Gender Queer: A Memoir

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner | 2020 Stonewall Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book

An intimate, groundbreaking graphic memoir about gender identity and self-discovery.

In 2014, Maia Kobabe (e/em/eir pronouns) thought eir comic about reading statistics would be eir last autobiographical work. But Maia’s journey was just beginning.

Gender Queer chronicles Maia’s powerful and deeply personal exploration of self-identity—from the awkwardness of adolescent crushes, the challenge of coming out to family and society, to the trauma of navigating healthcare as a nonbinary asexual person. What started as a way to explain eir identity to loved ones has become a universal guide to understanding gender, sexuality, and what it means to be human.

Why readers love Gender Queer:

• A heartfelt memoir that blends humor, pain, and hope

• A compassionate resource for nonbinary, asexual, and LGBTQ+ readers

• Praised by School Library Journal as “a great resource” with a starred review

Format: Graphic Memoir
 Themes: Gender Identity, LGBTQ+ Experience, Self-Discovery
 Recommended for advocates, allies, and anyone eager to learn