The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

The American Booksellers Association has made their Twitter account private after promoting a scientifically inaccurate anti-trans book, apologizing, and then deleting the apology. The controversy started when the ABA, as part of their July “white box” promotional mailing, sent 750 bookstores a copy of freelance journalist Abigail Shrier’s Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-10 00:13:28 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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