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| Author | Ryan T. Anderson |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Gender identity |
| Published | 2018 (Encounter) |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 264 |
| ISBN | 978-1-5940-3961-4 |
| 306.76/8 dc23 | |
| LC Class | HQ77.9 .A556 2018 |
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]
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When Harry Became Sally was criticized by ThinkProgress 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]
