The Patmos Library in Jamestown, Michigan, was Chavala Ymker’s refuge for years. Last year, residents of Jamestown, a township made up of nearly 10,000 people, voted to defund the public library following a push from conservatives to remove the book “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe from shelves. Conservatives’ claims about the library having books with LGBTQ themes picked up steam, …
This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The vote followed a dispute over a book called "Gender Queer: A Memoir" by Maia Kobabe, which had appeared in the adult graphic novel section and prompted some residents to speak out against the content at library board meetings earlier this year. Jamestown Conservatives objected to the author's story of coming out as …
