Jazz Jennings
2000, United States — present
2 books banned2 bans across 1 country2 currently active
Jazz Jennings is an American author, television personality, and LGBTQ+ activist best known for the children's book I Am Jazz (2014), which explains transgender identity for young audiences drawing from Jennings' own life. The book has been widely challenged and banned in school systems for its subject matter. Jennings has consistently responded to censorship by advocating for visibility and inclusion, engaging directly with educators and policymakers to argue that early education shapes inclusive societies.
