Description

We do a close reading of Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer. We discuss our opinions of the graphic memoir's characterization, themes, and significance. Please see Episode 1 for a discussion of why the book has been banned recently.

Trigger warning: we mentioned the high suicide rate for trans teens again from 32:00 to 32:15.

A note: the quotation we mentioned from the Washington Post was from an Op-Ed by Maia Kobabe on October 29, 2021.

A few of the sources mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/29/schools-are-banning-my-book-queer-kids-need-queer-stories/
• https://www.hrc.org/resources/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions
• https://itgetsbetter.org/glossary/asexual-or-ace/

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