Amazon’s decision to stop selling it threatens the marketplace of ideas.Īmazon has a First Amendment right to sell whatever books it wants. While the book’s arguments anger many people, they are part of the public debate over gender identity.
Amazon had been selling this controversial title for the last three years. Originally posted – The National Coalition Against Censorship is deeply concerned by Amazon’s sudden decision to remove from sale a book, When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment by Ryan T. The letter is signed by Brian Huseman, Amazon’s Vice President for Public Policy. This is a new policy that was either not in place or not publicly stated when the book was removed from sale. In their letter (available here), they state that “Amazon works hard to ensure customers have a great shopping experience, and access to the widest and most diverse cross-section of written and spoken word in retail today.” As to the removal of this specific book, the letter states that Amazon has “chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness.” Updated – Amazon has responded to four Senators who expressed their concern over the removal of When Harry Became Sally from sale.
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