It took less than a day for May and other parents to get the book removed from the district. May didn’t read the book, but what she saw - a few pages of explicit illustrations depicting oral sex - was disturbing to her. There are queer youth at every high school - and those students, that’s I’m thinking about, is the queer student who is getting left behind.”
“I also want to have the best interest of young people at heart. I’m sympathetic to people who have the best interest of young people at heart,” Kobabe, the 32-year-old author based in California, said in an interview with The Texas Tribune. “I can absolutely understand the desire of a parent to protect their child from sensitive material. The book also explores questions around pronouns and hormone-blocking therapies. Kobabe, who is nonbinary, said it was written to help others who are struggling with gender identity to feel less alone.
The 239-page graphic novel depicts Kobabe’s journey of gender identity and sexual orientation.
