Controversial Book Sparks Debate in Carver County Library

The Carver County Library Board in Minnesota has voted to keep the memoir "Gender Queer: A Memoir" on its shelves after a request was made to remove it. The book, written and illustrated by Maia Kobabe, describes their experience growing up in California and coming out as gender queer. Despite being at the top of the American Library Association's most challenged books list, dozens of supporters testified during a public hearing in favor of keeping the book available. The board emphasized that it is up to parents to decide what their children read, and banning the book could lead to further requests for censorship.