Gender Queer: A Memoir Deluxe Edition

I wanted to read this book MYSELF after reading so much about it in the news. I reccomend that people READ the books and understand them before they advocate banning them.

Parts of this resonated so hard with me. I feel like everyone who has someone non binary or trans in their life should read this to understand some more. Gooooo read this right now. K thx bi

First of all, there is no child porn in this, as other reviewers have said. There is a single page with a sex act depicted between two CONSENTING ADULTS. Kids see worse than that in movies and on tv. There is talk of sex and self pleasure with some internal dialog describing how our narrator discovered self-pleasure works for them (em? I'm sorry I don't fully know yet how to use the e/em/eir in tenses) as an adolescent.The thing you have to remember is that this is a memoir. This is the author's lived experiences and whether anyone likes it or not, sex and self-pleasure are things that all kids figure out for themselves eventually. This is not a how to guide.There is depiction of blood since periods are discussed, and how the author deals with having to live with them.This book was an absolute wonderful and insightful work. It gave me, as a cis woman, understanding that I've never had or had access to before. Things are stated in a very straightforward and clear way. All the thoughts and feelings that led to the author struggling through childhood and young adult life never fully feeling like they fit where everyone expected them to fit.This story was beautiful and insightful and a wonderful reading experience for people seeking to find their own identity and for people seeking to learn about and understand all this (sometimes) confusing gender stuff. If you, as a heterosexual cis gendered person come into this with an open mind/heart and a willingness to learn, this book isn't the scary thing that people think it is.Many children and adults feel the way the author felt/feels. They always have. There just haven't always been words to describe it. There are always going to be people who feel this way. You can burn the book, hide it away, refuse to accept the fact that not everyone fits neatly into the box they were born into. What you can't do is prevent people feeling how they feel.If you've ever said "I just don't understand why I feel like I don't fit *gender stereotype*", or "I don't understand why this person that I know can't just be what they were born as", read this. It might help you understand a little better. It might help you find answers to your own identity that you've been struggling with. It might help you feel less alone.Regardless of why you read it, I highly recommend everyone does. If you're a parent letting your kid read it, you read it first. Decide if it's age and maturity appropriate. Be ready to answer questions in whatever age appropriate way you deem best. This was a beautiful book and I will be recommending it to everyone I know.For the record, I don't rate many books 5 stars but this one was and is firmly there for me.

I sobbed with joy because I saw so much of myself in Maia and eir journey. I sobbed with sorrow because e has spent decades internalizing eir discomfort just to keep others from rejecting em or even feeling slight discomfort. And when eir were finally brave enough to write about all the books and people who helped them on eir journey, a graphic novel so gentle towards people who caused em pain and discomfort that I have personally experienced and struggled with...it has been politicized and rejected and used as a weapon against eir beloved libraries. And I feel so much less alone reading it, and I know what I want to gift the people in my life for Christmas, and I also despise that the reality for most queer and/or genderqueer people right now is to choose: dozens of pokes and stabbings during each conversation and in every relationship, or the risk of literally being killed, rejected, and objectified into an emblem of what people hate.I think everyone should spend at least an hour reading this book. Queer folks so we can experience the feeling of not being alone. Transphobes and homophobes because I think if any book can reach you, it will be this one. And everyone else, especially those who "just don't understand."

The book is comprehensive. The narrator is a girl who describes her life from being a young tomboy to a mature young lesbian. It’s easy to understand her views and she as well as her family are very likable. Most readers would want to be their friends.It’s a cartoon and there is just one or two pictures that shows a sexual encounter. I think the title of the book, and the word queer , will turn people off.If the author excused the pictures with sex and changed the title to maybe “Tomboy “ , the book would sell like crazy.

Sou extremamente grata por ter encontrado esse livro, seja qual for sua orientação sexual e a forma como você se identifica enquanto gênero, essa leitura abrirá sua mente e coração para entender os outros e se entender muito mais.

This is a remarkable memoir! I came across it trending on Instagram, and just the title alone was enough to pique my interest. So, I got myself this special ‘Stonewall Honor Book’ edition.It’s such an open, sincere, and entertaining comic, and I simply adore Maya’s artwork.The fact that I related keenly to its theme struck me most - many of us grow up feeling out of place, struggling to fit societal norms, grasping for words and concepts to articulate our differences. I went through a similar journey. As a child, as a teenager, you’re always searching, always trying to understand why there aren’t more role models to inspire you. It seems everyone else fits in just fine, their identities reflected everywhere they look. But if you don’t fall within these norms, that reality shapes your daily life in profound ways. Maya brilliantly captures this sense of confusion and uncertainty. By sharing eir experiences (Maya uses Spivak pronouns e, em, eir ), the author offers solace to young people grappling with eir unique identities, ensuring e feel safe and seen.“Gender Queer: A Memoir” is a comics-style narrative of the author’s journey to understand eir nonconforming gender and sexuality. While it isn’t exclusively marketed to the YA audience, it received an award from the American Library Association for its special appeal to teens. We need more books like these, and I am looking forward to reading more Maia Kobabe in the future.

The media could not be loaded.  The front cover of the book is a little damaged but otherwise the print of the book is amazing. It feels extremely sturdy and looks beautiful. Would recommend 10/10