Texas Governor Greg Abbott is joining the crusade against controversial books in Texas schools.
explaining why books like “Gender Queer” are so important. “I came out as queer to my mom as a senior in high school. It took almost a decade to also come out to her as nonbinary, even though I had been questioning my gender identity since I started puberty at age 11. A major reason for this long delay between my first coming out and my second was the lack of visibility of trans and nonbinary identities when I was young,” Kobabe said.
That access is exactly what’s now being targeted. “Removing or restricting queer books in libraries and schools is like cutting a lifeline for queer youth, who might not yet even know what terms to ask Google to find out more about their own identities, bodies and health,” Kobabe said. Kobabe also noted that it’s not uncommon for LGBTQ works to be criticized as pornography — but in reality, the very same actions, descriptions, or dialogue wouldn’t raise any eyebrows at all if they were unfolding between cisgender heterosexual characters.
Abbott closed his letter to the Association of School Boards with this: “You have an obligation to Texas parents and students to ensure that no child is exposed to pornography or inappropriate content while inside a Texas public school.” Clearly, Abbott isn’t as concerned about ensuring that no child is exposed to homophobia, ignorance and closed-mindedness.
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