A review by bibliomich
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I generally refrain from providing star ratings for memoirs, out of respect for author's personal stories. However, given the widespread banning of this book, I feel it's important to bring attention to the fact that this is a phenomenal story, and certainly one that belongs in libraries and bookstores and everywhere where there are readers.

I read this book as part of the 2024 Trans Rights Readathon, and I'm so glad that I did. Not only did I genuinely enjoy reading Kobabe's story, but I also learned so much from em. From chest binding to e/em/eir pronouns to ways to support people experiencing gender dysphoria, I learned so much that I didn't know before.

I'm so grateful that Kobabe wrote this graphic novel, particularly given the vulnerability it took to share eir story, and I am truly looking forward to reading more of eir work.
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