Non-Binary Children's Book Sold at Target Sparks Uproar
once again for stocking LGBTQ+ friendly products, this time a children's book about non-binary gender identities.The book by New York Times bestselling children's author Eric Geron is called Bye Bye, Binary, which is about a newborn baby who "refuses to conform to the gender binary and instead chooses toys, colors, and clothes that make them happy.""Our little bundle of joy has arrived—to dismantle gender norms...
This tongue-in-cheek board book is a perfect tool to encourage children to love what they love and is also a great baby shower gift for all soon-to-be-parents," the book description reads on its publisher's website.Nonbinary is an umbrella term for a person whose "gender identity and/or gender expression as falling outside the binary gender categories of 'man' and 'woman,'" according to LGBTQ+ media advocacy group GLAAD.A 2021 study by the Trevor Project found that 26 percent of LGBTQ youth between the ages of 13 and 24 identified as nonbinary.
Another study conducted in the same year by UCLA's Williams Institute discovered 1.2 million American adults say they are non-binary.The addition of the book to Target's website sparked a mixed bag of reactions in the review section, and only had an average of two stars out of five rating."Cute book to help kids learn about the world around them.
My daughter loved it!" read one review.Another person wrote: "Much needed content for kids! Cute too!"But it also caused an uproar by some people who did not think it was appropriate content for children."Terrible book for babies.
