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Twitter user LibsofTikTok recently shared a TikTok video from a
Springfield high school librarian promoting the graphic novel
“Gender Queer: A Memoir” by Maia Kobabe.
“People who are questioning their sexual identity and their
gender identity are going to view this book as a mirror, a
reflective experience of their own and this book is also a great
window for those who want to understand that perspective,”
TikTok user arkenne90 said.
The account has since gone private but the video of the book’s
promotion remains on the LibsofTikTok Twitter account, where
it’s been viewed more than 161,400 times.
“It’s a wonderful story about someone who is finding out who
they are and embracing it,” the librarian said of the book.
“And, I love that there are resources and it’s super educational
… You can come check out a copy here from the library.”
LibsofTikTok tagged Springfield School District 186 on Twitter.
Neither the district nor the Lanphier High School librarian
returned messages to The Center Square seeking comment.
Shannon Adcock, founder of the parents’ rights group Awake
Illinois, said public schools are not where such content should
be accessible. The book has sexually explicit content, Adcock
said, and it goes further.
“It’s not just depicting sex acts, there’s actually a moral to
the story which is again teachers to be the champion of gender
ideology and sexuality to their classroom,” Adcock told The
Center Square.
Adcock said there are ways to have discussions with minors in
public schools experiencing gender dysphoria, but open access
and promotion to sexually explicit material is not the way.
“Teachers for a long time have been educated on how to help
students who may be struggling, but that conversation has really
trumped the parents and has cut parents out of the conversation,
which has many communities worried,” Adcock said.
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