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Sexuality: A Graphic Guide | Meg-John Barker
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They�re back! Writer Meg-John Barker and artist Jules Scheele once again team up in this cheeky and informative comic-book follow-up to Queer and Gender. Sex is everywhere. It�s in the stories we love � and the stories we fear. It defines (…more)
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This book does a great job of contextualizing sexuality in historical terms and explaining how accepted "truths" about sexuality aren't static but shift over time and between cultures. The chapter on consent is a little weak and contains the only statement I really take issue with (it needs more context or to be left out). I appreciate how this book discusses sexuality as part of our whole lives rather than something separate.

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"Sex is sold to us - and used to sell all kinds of things - with the promise of great pleasure, liberation, and self-understanding."

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LeahBergen That‘s a great cover! 11mo
Bookwomble @LeahBergen Isn't it! Scheele is a great illustrator. 10mo
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