Reviews tagging 'Transphobia'

Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

153 reviews

ewitsmich's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

twirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Instead of a banned book, this should be required reading.

This could be really informative to anyone, from a young teen who knows very little about queerness to a they/them adult who had  different experiences. It’s useful to hear about other people’s journey. I particularly was surprised (and loved) how this book ended- not with a declarative “I know exactly how to exist now” but with a, “I’ll try again next time”. I think everyone just wants to have everything figured out, and the idea that you don’t have to, even as adult, is a refreshing one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content

bex4dayz's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Sexual content, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia

felicityebhaslin's review

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Transphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Excrement, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Vomit

creatingavery's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Misogyny

lqvekanej's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

5.0

I haven’t cried this much over a book in a LONG time. This one will be sticking with me for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

antijeffbozo_love2read's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Medical content, Excrement, Transphobia, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Deadnaming, Body shaming, and Medical trauma

Minor: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Cancer

Injury/gore is metaphorical and features a character impaled on a spike in a couple of different instances. It metaphorically represents emotional/physical pain and features some amount of blood, nothing else. Blood warning mainly applies to menstrual blood.

lisacanteven's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

This graphic novel gave me so much to think about. I went into it without any expectations other than it has been banned, so I know the stupid conservatives hate it. Honestly that's always a plus to me. I found myself introspectively reading it; there was a lot more identifying going on than I expected. I really, really appreciate how raw, real, and relatable Maia was with this book. People all over the world can identify with eir feelings, and they probably don't even know it yet. If someone doesn't identify with any of Maia's feelings, they probably know someone who does. 

*1/2-1 star off for the multiple Harry Potter references. I understand that Maia is trans, so e is someone who should be able to discuss HP if ey want. However it is still triggering, and I just wish we could erase all mentions everywhere by everyone since JKR keeps furthering her harmful anti-trans views and desire for anti-trans regulations passed everywhere. I think everyone, including all trans people, should reevaluate what about JKR is so valuable to them despite the hurt and harm she causes. I was hoping that since I bought the new special edition, all HP references would have been edited out. Mentioning HP instead of keeping it vague adds nothing positive to the story. It just adds triggering content.*

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual content, Biphobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexism

Shipping the brothers in Supernatural was a weird choice.

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

This is such an important book for people to read to see non-binary and asexual rep! I learned quite a bit and felt I understood asexuality and NBs better. I enjoyed the art style but felt the story jumped all over the place which led to some whiplash. I also didn’t love the numerous Harry Potter references-I understand that the series was an important part of eir’s childhood and Led to a love of reading but it felt excessive. E also talked about a ship between Sam and Dean (which is incest btw?!) which felt icky. Overall I’d recommend it and I love that e can hopefully give words and understanding to other kids out there that may struggle with gender identity! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Acephobia/Arophobia, Body horror, Sexual content, and Transphobia

natraf_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Kobabe writes a beautiful reflection of eir experiences growing up and dealing with the struggles of self identity. E shares eir experiences of body image, sexuality, and relationships with others in becoming more authentically em. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Body shaming