'Gender Queer' author doubles down on extremely graphic images of sex acts, says it could have been worse

The author of 'Gender Queer,' Maia Kobabe, defended the graphic sexual images in the memoir during an interview with NPR.

WARNING - GRAPHIC FOOTAGE - Independent journalist Tayler Hansen shares why he was suspended on Twitter for sharing footage he took at an 'all ages' drag show in Austin, Texas, on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.', defended the sexually explicit graphic images in the memoir"Gender Queer" during an interview with NPR Wednesday.

"Gender Queer" has as courted major controversy among America’s parents for being in public school libraries throughout the U.S. and has been challenged for its depictions and descriptions of oral sex as well as discussions on masturbation.

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