Author Jason June shares what inspired Jay’s Gay Agenda, the importance of writing gay sex scenes, and what it means to craft a world full of queer joy.
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Jay’s Gay Agenda, the simple magic of discovering yourself as a queer person. Jason June (Photo by Ryan Bilawsky)
While his previous works in children’s literature have been wonderfully gay in their own way, Jason June’s first foray into the world of YA rom-coms provides a new way to explore teen queerdom in all its different lights.
“With
Jay s Gay Agenda,” Jason June explains, “I was trying to find the magic of life. Magic is my absolute favorite word, and I do think that in our world, there is a magic to humanity and to our connections.”