Louisiana Republican John Kennedy read explicit passages from Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.,found in public schools around the country last Tuesday. One of the titles was Kobabe’s “Gender Queer,” a graphic novel that has caused controversy among parents and criticized for its depictions of sex acts as well as discussions of masturbation. It was the most banned book in 2021, according to the American Library Association.
“I have seen the clip. Another trans-activist friend texted it to me with a very ‘Congratulations, and also I’m sorry’ attitude,” Kobabe said. The Washington Post asked, “The way protesters have described the book online — they make it sound like it’sAuthor of ‘Gender Queer’ Maia Kobabe goes by “e/em/eir” pronounsKobabe responded, “It keeps being called a. Senator Kennedy implied it was a children’s book. But I think that’s coming from a misreading of the comic book form. ‘Gender Queer’ is a comic, and in full color, but that doesn’t mean it’s for children.
Previously, Kobabe wrote an October 2021 opinion article in the Post entitled “Schools are banning my book. But queer kids need queer stories” in which Kobabe thought at one point the book was for the “high school and above” age group. High school ages are generally in between 14 and 18.
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