“This deliciously illustrated book fills a huge need for interactive sex education that parents can feel comfortable reading with their kids. It will result in some very interesting conversations. I wish the teenagers that I treat had been able read this book with a parent when they were younger!” — Miriam Kaufman, MD Head, Division of Adolescent Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children

“You could send your kid to college and graduate school, and years of therapy, to learn how to lovingly come to terms with their gender and sexuality. Or you could simply read this book with them—it’s that thorough, and that good.” — Kate Bornstein, Trans elder, gender outlaw, and author of My New Gender Workbook

“Sex Is a Funny Word is a wonderful resource for parents and educators who want to talk with kids about sex and sexuality in a positive, loving, inclusive, and joyful way. For people who care about social justice and want to raise our kids to be healthy, safe, and strong, this is the book we have been waiting for!” — Eveline Shen, Executive Director, Forward Together

“I read Sex is a Funny Word with my 10 year old daughter who immediately got it! She saw herself, family, and friends in the characters. It’s an amazing resource and makes what could be a difficult conversation, quite easy. I wish I had this book as a child.” — Aiesha Turman, Founder and Executive Director, The Black Girl Project

“It’s hard to describe exactly how much I love Sex is a Funny Word. It is the book that I wish I had when I was young, and the one that I want all young people to have now. Sex is a Funny Word goes beyond token inclusion, and is fully inclusive and affirming of a range of identities and experiences. That said, this is not a book about inclusion nor is it written specifically for people with diverse identities — at it’s core, Sex is a Funny Word is a book for all young people and gives them a solid start on the pathway to being happy and healthy adults.” — Eli R. Green, Ph.D., CSE Assistant Professor, Center for Human Sexuality Studies, Widener University, Author, The Teaching Transgender Toolkit: A Facilitator’s Guide to Increasing Knowledge, Decreasing Prejudice and Building Skills, Founder, The Transgender Training Institute

“Inventive, inclusive, and inspiring Sex is a Funny Word is a fantastic new resource for young people to learn about sex and so much more! Brilliant in color and content, the protagonists Zai, Cooper, Mimi, and Omar provide children with the means and the encouragement to explore their feelings, to ask questions, and to be who they are. This is a book that puts diversity and justice at the center of sexuality education - exactly where it should be!” — Al Vernacchio, MS Ed, and author of For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens about Sexuality, Values, and Health

“Sex Is a Funny Word opens a portal to a world where gender is exactly what we say it is rather than simply the sum of our ‘middle parts.’ Silverberg provides the template for all of us to see the simplicity with which we can step out of today’s binary gender paradigm.” — Aidan Key, author, educator, speaker, and founder of Gender Odyssey