Book · 2014 · Juvenile literature
I am Jazz
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The picture book I am jazz, uh, Kate Bournestein's My Gender Workbook, and the YA novel Two Boys Kissing. Also included is Margaret Atwoods, The Hand The Handmaidaiden's Tale. No left turn indiscriminately targets all these titles.
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So they're reading books like I am jazz in California to kids and that suggests that you might and it tells kids so you might have a boy's brain in a girl's body.
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I am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings is a children's picture book that tells the true story of a transgender child navigating identity and acceptance. The book has frequently surfaced in public debates regarding school curricula and library selections. On an episode of Behind the Bastards in March 2022, Garrison Davis read from an article detailing political advocacy groups like No Left Turn that target educational titles, noting that this specific book was lumped into broad objections against materials addressing queer themes. Asra Nomani also mentioned the book on Timcast IRL in July 2021, discussing it alongside other well-known titles during a conversation about gender identity teachings in public classrooms. Similarly, Abigail Shrier discussed the text on The Joe Rogan Experience in July 2020, pointing to its presence in California schools as an example of early educational materials introducing concepts about biological sex and gender identity to young children. Across these podcasts, the book was framed as a focal point in broader cultural debates surrounding educational content and childhood development.
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Abigail Shrier so they're reading books like I am jazz in California to kids and that suggests that you might and it tells… 1
“so they're reading books like I am jazz in California to kids and that suggests that you might and it tells kids so you might have a boy's brain in a girl's body”
Asra Nomani I am Jazz another famous one right 1
“I am Jazz another famous one right”
Garrison Davis The picture book I am jazz, uh, Kate Bournestein's My Gender Workbook, and the YA novel Two Boys Kissing. A… 1
“The picture book I am jazz, uh, Kate Bournestein's My Gender Workbook, and the YA novel Two Boys Kissing. Also included is Margaret Atwoods, The Hand The Handmaidaiden's Tale. No left turn indiscriminately targets all these titles”