Gender Queer: A Memoir
Author: Maia Kobabe
Publisher: Oni Press
American release date: July 5, 2022
Format/Genre/Length: Hardback/LGBTQ Memoir/256 pages
Overall Personal
Rating: ★★★★★
This graphic novel is the memoir
of Maia Kobabe. Ey wanted eir family and friends to understand eir being
non-binary in a way they could comprehend and hopefully accept. Eir struggle to
find an identity for emselves began early, at a time when there were few role models
to look up to. Although everyone automatically identified em as female, ey did
not feel that way, but it’s very hard to get other people to understand what
you yourself don’t completely understand.
Maia has a very engaging voice, and a great
storytelling style. I liked er artwork as well and appreciated eir honesty as
ey bared eir soul in the pages of this book. The people in the United States
are going through a difficult time right now, with trans rights being not just
pushed aside but discarded. No one seems to matter to the current
administration, other than the wealthy. It’s important for everyone to gain a
better understanding of transpeople, rather than fearing them and trampling on
their rights. This is also an important book for young people who might be
struggling with their own identity to know they are not alone.
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