author, columnist, actor
615:(2020). "Juno Dawson".
63:Bingley, West Yorkshire
370:novels to feature the
320:Alpine School District
261:'So I Got To Thinking'
176:Bingley Grammar School
82:Bingley Grammar School
1401:Transgender actresses
643:Juno Dawson (2017).
552:Doctor Who: Redacted
347:Benedict Cumberbatch
235:Doctor Who: Redacted
174:and was educated at
1396:Actors from Bingley
464:Spot the Difference
364:, one of the first
207:Queen of Teen award
134:young adult fiction
102:Young adult fiction
563:Human Rites (2025)
343:production company
1144:Publishers Weekly
1065:Los Angeles Times
626:978-1-3987-0118-2
372:Thirteenth Doctor
303:, illustrated by
269:I May Destroy You
233:spin-off podcast
180:Bangor University
123:
122:
92:Bangor University
1438:
1313:
1312:
1310:Official website
1295:
1294:
1292:
1290:
1275:
1269:
1268:
1261:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1250:
1235:
1229:
1228:
1214:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1203:
1188:
1182:
1181:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1156:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1123:
1108:
1102:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1056:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1002:
996:
995:
993:
991:
977:
971:
970:
957:
951:
950:
934:
928:
927:
920:
914:
913:
911:
909:
894:
888:
887:
885:
883:
877:Evening Standard
868:
862:
861:
859:
857:
842:
836:
835:
833:
831:
816:
810:
809:
797:
791:
790:
788:
786:
769:
760:
759:
757:
755:
740:
734:
733:
731:
729:
714:
705:
704:
702:
700:
683:
677:
676:
674:
672:
655:
649:
648:
645:The Gender Games
640:
631:
630:
609:
603:
602:
600:
598:
583:
540:Stay Another Day
480:The Gender Games
446:All of the Above
434:This Book Is Gay
339:The Gender Games
331:The Gender Games
311:This Book is Gay
301:This Book Is Gay
296:This Book is Gay
288:This Book Is Gay
256:Sex and the City
152:The Gender Games
139:This Book Is Gay
119:
116:
60:
56:
54:
35:
21:
20:
1446:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1435:
1326:
1325:
1308:
1307:
1304:
1299:
1298:
1288:
1286:
1276:
1272:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1248:
1246:
1236:
1232:
1215:
1211:
1201:
1199:
1189:
1185:
1168:
1164:
1154:
1152:
1135:
1131:
1121:
1119:
1118:. 1 August 2022
1110:
1109:
1105:
1095:
1093:
1083:
1079:
1069:
1067:
1057:
1053:
1043:
1041:
1040:. 14 March 2023
1032:
1031:
1027:
1017:
1015:
1003:
999:
989:
987:
979:
978:
974:
959:
958:
954:
935:
931:
922:
921:
917:
907:
905:
896:
895:
891:
881:
879:
869:
865:
855:
853:
843:
839:
829:
827:
817:
813:
798:
794:
784:
782:
770:
763:
753:
751:
741:
737:
727:
725:
715:
708:
698:
696:
684:
680:
670:
668:
656:
652:
641:
634:
627:
610:
606:
596:
594:
584:
575:
570:
474:Margot & Me
406:
384:
376:Jodie Whittaker
362:The Good Doctor
358:
354:The Good Doctor
335:
315:Wasilla, Alaska
298:
292:
284:
168:
166:Life and career
148:Margot & Me
113:
88:Alma mater
61:
58:
52:
50:
42:
39:British Library
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1444:
1434:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1324:
1323:
1314:
1303:
1302:External links
1300:
1297:
1296:
1270:
1256:
1230:
1224:The Bookseller
1209:
1183:
1177:Irish Examiner
1162:
1129:
1103:
1077:
1051:
1025:
997:
985:Gay's The Word
972:
952:
945:) – via
929:
915:
904:. 2 March 2016
889:
863:
837:
811:
792:
779:The Bookseller
761:
735:
706:
678:
650:
632:
625:
604:
572:
571:
569:
566:
565:
564:
561:
560:Queen B (2024)
558:
555:
549:
543:
537:
531:
525:
519:
513:
507:
501:
498:Torchwood: Orr
495:
489:
483:
477:
471:
468:World Book Day
466:- written for
461:
455:
452:Mind Your Head
449:
443:
437:
431:
425:
419:
413:
405:
402:
383:
380:
357:
351:
334:
328:
318:banned by the
294:Main article:
291:
285:
283:
282:Selected texts
280:
167:
164:
144:Mind Your Head
121:
120:
110:
109:
105:
104:
99:
95:
94:
89:
85:
84:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
48:
44:
43:
37:Dawson at the
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1443:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1341:Living people
1339:
1337:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1322:
1318:
1315:
1311:
1306:
1305:
1285:
1284:The Telegraph
1281:
1274:
1266:
1260:
1245:
1241:
1234:
1226:
1225:
1220:
1213:
1198:
1194:
1187:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1166:
1150:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1133:
1117:
1113:
1107:
1092:
1088:
1081:
1066:
1062:
1055:
1039:
1035:
1029:
1014:
1013:
1008:
1001:
986:
982:
976:
968:
967:
962:
961:"Juno Dawson"
956:
948:
944:
940:
933:
925:
919:
903:
902:The Telegraph
899:
893:
878:
874:
867:
852:
848:
841:
826:
825:The Telegraph
822:
815:
807:
803:
796:
781:
780:
775:
768:
766:
750:
749:The Telegraph
746:
739:
724:
720:
713:
711:
695:
694:
689:
682:
667:
666:
661:
654:
646:
639:
637:
628:
622:
618:
614:
608:
593:
589:
582:
580:
578:
573:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
534:What's The T?
