The Classifications Board will meet on Monday to consider an appeal against its rating of Gender Queer: A Memoir as a book for mature audiences.
Gender Queer: A Memoir is the first book in 10 years referred to the Classifications Board.The graphic novel has already been banned in conservative parts of the US.
Gender Queer: A Memoir is the first book in 10 years referred to the Classifications Board, which will consider an appeal against its rating as a book for mature audiences.A journey of self-discovery, trauma and queer identity, Maia Kobabe's illustrated memoir has been banned in conservative parts of the United States.Dolly's job has never been more dangerous than it is now.
"Given the context of the publication's narrative and its literary, artistic and educational merits, the board does not consider that the publication contains material that offends a reasonable adult to the extent that it should be restricted," the board's director Fiona Jolly said in a statement at the time.
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