I think it’s important for this book to exist in the world—it makes even more space for the multiplicity of experiences that people have with gender and sexuality. I have mixed feelings about the reading experience itself, but I think that’s just personal preference.

I’m also unsure about the gynecologist scenes. I think it’s important for Kobabe to own eir experience, but at the same time horror stories like these kept me away from the OB-GYN for years, and knowing young people will read this, that concerns me a bit.

. But all in all, glad I read this, both in honor of pride month, and also to be aware of the content in the most banned book in the US right now.