‘They’re trying to narrow the worldview of young people’: how book bans are on the rise in the US

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and thinkMaia Kobabe wrote Gender Queer as a tender attempt to explain non-binary identity and the journey of sexual discovery to immediate family. “I tried to make it as sensitive and thoughtful as possible, especially given that I knew that my mother would read it,” the author says. “I was trying to build bridges, trying to connect with people, trying to be understood as my full authentic self by my fa...