Today, I learned of Amazon’s decision to remove Ryan T. Anderson’s book When Harry Became Sally – Responding to the Transgender Moment from its marketplace.  Having read Anderson’s book, I found it to be an extremely well-researched analysis of the transgender issue.

While the book covered many elements of the transgender movement and how our culture arrived at this moment, arguably, the two most poignant chapters were those dealing with detransitioners and with childhood dysphoria.  In the former, we are introduced to several people who tell their stories of how they found that transitioning did not bring the peace and wholeness they sought, but only new problems.  Many of them recall a feeling of being pushed into transitioning, as if there were no other options, and, in hindsight, they wish that medical professionals had made an effort to help them understand the deeper psychological issues that alienated them from their bodies.  They regret the permanent damage done to their bodies, and some, who transitioned as teenagers, believe they were not mature enough to make such consequential decisions. 

To make matters worse, this particular sampling of detransitioners cite that they are often attacked and silenced by trans activists. 

 In the chapter on childhood dysphoria we learn that 80 to 95 percent of children who say that they are transgender naturally come to accept their biological sex and enjoy emotional health by late adolescence.

 Anderson’s book is not one of “hate” or “misinformation” and I encourage others to seek it out.