note that none of the books available to students in their classes, “have talked about asexual, so you could be reading these books and not even be interested in sexual relationships, and the reader might think it’s just a phase or they’re too young, but some people are just asexual” (32).
In their 2018 study on teaching LGBTQ-themed YA, Katherine E. What my research failed to consider at the time, was the existence (or lack thereof) of aromantic (aro) and asexual (ace) representation.Īce and aro representation is imperative, on library shelves, in bookstores, and in classrooms. At that time, much of the existing literature contained fade-to-black sex scenes, and I argued this lack of explicit sex on the page was a disservice to young queer and trans readers who could potentially find opportunities for learning within the literature they consumed. The question is, will their emotional connections allow them to survive the year without hurting each other beyond repair?īack in 2011-2012, I was working on an article examining the role of sex and sexually explicit scenes in YA literature, especially related to LGBTQIA+ characters. They’re all about to make a pretty big mess. As the academic year moves forward, though, Georgia, Pip, Jason, and Rooney all find themselves tangled up in a complicated web of emotions and feelings toward one another. Luckily, Georgia meets Sunil, president of the Pride Society, who helps her understand where she might fit in the LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Georgia’s roommate, Rooney, tries to help, but she has a lot of emotional baggage to work through on her own. She’s ready to start a whole new chapter in her life and is also determined to figure out why she hasn’t had a crush on anyone, or why she has no desire to kiss or hook up with anyone, no matter how attractive or available they may be. Georgia is heading off to university with her friends, Pip and Jason. I’d have my first kiss, and I’d have sex. A chance to reinvent myself and become someone who could fall in love, someone who would fit in with my family, with people my age, with the world.
Sitting in the car on the driveway of my family home, the ghost of a boy’s hand on my thigh, I made a plan.
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