Gender perspective for everyone The need for specific training to translate of non-binary texts through the analysys of Gender Queer

Abstract

In this article we exhibit the need for specialization to translate and paratranslate LGBT+ texts —namely those dealing with non-binary identities— and the importance of encouraging publishers to use sensitivity readers. To prove our hypothesis we analyse the translation into Spanish of Gender Queer: A Memoir, a graphic novel in which Maia Kobabe shows eir path on discovering eir sexual and gender identities. The intention of the aforementioned book is that of a guide, and language should walk hand in hand with image through an evolution that will lead us beyond the gender binary not only on the text, but also on its paratexts.