A graphic memoir of Maia Kobabe’s journey toward nonbinary and asexual identity, from adolescent confusion through coming out.
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A graphic memoir of Maia Kobabe’s journey toward nonbinary and asexual identity, from adolescent confusion through coming out.
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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 erot...
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Sexual content
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Explicit illustrated sex acts; erotic fanfiction; crushes and sexuality themes
Violence & gore
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Mild blood; medical procedure imagery
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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One-time prescribed lorazepam and oxycodone; adults with wine
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Core focus on nonbinary and asexual identity, coming out, and self-discovery
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Central guide-like messaging on gender identity and social acceptance
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Pap-smear trauma as violation; misgendering; sexism; anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment
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