{"id":20274,"date":"2015-11-23T12:34:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T12:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=20274"},"modified":"2015-11-23T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T12:34:41","slug":"what-if-by-eric-marcus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/what-if-by-eric-marcus\/","title":{"rendered":"What If? by Eric Marcus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What If?<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Answers to Questions About What It Means to Be Gay and Lesbian<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Eric Marcus<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>An updated and revised informative, accessible guide to understanding and approaching the issue of sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>No question goes unanswered in this important book about being gay. All the basics&#8211;and not-so-basics&#8211;are covered in more than one hundred questions asked by real teens. Whether you&#8217;re curious about your own sexual orientation or looking to understand and support someone close to you, this book contains an abundance of answers. Primarily targeted at young adults, this indispensible guide also includes a chapter especially for parents as well as an appendix packed with additional resources.<\/p>\n<p>Expert Eric Marcus has fully updated and revised this essential guide for today&#8217;s readers. He candidly and clearly pushes aside the myths and misinformation about being gay and lesbian, answering all the questions that are on your mind.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Check for it on:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search?tag=lesbianfun-20&amp;index=books&amp;field-title=Eric Marcus, What If?\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search?q=What If?, Eric Marcus&#038;qid=\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=bks&#038;hl=en&#038;q=Eric Marcus, What If?\">Google Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n .TFtable{\n  border-collapse:collapse; <\/p>\n<p> }\n .TFtable td{ \n  spacing:10px; border:#ffffff 5px solid; padding-right:20px<\/p>\n<p> }\n \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/\n .TFtable td:nth-child(2){\n  color: #0099ff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\n<tr>\n<td>ISBN<\/td>\n<td>9781442482982<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genre<\/td>\n<td>LGBT Studies\/Social Sciences; YA Nonfiction (Young Adult)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copyright Date<\/td>\n<td>2000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publisher<\/td>\n<td>Simon Pulse<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>Hardcover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No. of Pages<\/td>\n<td>192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Language<\/td>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rating<\/td>\n<td>NotRated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subject<\/td>\n<td>Gay couples; Gay Couples &#8211; United States; Gays; Gays &#8211; United States &#8211; Social Life And Customs; Homosexuality &#8211; United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BookID<\/td>\n<td>14409<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Marcus | What If? | An updated and revised informative, accessible guide to understanding and approaching the issue of sexual orientation.<\/p>\n<p>No question goes unans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20275,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4317,4390],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lgbt-studies-social-sciences","category-ya-nonfiction-young-adult"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What If?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eric Marcus | What If? | An updated and revised informative, accessible guide to understanding and approaching the issue of sexual orientation. 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