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      • The book has been praised in some circles for how it talks about identity — but it's also drawn a lot of rebuke from people who cite its sexually explicit nature and the illustrations. Gender Queer has been banned from shelves in more states than any other book.
      www.npr.org/2023/01/04/1146866267/banned-books-maia-kobabe-explores-gender-identity-in-gender-queer
  1. Jun 26, 2024 · It was met with immediate praise and accolades — until it wasn't. When the book got caught up in a Texas-based book ban, suddenly the narrative changed. And like so many books that address...

  2. Dec 19, 2021 · LGBTQ book "Gender Queer: A Memoir" has been challenged by parents, school officials and lawmakers in at least 11 states, including Texas, Florida and New Jersey.

    • Reporter, NBC Out
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  3. All Boys Aren't Blue is a young adult non-fiction " memoir -manifesto" by journalist and activist George M. Johnson, [1] published April 28, 2020, by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book consists of a series of essays following Johnson's journey growing up as a queer Black man in Plainfield, New Jersey, [2] and Virginia.

  4. Jan 4, 2023 · Maia Kobabe set out to express an experience with gender identity. The graphic memoir Gender Queer is now the most banned book in the United States, according to the American Library Association.

  5. May 1, 2022 · Others called the book pornographic and inappropriate. Mandy Zhang, an 11th grader in the district, said banning “Gender Queer” sent a harmful message to gay, transgender and nonbinary students.

    • Alexandra Alter
  6. Apr 8, 2024 · In 2023, the most challenged books across the country were about LGBTQ individuals and people of color, according to a report released today by the American Library Association (ALA).

  7. Jun 1, 2023 · The 20th Century saw perhaps the biggest fluctuation of LGBTQ+ rights – countries often criminalised or decriminalised queerness depending on government, economic situation, or moral panic (though all three tended to go hand-in-hand) – but queer literature proliferated nonetheless.