Available:*
Material Type | Library | Call Number | Suggested Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Searching... Cabell County Public Library | 741.5 KOB | Adult | Searching... Unknown |
| Book | Searching... Guyandotte Public Library | 741.5 KOB | Adult | Searching... Unknown |
| Book | Searching... Hurricane Public Library | 741.5 KOB | Adult | Searching... Unknown |
Bound With These Titles
On Order
Summary
Summary
In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Now, Gender Queer is here. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fanfiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears.
Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere.
This special deluxe hardcover edition of Gender Queer features a brand-new cover, exclusive art and sketches, and a TK from creator Maia Kobabe.
Author Notes
Maia Kobabe is a nonbinary, queer author and illustrator from the Bay Area, California. Eir first full length book, GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR, was published in May 2019. Maia's short comics have been published by The Nib and in many anthologies including THE SECRET LOVES OF GEEKS, FASTER THAN LIGHT Y'ALL, GOTHIC TALES OF HAUNTED LOVE, SHOUT OUT, ADVANCED DEATH SAVES and BE GAY, DO COMICS. Before setting out to work freelance full-time, e worked for over ten years in libraries. Eir work is heavily influenced by fairy tales, homesickness, and the search for identity.
Reviews (1)
Booklist Review
Vulnerable and honest, Gender Queer grapples with issues of identity and sexuality in ways that highlight how messy and painful but ultimately vindicating the process of understanding and valuing yourself can be. Kobabe shares details of eir childhood, struggling with puberty, crushes, and teen sexual fantasies. Many of the anecdotes resonate with the general experience of uncertainty and experimentation common to kids growing up; other pieces portray the unique experience of knowing you are different but lacking the language to express how and the isolation wrought by an absence of validating representation. Kobabe relates the slow progress of eir nonbinary journey--finding pronouns that fit, worrying about coming out, and generally discovering ways to celebrate eir true self. The art highlights the core internal journey with frequent simple backgrounds centering Kobabe's avatar as e struggles with relationships, labels, and shopping. This deluxe edition adds a heartfelt intro by She-Ra and Lumberjanes creator ND Stevenson and an afterword from the author detailing both eir fear of pushback and the joyful reactions from readers. Also included are numerous process images and text, showing the transition from online single panel comics to detailed, full-color images. Highly recommended reading for those on their own journey of exploration or those supporting the explorers in their own lives. Gender Queer exists so a new generation can see the words and experiences to help them feel whole and seen.
