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When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
2018 book by Ryan T. Anderson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment is a book critical of modern transgender rights and certain treatments for gender dysphoria, written by the socially conservative political philosopher Ryan T. Anderson and published by Encounter Books in 2018.[1] The book focuses on the cultural and political debates surrounding transgender identity, with a particular focus on criticizing what the author describes as "transgender ideology".[2][3]
When Harry Became Sally was criticized byThinkProgress for repeatedly using the birth or other former name (deadnaming) of trans people, and accused of ignoring transphobia.[4] On the other hand, it has received praise, notably from conservative media.[5][2]
In February 2021 the book was the first removed from Amazon.com's store under a new hate speech policy enacted by the company.[6][7] The move was criticized by the National Coalition Against Censorship,[8][9] and United States Senator Tom Cotton.[8] On March 12, in response to a letter from four other senators, Amazon clarified that the company has "chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness".[10][11] Anderson denies that his book describes transgender persons as "mentally ill".[10] On February 4, 2025, Amazon reversed their decision, now allowing the book on their store.[12]
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See also
- Walt Heyer
- What Is a Woman?, a 2022 documentary presented by conservative commentator Matt Walsh that explores transgender issues by asking the titular question to various people.
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