WSJ: Amazon Tells Republican Senators It Won’t Sell Books That “Frame LGBTQ+ Identity As Mental Illness”

The Daily Beast reports:

Amazon has decided that it’s not going to lend a helping hand to Republican senators who are desperate to turn the lives of transgender people into a toxic culture war. The e-commerce behemoth has reportedly informed a cabal of GOP senators that it will no longer sell any books that treat transgender or other sexual identities as mental illnesses. In a response seen by The Wall Street Journal, Amazon exec Brian Huseman wrote: “We have chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness.”

Read the full article. The senators had sent a letter to Amazon demanding to know why it has removed anti-LGBT activist Ryan T. Anderson’s anti-trans book. The original WSJ report is behind a paywall. This is major.

The GOP senators attacking Amazon over a transgender book probably didn’t see this coming https://t.co/4zLeH7JGgo

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 12, 2021

Amazon has finally responded. Everyone agrees that gender dysphoria is a serious condition that causes great suffering. There is a debate, however, which amazon is seeking to shut down, about how best to treat patients who experience gender dysphoria. https://t.co/q6DNctHQyn

— Ryan T. Anderson (@RyanTAnd) March 12, 2021