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The report identified Gender Queer as the most frequently challenged book, banned in 41 school districts. [33] [34] [35] Moms for Liberty, a conservative group founded in Florida in 2020 with chapters around the country, have been leading many of the school board debates about Gender Queer and other LGBTQ+ books. [36]
Maia Kobabe's graphic memoir "Gender Queer" became the most banned book in American schools, drawing the Northern California artist and writer into the nation's cultural wars.
This is usually the result of complaints from parents, who find particular books not appropriate for their children (e.g., books with depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals, like Gender Queer: A Memoir). In many libraries, including the British Library and the Library of Congress , erotic books are housed in separate collections in restricted access ...
The debut book by a Santa Rosa illustrator, “Gender Queer” has become the most banned book in America, a target of school boards, conservative candidates, preachers and parental groups who ...
In 2021, Gender Queer was the most challenged book in the country, with objectors describing its candid discussion of gender fluidity as downright “pornographic.”
Kobabe responded to the controversy with an opinion piece in The Washington Post, suggesting that accusers were upset less by the sexually explicit images and language than by the LGBTQ themes of the book. [9] [10] Gender Queer was listed as one of the most banned or challenged books in September 2021 by The American Library Association's ...
“Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe ... Banned Books Week was established in 1982 by Judith Krug, a librarian and First Amendment proponent. ... Leah Johnson will keep telling Black, queer stories.
The Banned Book Club, an online resource allows readers to check out books banned by local libraries [46] Queer Liberation Library, is an LGBT digital library that aims to provide resources representing LGBT communities that is accessible to those living in areas where physical access to LGBT books is limited [33]