Target immediately pulls book from shelves after unverified Twitter user deems it transphobic

Published November 13, 2020 6:43pm ET



An official Twitter account for the retail giant Target said Thursday it has removed a book from its shelves after an unverified Twitter user posted a complaint over the book’s questioning of transgenderism.

“I think the trans community deserves a response from @AskTarget @Target as to why they are selling this book about the ‘transgender epidemic sweeping the country,’” a Twitter user named BlueIris04 posted Thursday. “Trigger warning: Transphobia.”

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