In 2019 Maia Kobabe released Gender Queer: A Memoir. The graphic story, drawn and written by the author, recounts Kobabe's journey from adolescence to adulthood and eir exploration of gender identity and sexuality, ultimately identifying as being outside of the gender binary.
While working on the book, e was unsure if anyone outside of eir family and close friends would read it. But the early support of librarians and two American Library Association Awards helped sell three print runs in the first year. Since then Gender Queer has been published in eight languages, and it has also been the most banned in the U.S. for the past two years.
Earlier this month Kebab drew and wrote a story about eir experience of becoming a de facto spokesperson for diverse voices.
Graphic essay: I Made the Most Banned Book in America
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