{"id":53753,"date":"2021-02-23T12:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53753"},"modified":"2021-02-23T12:18:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:18:14","slug":"amazon-proves-to-be-an-aggressive-book-censorship-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=53753","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Proves To Be An Aggressive Book Censorship Institution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Amazon Removes Book Critiquing Transgender Movement<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_53754\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53754\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/amazon-warehouse-scaled-e1613955797421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"411\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/amazon-warehouse-scaled-e1613955797421.jpg 960w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/amazon-warehouse-scaled-e1613955797421-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/amazon-warehouse-scaled-e1613955797421-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-53754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo credit should read DENIS CHARLET\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL GINSBERG<br \/>\nGENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER<br \/>\nDaily Caller<\/p>\n<p>Amazon removed the bestselling book \u201cWhen Harry Became Sally: Responding To The Transgender Moment\u201d from its online store on Sunday, the book\u2019s author announced.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\/10519169\/dailycaller_inline1\" class=\"ad\"><\/div>\n<p>Published in 2018 by then-Heritage Foundation research fellow and now-Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan T. Anderson, the book was an immediate bestseller, even on Amazon,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/to-your-health\/wp\/2018\/02\/02\/ryan-andersons-book-calling-transgender-people-mentally-ill-is-creating-an-uproar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the Washington Post. However, the online shopping giant removed the book on Sunday, Anderson tweeted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1363587820565184521&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F02%2F21%2Famazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement%2F&amp;siteScreenName=dailycaller&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1363587820565184521\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amazon links to both the hard\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender\/dp\/1974919269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">copy<\/a>\u00a0and Kindle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender-ebook\/dp\/B07FZ9Y81P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">e-book<\/a>\u00a0versions of the book show \u201cpage not found\u201d signs.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/15\/parler-relaunches-after-amazon-removes-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>(RELATED: Parler Relaunches After Amazon Removes It)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amazon did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/02\/21\/heritage-foundation-ryan-anderson-transgenderism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">argued<\/a>\u00a0in the book that children experiencing gender dysphoria are poorly served by medical treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone replacement because between 80% and 95% of children with gender dysphoria outgrow the condition. Studies have shown no improvement in the mental health of individuals with gender dysphoria even after they undergo sex reassignment surgery, he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Other conservatives were critical of Amazon\u2019s move.<\/p>\n<div id=\"piano-newsletter\" class=\"piano-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"tp-container-inner\"><iframe id=\"offer-1-Fv8lA\" class=\"\" title=\"offer-1-Fv8lA\" src=\"https:\/\/buy.tinypass.com\/checkout\/offer\/show?displayMode=inline&amp;containerSelector=%23piano-newsletter&amp;templateId=OT1DN9AOU5OO&amp;templateVariantId=OTVD6XC0L2TOC&amp;offerId=OFPQ1CFZMW6P&amp;formNameByTermId=%7B%7D&amp;hideCompletedFields=true&amp;showCloseButton=false&amp;experienceId=EXZXFJYPPB6F&amp;activeMeters=%5B%7B%22meterName%22%3A%22reg_cta_meter%22%2C%22views%22%3A3%2C%22viewsLeft%22%3A2%2C%22maxViews%22%3A5%2C%22totalViews%22%3A3%7D%5D&amp;iframeId=offer-1-Fv8lA&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F02%2F21%2Famazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement%2F&amp;parentDualScreenLeft=1471&amp;parentDualScreenTop=543&amp;parentWidth=1151&amp;parentHeight=942&amp;parentOuterHeight=1053&amp;aid=2SUjiFgnKP&amp;gaClientId=55023963.1614025227&amp;pianoIdUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fid.tinypass.com%2Fid%2F&amp;lang=en_US&amp;userProvider=piano_id&amp;userToken=&amp;customCookies=%7B%7D&amp;hasLoginRequiredCallback=true&amp;width=768&amp;_qh=36c1ec2041\" name=\"offer-1-Fv8lA\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1363608637000810496&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F02%2F21%2Famazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement%2F&amp;siteScreenName=dailycaller&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1363608637000810496\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1363640626537988097&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F02%2F21%2Famazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement%2F&amp;siteScreenName=dailycaller&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1363640626537988097\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"\/10519169\/dailycaller_inline3\" class=\"ad\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1363602921804484615&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2021%2F02%2F21%2Famazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement%2F&amp;siteScreenName=dailycaller&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=889aa01%3A1612811843556&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1363602921804484615\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\":zt.at\" class=\"xH\">\n<p>Anderson only became aware that his book was removed from Amazon when readers looking for a copy contacted him, he told the Daily Caller. Amazon did not respond to him or his publisher with more information.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Amazon has received attention for its handling of a book discussing the transgender political and medical debate. Amazon refused to run advertising from Regnery Publishing promoting the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/13\/abigail-shrier-irreversible-damage-transgenderism-target-removes-book-transphobic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2020 book<\/a>\u00a0\u201cIrreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Teenage Daughters\u201d in 2020, author Abigail Shrier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/amazon-enforces-trans-orthodoxy-11592865818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/21\/amazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement\/\">https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/21\/amazon-removes-book-critiquing-transgender-movement\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon Removes Book Critiquing Transgender Movement<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53753","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53753"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53753\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}