'When Harry Became Sally prompted important discussions in the national media and among policymakers in 2018, and remains one of the most rigorously researched and compassionately argued books on this subject,' the senators wrote in a statement.

The Republican senators had accused Amazon of 'openly signaling to conservative Americans that their views are not welcome on its platforms.'

'Amazon is using its massive power to distort the marketplace of ideas and is deceiving its own customers in the process,' the author added.Īmazon strongly denied that it discriminates against certain viewpoints, after the GOP senators accused the company of censoring conservatives

In a joint statement with his publisher, Encounter Books, Anderson said: 'No good comes from shutting down a debate about important matters on which reasonable people of good will disagree.' 'There is a debate, however, which amazon is seeking to shut down, about how best to treat patients who experience gender dysphoria.' 'Everyone agrees that gender dysphoria is a serious condition that causes great suffering,' Anderson tweeted. So the real deciding factor seems to be whether you endorse hormones and surgery as the proper treatment or counseling,' wrote the author. 'Gender dysphoria is listed in the APA’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which Amazon sells. As I pointed out before: “Please quote the passage where I ‘call them mentally ill.’ You can’t quote that passage because it doesn’t exist,'' tweeted Anderson. 'Amazon appears to have never read my book, but relied on hit pieces. The author responded with fury to Amazon's explanation of the ban, saying the company had relied upon mischaracterizations from his critics. The book describes itself as offering 'thoughtful answers to questions arising from our transgender moment' while offering 'a balanced approach to public policy on gender identity, and a sober assessment of the human costs of getting human nature wrong.' Anderson, had made Amazon's bestseller list and was on sale on the site for three years before it was pulled without explanation several weeks ago.

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