When Harry Became Sally
by Ryan T. Anderson · first published 2018
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Can a boy be "trapped" in a girl's body? Can modern medicine "reassign" sex? Is our sex "assigned" to us in the first place? What is the most loving response to a person experiencing a conflicted sense of gender? What should our law say on matters of "gender identity"? When Harry Became Sally provides thoughtful answers to questions arising from our transgender moment. Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan Anderson offers a nuanced view of human embodiment, a balanced approach to public policy on gender identity, and a sober assessment of the human costs o
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…struggle with accepting more diverse sexuality (being gay). This points to a need for continued societal growth in order to impact the medical system less. - The article centers around a book called When Harry Became Sally written by Ryan Anderson who is clearly a religious and conservative voice (https://www.amazon.com/Ryan-T-Anderson/e/B00A0P0MR6?ref=sr_n...)
on “Amazon will not sell books that 'frame sexual identity as mental illness'” ↗Exactly. Amazon’s internal list of banned books gives a much more accurate idea of what ideas are suppressed in America than what gets taken off a school library shelf. A recent well-known example being When Harry Became Sally.
on “We Analyzed 1,626 Banned Books Here's What We Found” ↗That was definitely censorship through government pressure, but as governments change, the pressure goes away. https://www.amazon.com/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender/d... Wikipedia: > In February 2021 the book was the first removed from Amazon.com's store under a new hate speech policy enacted by the company. The move was criticized by the National Coalition…
on “Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com (2024)” ↗…that children and young adults who otherwise wouldn't have access to these books continue to not have access. > I invite you to check if the library of your local high school has a physical copy of say "When Harry Became Sally", "The Bell Curve", or even "The Blank Slate" It has two of the three[1][2]. You need to reevaluate your assumptions here. (And note: I grew up in a district where students simultaneously have access…
on “Illinois to Become First State to Ban Book Bans” ↗…this, when it could easily be a licensing issue or something else benign. But I would be interested in an Amazon Streisand service that simply reports things that Amazon has disappeared, such as this and When Harry Became Sally. Maybe there is an ideological pattern, dunno. https://humanevents.com/2021/02/23/amazon-sneakily-removes-b...
on “Customers want to know why Amazon removed Clarence Thomas documentary” ↗…misinformed? Is/was there a shadowban, but one caused by third parties manipulating Amazon's ranking signals rather than by Amazon's own minions? Maybe. I have no idea. However, just try to search for "When Harry Became Sally". When you discover that you can't find it, you might be curious to know why Amazon decided to censor it, not by deranking it in searches or recommendations, but by outright refusing to sell it at all…
on “What I told the students of Princeton” ↗…what to include no matter what. If you think ideology/doctrine doesn't already play a role in these decisions, I invite you to check if the library of your local high school has a physical copy of say "When Harry Became Sally", "The Bell Curve", or even "The Blank Slate". In principle, my libertarian side would have agreed with you that imposing these choices in a centralized way is not a good idea. But those principles are…
on “Illinois to Become First State to Ban Book Bans” ↗>If you think ideology/doctrine doesn't already play a role in these decisions, I invite you to check if the library of your local high school has a physical copy of say "When Harry Became Sally", "The Bell Curve", or even "The Blank Slate". Or "The Turner Diaries" or "The Camp of the Saints" if you want some more extreme examples.
on “Illinois to Become First State to Ban Book Bans” ↗