When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
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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]
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]
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.
References
- ^ Cha, Ariana Eunjung (February 2, 2018). "Ryan Anderson's book on transgender people is creating an uproar". The Washington Post.
- ^ a b Jones, David Albert (1 August 2019). "Book Review: Ryan T. Anderson, When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment Mark A. Yarhouse, Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture". Studies in Christian Ethics. 32 (3): 402–406. doi:10.1177/0953946819843467. ISSN 0953-9468. S2CID 199165371.
- ^ Lu, Rachel (July 29, 2018). "The Assault on Reality". National Review.
- ^ Ford, Zack (January 25, 2018). "Conservative book 'When Harry Became Sally' attacks trans people while conveniently leaving them out". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Dreher, Rod (March 8, 2021). "Why 'When Harry Became Sally' Matters". The American Conservative. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (February 27, 2021). "Amazon Under Fire For Erasing From Its Sales Site Book Critical Of Transgender Movement". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Anderson, Ryan T. (February 23, 2021). "When Amazon Erased My Book". First Things.
- ^ a b Sosa, Ninette (March 9, 2021). "Sen. Tom Cotton responds to Amazon's book ban on "When Harry Became Sally"". KWNA.
- ^ "Statement on Amazon's Removal of When Harry Became Sally". National Coalition Against Censorship. March 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Gstalter, Morgan (March 12, 2021). "Amazon removing books that frame LGBTQ issues as mental illness". The Hill.
- ^ "Amazon says its ban of transgender-critical book was due to updated content policy". Catholic News Agency. March 12, 2021.
- ^ "Amazon statement on When Harry Became Sally". February 4, 2025.
External links
- When Harry Became Sally, Encounter Books
The full text of Senator Tom Cotton's Remarks on the Banning of When Harry Became Sally by the Book Retailer Amazon.com at Wikisource