Amazon removes controversial books by man considered the 'father of conversion therapy' following pressure from LGBTQ activists
says it has"serious potential to harm young people because they present the view that the sexual orientation of lesbian, gay and bisexual youth is a mental illness or disorder, and they often frame the inability to change one's sexual orientation as a personal and moral failure."
Alan also revealed that he reached out to strangers via Reddit, Facebook and other social media, urging them to leave negative reviews of Nicolosi’s books on Amazon. He spoke to approximately 15 people he didn’t know on the phone about why he thought the books were dangerous — all the while juggling his jobs as a home insurance agent and a bookseller.
“I kept speaking to other people at Amazon and they were sympathetic, but all they could tell me was that they’d pass along the info,” Alan said. “I wasn’t really getting anywhere.” Then, three months after he submitted his first request, something changed. While Alan was completing his daily ritual of searching for Nicolosi’s books on Amazon on Tuesday, he realized the English-language versions of the books were no longer available .
Amazon has not contacted Alan about its removal of the books, but the company confirmed to NBC News that several titles by Nicolosi are no longer available and that it reserves the right to not sell books that go against its
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