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Gender queer : a memoir / by Maia Kobabe ; colors by Phoebe Kobabe.
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Record details
- ISBN: 9781549304002
- ISBN: 1549304003
- Physical Description: 239 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
- Publisher: [Portland, OR] : Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | This graphic novel was restricted, challenged, and banned in 2021 for 2SLGBTQIA+ content and for being considered to contain sexually explicit imagery. It ranked no. 1 in 2021 and 2022 as the most challenged book. |
| Awards Note: | Stonewall Book Awards, 2020 ALA Alex Award Winner, 2020 |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 306.768092 Kobab | 31681010379204 | BOOK SANCTUARY | Available | - |
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- Diamond Comics DistributorsIn 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns,thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographicalcomic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortablewith strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intenselycathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes themortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to comeout to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, andfacing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. Started as a way toexplain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer ismore than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on genderidentityâwhat it means and how to think about itâfor advocates,friends, and humans everywhere.
- Simon and Schuster
2020 ALA Alex Award Winner
2020Â Stonewall â 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. Maiaâs 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 identityâwhat it means and how to think about itâfor advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
"Itâs 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." â SLJÂ (starred review)
