Amy S. Pattee calls Boy Meets Boy a utopian for GLBTG (gay, lesbian, bisexual transgender and queer/questioning) world created by David Levithan. Though it disappoints me to admit that many parts of this novel are a little to far fetched from the common norms of society it is very easy to see the evidence of the utopia through the simple plot of the story. The protagonist, Paul is a teenager looking for love and has found himself attracted to other boys. He is lucky enough to have parents who understand and accept him, and has friends and other classmates see him for his attributes and not for his sexually preference. The school is even able to get behind a transgender football player who is crowned homecoming queen. Paul is even able to find two boys who wish to have a relationship with him and has to choose.

I feel that even though then novel is set in a utopian city there is more truth in the novel then many will give it credit. Pattee point towards this when she gives the comparison between a romance novel and utopian novel, because the book fits into both categories. She also believes that Tony’s character and plot are more of a realistic view of homosexuality in today’s society; which is very much the case. However, I believe showing the relationship with Tony’s family next to the utopian world created by Paul’s life help show the reader understand the treatment of people with different sexual orientations.

I would probably not start a section out using this book but us it as side peace to other novel/play. In many cases I would think to compare it to Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night or As You Like It when sexuality is already being brought up by hiding themselves in the clothing of the opposite sex. I feel that students should be introduced to the GLBT since it is a growing community in today’s society and they need to figure out their feelings towards it before they are thrown into it. My main goal would be to get them talking about the subject which probably hasn’t been addressed without jokes or untruths.