However it then went on to reassure library-goers that they would still be able to check out the anti-trans book. “Unfortunately this is an older picture and missed it when we posted it. It tweeted: “We noticed this error as well and removed it from our display days ago. When a Twitter user pointed out that When Harry Became Sally was among the books in the Pride display, Irving Library offered an apology. His book misgenders trans people throughout, including celebrities like Laverne Cox, Jazz Jennings and Caitlyn Jenner, and Anderson has argued that being trans is both a mental illness and a “politically correct fad”. When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment is a book written by conservative scholar Ryan T Anderson that was published in February, 2018.Īnderson is the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, an anti-LGBT+ conservative think tank, and was previously a senior research fellow at another anti-LGBT+ think tank, the Heritage Foundation. Visit any of our three library locations to browse our Pride displays and find a book to celebrate the lives and history of our LGBTQ+ community. However Twitter users were quick to point out that one book on display was very much not like the others. Visit any of our three library locations to browse our Pride displays and find a book to celebrate the lives and history of our LGBTQ+ community.” Irving Library took to Twitter on Monday (14 June) to share photos of Pride displays in its three local libraries in Irving, Texas.
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