gender queer Archives

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool reported that courts in Virginia, USA had thrown out the obscenity case which alleged that the graphic novel Gender Queer, written and drawn by Maia Kobabe, coloured by Phoebe Kobabe and published by Lion Forge/Oni Press was "obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors." The criminal lawsuits were filed by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself[...]

Lawsuits were filed last in May in Virginian courts that alleged that the graphic novel Gender Queer, written and drawn by Maia Kobabe, coloured by Phoebe Kobabe and published by Lion Forge/Oni Pres was "obscene for unrestricted viewing by minors." The criminal lawsuits were filed by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself and Republican congressional candidate[...]

Sorry to be sane." The now-deleted tweet was accompanied by selected images from the graphic novel  Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, a coming of age story that has become a target for politically motivated censorship from prominent Republican politicians To the extent that Comic Book Legal Defence Fund Interim Director Jeff Trexler has[...]

There was a smile in his voice, but he was serious that this is what was being said by numerous people over the gin and popcorn. Oni Press/Lion Forge had been hitting the headlines (not just Bleeding Cool's) recently, with former owners James Lucas Jones and Charlie Chu pushed out by parent company Polarity, others departing voluntarily, and their newly reprinted Gender[...]

Maia Kobabe is named in the criminal lawsuit of obscenity brought against em and Oni Press over the graphic novel Gender Queer by Republican Virginian politicians as part of a political campaign that has previously proved successful They didn't sue Phoebe Kobabe, in what may be one of the few examples of a colourist being[...]

The graphic novel Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe and Pheobe Kobabe, published by Oni Press, tells the story of Maia Kobabe's journey to self-discovery regarding being non-binary Gender Queer has been named the most banned book in America, according to the American Library Association and PEN America, the writers' advocacy group Poets, Playwrights,[...]

Lawsuits filed last month in Virginian courts by lawyer Republican Virginia assembly delegate Tim Anderson on behalf of himself and Republican congressional candidate Tommy Altman who lost in the recent primary for Congress, citing an obscure state obscenity law. Whenever he has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in the sale or commercial[...]

Such as the issues of the graphic novel Gender Queer that Bleeding Cool has covered; "I mentioned the parent in Virginia who went viral after talking about this Then, that became the heart of the Youngkin campaign One could say that the protest of Gender Queer became the hub or the foundation of a movement that[...]

Gender Queer: A Memoir is a graphic novel by Maia Kobabe, first published by Lion Forge in 2019 and now republished from Oni Press But in recent weeks it has become a hot topic, and targetted as a book to be banned in public libraries and school libraries, generally by people who have not read[...]

But, with the New Year upon us, they are making an appeal to their most basic of missions, defending Free Speech and fighting censorship in the United States Of America, when it comes to comic books. The official logo of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund As we approach the new year, attacks on comics are intensifying. In[...]

These include (and why this story is running on Bleeding Cool) graphic novels such as V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe, Tomboy : a graphic memoir by Liz Prince, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell, This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki, all seven volumes of Wandering Son by Shimura Takako, Wait, what? : a comic[...]

Draper "Crank" by Ellen Hopkins "Fences" by August Wilson "Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic" by Alison Bechdel "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe "Heavy" by Kiese Laymon "Lawn Boy" by Jonathan Evison "Lily and Dunkin" by Donna Gephart "Living Dead Girl" by Elizabeth Scott "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D[...]

But he has demanded answers by the 12th of November, noting that a number of Texas school districts of late "have removed books from libraries and/or classrooms after receiving objections from students, parents, and taxpayers." These include (and why this story is running on Bleeding Cool) graphic novels such as V for Vendetta by Alan Moore[...]

There is so much amazing queer Young Adult literature coming out right now, both in prose and graphic novels– titles like Spinning or Gender Queer or The Prince and the Dressmaker I think middle grade (ages 9-12) is lagging behind a bit, but there are wonderful graphic novels out there too, like The Witch Boy and The Tea Dragon Society[...]

Tomorrow at San Diego Comic-Con, Lion Forge is sponsoring the Diversity and Inclusivity panel, but they aren't waiting until tomorrow to announce that they'll be publishing cartoonist Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer: A Memoir next spring What's that all about, you ask? A press release is happy to answer the question: Maia Kobabe (who uses the pronouns[...]