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
440:Under My Skin
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
407:
401:
398:
396:
395:YA Book Prize
393:won the 2020
392:
387:
379:
377:
374:as played by
373:
369:
368:
363:
355:
350:
348:
344:
340:
332:
327:
325:
321:
316:
312:
308:
306:
305:Spike Gerrell
302:
297:
289:
279:
277:
276:
271:
270:
264:
262:
258:
257:
251:
249:
248:
243:
240:
236:
232:
227:
225:
221:
220:
215:
210:
208:
203:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
163:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
127:
118:
111:
106:
103:
100:
96:
93:
90:
86:
83:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
59:(age 43)
49:
45:
40:
34:
29:
22:
19:
1287:. Retrieved
1283:
1273:
1259:
1247:. Retrieved
1244:The Guardian
1243:
1233:
1222:
1212:
1200:. Retrieved
1196:
1186:
1175:
1165:
1153:. Retrieved
1142:
1132:
1120:. Retrieved
1115:
1106:
1094:. Retrieved
1091:The Guardian
1090:
1080:
1068:. Retrieved
1064:
1054:
1042:. Retrieved
1037:
1028:
1016:. Retrieved
1012:The Guardian
1010:
1000:
988:. Retrieved
984:
975:
964:
955:
932:
918:
906:. Retrieved
901:
892:
880:. Retrieved
876:
866:
854:. Retrieved
850:
840:
828:. Retrieved
824:
814:
806:The Guardian
805:
795:
783:. Retrieved
777:
752:. Retrieved
748:
738:
726:. Retrieved
722:
697:. Retrieved
691:
681:
669:. Retrieved
665:The Guardian
663:
653:
644:
616:
607:
595:. Retrieved
591:
551:
545:
539:
533:
527:
521:
515:
509:
503:
497:
492:Grave Matter
491:
485:
479:
473:
463:
457:
451:
445:
439:
433:
428:Say Her Name
427:
421:
416:Cruel Summer
415:
409:
399:
390:
388:
385:
365:
361:
359:
353:
338:
336:
330:
310:
309:
300:
299:
287:
273:
267:
265:
254:
252:
245:
234:
228:
217:
211:
204:
196:Say Her Name
195:
191:
188:young adults
169:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
137:
130:James Dawson
129:
125:
124:
57:10 July 1981
18:
1336:1981 births
1317:Juno Dawson
1116:PEN America
516:Meat Market
422:Being a Boy
410:Hollow Pike
391:Meat Market
389:Her novel,
345:founded by
214:transgender
192:Hollow Pike
160:Meat Market
126:Juno Dawson
25:Juno Dawson
1330:Categories
592:The Herald
568:References
528:Wonderland
367:Doctor Who
275:Holby City
239:Big Finish
231:BBC Sounds
115:junodawson
70:Occupation
53:1981-07-10
1249:16 August
1202:16 August
990:5 January
851:Pink News
723:Pink news
613:Kay, Adam
242:Torchwood
224:Stonewall
78:Education
65:, England
1149:Archived
1122:5 August
259:podcast
1289:31 July
1197:Variety
1096:31 July
1070:31 July
1018:31 July
947:Twitter
908:31 July
882:31 July
856:31 July
830:31 July
754:31 July
728:31 July
597:31 July
219:Glamour
172:Bingley
108:Website
41:in 2023
623:
548:(2022)
542:(2021)
536:(2021)
530:(2020)
524:(2019)
518:(2019)
512:(2018)
506:(2018)
500:(2017)
494:(2017)
488:(2017)
482:(2017)
476:(2017)
470:(2016)
460:(2016)
454:(2016)
448:(2015)
442:(2015)
436:(2014)
430:(2014)
424:(2013)
418:(2013)
412:(2012)
382:Awards
356:(2018)
333:(2017)
290:(2014)
128:(born
1155:1 May
1044:1 May
943:Tweet
785:3 May
699:3 May
671:3 May
522:Proud
504:Clean
404:Works
247:Class
156:Clean
98:Genre
1321:IMDb
1291:2017
1251:2018
1204:2018
1157:2023
1124:2022
1098:2017
1072:2017
1046:2023
1038:NBC4
1020:2017
992:2023
966:IMDb
910:2017
884:2017
858:2017
832:2017
787:2019
756:2017
730:2017
701:2019
673:2019
621:ISBN
599:2017
272:and
200:LGBT
194:and
184:PSHE
117:.com
47:Born
1319:at
1332::
1282:.
1242:.
1221:.
1195:.
1174:.
1147:.
1141:.
1114:.
1089:.
1063:.
1036:.
1009:.
983:.
963:.
900:.
875:.
849:.
823:.
804:.
776:.
764:^
747:.
721:.
709:^
690:.
662:.
635:^
590:.
576:^
397:.
349:.
278:.
209:.
158:,
154:,
150:,
146:,
142:,
55:)
1293:.
1267:.
1253:.
1227:.
1206:.
1180:.
1159:.
1126:.
1100:.
1074:.
1048:.
1022:.
994:.
969:.
949:.
941:(
926:.
912:.
886:.
860:.
834:.
808:.
789:.
758:.
732:.
703:.
693:i
675:.
647:.
629:.
601:.
51:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
