Gender Queer
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PublishedApril 21, 2024
Former ‘Racist Sandwich’ co-host talks podcasting, teaching at Bowdoin and eating in Maine
Zahir Janmohamed, a visiting Bowdoin professor and co-founder of the acclaimed 'Racist Sandwich' podcast, asks difficult questions about race, gender and class – and how food relates to them all.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2023
SAD 51 board votes to keep ‘Gender Queer’ at Greely High School library
A parent who had challenged the book because of its sexually explicit content had hoped the Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board would overturn the recommendation from a review committee.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2023
Monroe farm helps queer farmers find their joyful entry to the industry
The farm offers an opportunity for queer people to find kinship and security while learning how to grow flowers and a multitude of crops.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2023
Turner-based school board keeping ‘Gender Queer’ in high school library
A controversial book about gender and sexual identity will remain available to students at Leavitt Area High School after a 5-3 vote by Maine School Administrative District 52 directors.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
Two contested books will stay in Spruce Mountain High School library
Regional School Unit 73 directors voted to keep 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' on the shelves.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2022
Appeal filed to remove controversial books from Jay high school library
A committee previously reviewed the books and recommended they stay in the library.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
Parents plan to address gender identity education at RSU 9 meeting
The concerns to be addressed at the board of directors meeting are with a poster about gender identity hanging in the window of the guidance counselor's office at Mt. Blue High School.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
Want to borrow ‘Gender Queer’ from your local library? You may have to get in line.
As of Wednesday, nearly all of the copies of the graphic novel were either checked out or in the process of being checked out from libraries across Maine.