‘Gender Queer’ author responds to Kennedy’s viral Senate reading

Author responds to Sen. Kennedy's viral reading of 'Gender Queer:' 'I don’t recommend this book for kids'

'Gender Queer' author Maia Kobabe discusses Sen. John Kennedy, a Republican, reading a sexually explicit passage from the book during a Senate hearing.

‘Gender Queer’ author responds to Kennedy’s viral Senate reading

The author of ‘Gender Queer’ responded to Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) viral Senate reading of the memoir this week, which was meant to justify book bans. The author, Maia Kobabe, told the Washington Post in an interview published Thursday that the conservative senator seemed to conflate the illustrated format with a book meant for children.…