Jessica and Christine discuss the images and controversial parts of Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe in this second episode of a two-part series; they also lay out the fears and worldviews that are leading to book banning, and what's at stake in these discussions right now.

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Tune in next week for the second half of our discussion about Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe! 

Links to episode 4 quotations and further reading:

• Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
• Further reading on the Comstock Act
• The Nov. 1, 1970 New York Times review of The Bluest Eye by Haskel Frankel
• Miller v. California, January 18, 1972, and the definition for "legal obscenity"
• Further reading about Spivak pronouns (and a great resource for trans and nonbinary teens about other types of pronouns)
• "High School Librarian: I've Received Death Threats Due to Book Bans," by Elissa Malespina, New Jersey Education Report, May 30, 2023
• Maia Kobabe's quote in the Texas Tribune, Nov. 2021
• "Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges," Washington Post, May 23, 2023: "An analysis of book challenges from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people"
• Maia Kobabe's resources for "communities facing a book challenge for Gender Queer: A Memoir or other books"