{"product_id":"boyslut-a-memoir-and-manifesto","title":"Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e**A 2024 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Zachary Zane is one of the best sex writers working today.” —Dan Savage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNamed a Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of the Year by Buzzfeed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA sex and relationship columnist bares it all in a series of essays—part memoir, part manifesto—that explore the author’s coming-of-age and coming out as a bisexual man and move toward embracing and celebrating sex unencumbered by shame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a boy, Zachary Zane sensed that all was not right when images of his therapist naked popped into his head. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithout an explanation as to why, a deep sense of shame pervaded these thoughts. Though his therapist assured him a little imagination was nothing to be ashamed of, over the years, society told him otherwise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoyslut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a series of personal and tantalizing essays that articulate how our society still shames people for the sex that they have and the sexualities that they inhabit. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the lens of his bisexuality and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emuch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e self-described sluttiness, Zane breaks down exactly how this sexual shame negatively impacts the sex and relationships in our lives, and through personal experience, shares how we can unlearn the harmful, entrenched messages that society imparts to us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom stories of drug-fueled threesomes and risqué Grindr hookups to insights on dealing with rejection and living with his boyfriend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e his boyfriend’s wife, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoyslut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is reassuring and often painfully funny—but is most potently a testimony that we can all learn to live healthier lives unburdened by stigma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e1419764721\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEAN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781419764721\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/strong\u003e Zachary Zane\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAbrams Image\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMay 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0.67\" H x 8.19\" L x 5.57\" W (0.51 lbs) 240 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis item is \u003cstrong\u003eReturnable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout The Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDetailElements\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eZachary Zane\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eis a Brooklyn-based columnist, sex expert, and activist whose work focuses on sexuality, culture, and the LGBTQ community. He is the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto\u003c\/span\u003e, coming out on May 9th. He’s also the co-author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMen’s Health: Best. Sex. Ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe currently has two columns: “Sexplain It” the sex and relationship advice column at \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMen’s Health,\u003c\/span\u003e and “Navigating Non-Monogamy” at \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCosmo\u003c\/span\u003e, where he shares all the mistakes he’s made in his polyamory journey, so you don’t have to.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe is also the founder and editor-in-chief of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBoyslut zine\u003c\/span\u003e, which publishes real sex stories from kinksters worldwide. 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