Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Gender Queer: een memoir by Maia Kobabe

52 reviews

pacifickat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I particularly admired how this story navigates conversations around consent, and considering the needs of another in a relationship the way you would want to be considered. This might mean walking away from a potential relationship because you know what the other person wants is not what you can or want to give at the time. It also means walking away when you feel uncomfortable rather than feeling obligated to engage in an interaction at your own expense. It's ok to ask for what you want and voice how you would like to be treated. Maia seems like a gentle soul, and I admired eir courage and kindness in relational and social situations in this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Medical content, Outing, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

flamesocks's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Mental illness

charliemaigne's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Bullying, Outing, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Homophobia

Minor: Hate crime

traa's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Body shaming, Blood, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Outing, Pregnancy, and Transphobia

raereads23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Homophobia and Dysphoria

Minor: Deadnaming

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.5

“Some people are born in the mountains, while others are born by the sea. Some people are happy to live in the place they were born, while others must make a journey to reach the climate in which they can flourish and grow. Between the ocean and the mountains is a wild forest. That is where I want to make my home.” p. 191

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

emilo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

i read it in a afternoon. i’m trying to understand myself more and this made me feel so much better. also the art and storytelling is lush. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Minor: Sexism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia

maverique's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! Why did I relate so much to Maia's experiences??? Not to even mention how clearly and succinctly e was able to put eir thoughts and feelings (which also happen to be the same thoughts and feelings I've been having) into words. It's so so sooooo relatable. The storytelling, the art style, EVERYTHING. I was on the verge of tears at certain points throughout the story and I would've definitely cried if I wasn't in public surrounded by people 😂 Either way, I really loved this book and I plan to reread it at some point so I can take notes of all the books, media and concepts that e mentioned. Would recommend to just about anyone who's interested tbh lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria and Blood

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Terminal illness

Misgendering was accidental. And all the times blood was brought up, it was menstrual blood.

black_flamed_candle_b00ks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I rate this book 4.5 stars ⭐️. I felt the ending was a little abrupt and unfinished; a little open-ended. I feel like it halted the continuity of the book. However, I related to a lot in this book. I’d never seen any of my thoughts that I’ve felt ashamed of or proud of, written down on paper and featured in a book before. I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Dysphoria

wrinnola's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia and Sexism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Vomit