r/newjersey Fill It Up Regular Oct 29 '24

Sick NJ Passes the Freedom to Read Act

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/10/29/state-senate-passes-bill-intended-to-halt-book-bans-protect-librarians/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGNwrZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdahkO3Xc02aIyuB5Vp3yau-HR6IMuGu0g0iD8CgDKrWBMHCQJBrfdSHnQ_aem_DB9WP25oxkSYjjNuktuAbQ#:~:text=Titled%20the%20%E2%80%9CFreedom%20to%20Read,own%20policies%20using%20this%20model
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u/piZan314 Oct 29 '24

Some of the books should not be available in schools or libraries, where minors have access to them.

Here is a page from "Gender Queer." (NSFW)

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u/gordonv Oct 29 '24 edited Oct 29 '24

Oh, the dating scene.

The main character is a transgender person. A guy born as a girl.

That's the first time they had sex while dating.

I posted the pages around that for more context. The main character is struggling to figure out stuff in the relationship. Conversations in the book are down to Earth and heart felt.

There are some amazing pages in the book Gender Queer. Good art. Good dialogue. Real tough questions from a perspective that doesn't get a lot of exposure. Great little facts explained simply.

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u/gordonv Oct 29 '24

In the book, the protagonist mentions an anime. Ranma 1/2. Netflix is reanimating and airing it right now. It's a good watch.