Boy Beats Up Boy: Homophobia and Gender Performativity in David Levithan’s 'Boy Meets Boy' and Jonathan Tropper’s 'The Book of Joe'
The essay explored two young adult novels with LGBT+ content. This was done through two research questions. The first research question explored how the male homosexual identities were constructed by examining representations of gender binaries and homophobia. Secondly, the essay examined in what ways the novels might be used to inform Swedish students about the issues that face the LGBT+ communit