Gender Queer graphic novel reapproved for sale in Australia after federal court fight to ban book

Complaints about the book focus on cartoon sex scenes, one of which has been described by critics as pornographic' and paedophilic'

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Gender Queer, a graphic novel on gender identity, has been reapproved for sale in Australia following a conservative campaign against the book forcing the Classification Review Board to reconsider its initial decision.

The federal court last year ordered the board to reassess its decision to give the Maia Kobabe memoir an unrestricted M classification, after rightwing activist Bernard Gaynor challenged the ruling.

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