Gender Queer: A Memoir

239 pages

English language

Published April 18, 2019 by Lion Forge Comics.

ISBN:
978-1-5493-0400-2
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Gender Queer: A Memoir is a 2019 graphic memoir written and illustrated by Maia Kobabe. It recounts Kobabe's journey from adolescence to adulthood and the author's exploration of gender identity and sexuality, ultimately identifying as being outside of the gender binary. Gender Queer initially received a small printing and was marketed toward older teens and adults. It increasingly entered the collections of high school and middle school libraries after receiving an Alex Award in 2020, an award given by the American Library Association to "books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18". Since 2021, its inclusion in American libraries, particularly school libraries, has been frequently challenged by parents, based on the presence of some sexually explicit illustrations. The American Library Association ranked it as the most challenged book in 2021.

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O livro mais banido de escolas nos EUA pelo terceiro ano seguido é, claro, injustiçado

4 stars

Gênero queer, de Maia Kobabe, é uma história em quadrinhos voltada principalmente para aquelus 1) interessades em aprender mais sobre uma perspectiva de ser não-binárie, enquanto aliades 2) interessades em investigar uma perspectiva não-binárie porque estão considerando o serem elus própries. Portanto, sim, a autobiografia/memória é bastante didática, o que pode ser meio chato se você já é uma pessoa iniciada no assunto ou se está procurando algo mais literário ou profundo. Tendo isso em vista, é uma pena que tenha sido frequentemente banido de escolas nos EUA, porque é justamente o tipo de literatura que adolescentes gênero não-conformes e sues amigues gostariam de acessar.

Lendo com 25 anos, e já conhecendo algumas coisas dos debates de não-binariedade de gênero, eu achei o livro um pouco didático e bobo demais. Até meio simplista e muito fofo. Acho que já estou preparada para leituras um pouco mais maduras e adultas. Inclusive, …

Gender Queer

5 stars

Continuing my tour of banned books. Started and finished this in one day -- it was engrossing, funny, sad, and everything in between. Kobabe pulls no punches and gives a bracingly open and direct accounting of eir journey to discover eir identity. Needless to say, I learned a great deal (including about the pronouns in the previous sentence), and reading this book was a profoundly moving experience for me. It makes me incredibly sad that such a book, which I could easily imagine helping others who find themselves in Kobabae's situation, would be denied to those readers who probably need it the most.

Review of 'Gender Queer' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

An impressive "graphic memoir." One of the few comic-book-style memoirs I've ever read, and one that I couldn't put down. I'm a slow reader and it only took me an hour or two to get through it. The illustrations are top-notch and the writing is engaging, as well. An important work that everyone should read and learn from.

Personal note on the research mentioned: Touching a Nerve, by Patricia S. Churchland.

Subjects

  • gender identity
  • non-binary
  • coming of age
  • LGBT

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