'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe is a graphic memoir that delves into the author's journey of self-discovery and exploration of gender identity. Through vivid illustrations and raw storytelling, the book navigates themes of gender queerness, sexuality, and coming-of-age experiences. Kobabe's narrative sheds light on the challenges faced by individuals questioning their gender identity and offers a glimpse into the complexities of navigating societal expectations and personal authenticity. The book provides a platform for conversations about gender diversity, acceptance, and the importance of self-exploration.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
Content warnings for Gender Queer include discussions of bodily trauma, gender dysphoria, and potential triggering topics related to sexuality.
From The Publisher:
2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020 Stonewall - Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.
Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity-what it means and how to think about it-for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
"It's also a great resource for those who identify as nonbinary or asexual as well as for those who know someone who identifies that way and wish to better understand." - SLJ (starred review)
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4.5*
I feel bad about not loving
Gender Queer. I like Kobabe's perspective and insight into being nonbinary, but I'm going to have to agree with Ashton that some of the information in the book (e.g. implications about asexuality) seemed a bit off.
What can you read after
Gender Queer?
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