How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
What do lesbians do anyway? (1.57)
Georgia makes several comments about lesbians throughout the book, but this comment really puts into perspective how much Georgia understands about sexuality—a.k.a. nothing at all. That doesn't stop her from having opinions and sharing them, though.
Quote #2
I was glancing through Just 17 and it listed kissing techniques. What I don't understand is how do you know when to do it, and how do you know which sides to go to? You don't want to be bobbing around like pigeons for hours, but I couldn't tell much from the photos. I wish I had never read it. It has made me more nervous and confused that I was before. (1.123)
Fun fact: Sometimes the best way to learn is by doing, not reading.
Quote #3
If I marry or, as is more likely, become a high-flying executive lesbian, I am never going to do housework. (1.126)
See? We told you Georgia brings lesbians up a lot. And never with any accuracy. Lesbians do housework, too, you know…
Quote #4
He told me how to know which side to go to (you sort of watch where the boy is going and then you fit in). Then we did a bit of movement and he told me what do to with my hands (waist is safest). (3.355)
This is Georgia's kissing lesson with Peter. During this physical expression of sexuality, Peter takes the reins and shares his ideas about sexuality with Georgia. He's somehow the expert at this kind of stuff, and since Georgia doesn't know any better, she believes him. This shows how little she trusts her own interests, though.
Quote #5
Jas looked as if she was about to cry again so I put my arm round her. Then I took it away quickly—I don't want to start the lesbian rumor again. (4.442)
A rumor spreads around that Georgia is a lesbian. After this rumor is forgotten about, though, Georgia still feels insecure. She is an insecure person in general, but it's usually evident in how she feels about her physical appearance, so this moment is a bit of a change.
Quote #6
Miss Stamp was amazed—she usually has to prod us and shout at us to get us to change at all in winter. She came and looked at us in the shower in amazement. Then we remembered she is a lesbian. So we ran screaming out of the shower.
It's a bloody nightmare of pervs, this school. (4.499-500)
So Georgia's not the only one making rash judgments about sexuality—it's also her peers. Ugh.
Quote #7
And I just stood there and then this really weird thing happened […] he touched my breast!!! I don't mean he ripped my blouse off, he just rested his hand on the front of my breast. (4.511)
Mark is a strange dude, and he expresses his sexuality almost entirely in physical ways, like with kissing and touching. This silly moment suggests a lack of boundaries to us, but boundaries don't really seem to be on Georgia's radar when it comes to her sexual identity.
Quote #8
When I got near him he grabbed me and gave me a kiss right on the mouth, no messing about. I was surprised and also a bit worried… maybe the hand would sneak up to the breast for a bit of a rest… but no. (5.558)
This is another instance of Mark getting physical. Moments like this remind us that while Mark is subdued, he's a bit of an aggressive character.
Quote #9
I looked at his hands […] they are lovely—all strong-looking but quite artistic too […] I bet he doesn't rest his hand on your breast […] I wish he would. (6.695)
Georgia is expressing a bit of her own sexuality here, though importantly, it's only to herself. She doesn't know what she wants clearly enough to ask anybody else for it at this point in her life.
Quote #10
Once in the privacy of the changing room I began to get undressed for a well-deserved shower. When I had got down to my (well-filled D-cup) bra and knickers I was startled to find someone had come in the room. It was Leonardo DiCaprio. He said, "I'm sorry, did I startle you?" Then he started covering my quivering (but extremely fit and tanned) body with kisses. Just then someone else came in. I pulled away from Leo but Leo said, "It's OK, it's only Brad," and Brad Pitt came and joined us.
This is quite the dream, and this scene is Georgia's most obvious expression of sexuality. Importantly, though, in the dream she has a body that doesn't resemble her own—so her sense of sexual identity isn't actually rooted in the body she lives inside of.