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# Amazon to stop selling anti-LGBTQ+ books
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/amazon-to-stop-selling-anti-lgbtq-books/
- Published: 2021-03-14T18:30:09.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-14T07:55:47.000Z
- Description: Amazon will cease to sell books which frame being LGBTQ+ as equivalent to having a mental illness.
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Books, News, Queer Corner, Amazon, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Books, US

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**Amazon** will cease to sell books which frame being LGBTQ+ as equivalent to having a mental illness. According to [*The Wall Street Journal*](https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-wont-sell-books-framing-lgbtq-identities-as-mental-illnesses-11615511380?ref=scenemag.co.uk), the move from Amazon came about when a handful of **US** Republican senators wrote to chief executive Jeff Bezo, asking why the controversial book, *When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment*, was not available on any of its platforms.

The company responded to senators on March 11 in a letter signed by Amazon’s vice president of public policy, **Brian Huseman.** The letter wrote: *“As to your specific question about When Harry Became Sally, we have chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness…All retailers make decisions about what selection they choose to offer, as do we.”*

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Conservative scholar **Ryan T Anderson,** author of *When Harry Became Sally,* criticised Amazon’s decision, saying the company is seeking to shut down any debate about trans identities: *“Amazon is using its massive power to distort the marketplace of ideas and is deceiving its own customers in the process.”*