Court Orders Review of Explicit Sex Book’s Accessibility for Young Readers

Brisbane father and conservative commentator, Bernard Gaynor, has won a court battle to have the classification of the explicit sex book Gender Queer reviewed by authorities. Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, is an illustrated graphic novel based on the author’s sexual explorations and includes references to gender identities and sexual interactions. The book also includes an illustration where the author has a sexual fantasy over an ancient Greek style artwork showing a man and boy engaging in intercourse. Since being published in 2019, Gender Queer has won awards, but has also been criticised for introducing explicit content to younger readers....