Gender Queer
Review:
I don’t have the words to describe how much this book means to me. I knew it would hit close to home, which is probably why I waited so long to read it. While I myself don’t identify as much with the gender questions (sort of), I felt the questions on sexuality and the lack thereof deep in my soul. As a queer asexual aromantic individual, the presence of this in media is vital. It is not a fictionalized, glorified view of sexuality; no, it showed every part. The good, the bad, and the confusing were all shown with such impeccable detail that I forgot I was reading a comic and not just talking to someone. This is a highly controversial book, and I do see why. It has a frankness about sex that I don’t see anywhere else (except maybe in some romance novels). But as long as it is properly shelved in adult comics or nonfiction, it is entirely appropriate. I feel like more kids should be reading this, seeing themselves in such a real way. And shame on anyone who says otherwise, especially those trying to ban it. I see myself in this comic, and so will thousands of others, and that should be enough. But unfortunately, it’s not.
