Comments on: Amazon.com Anti-GLBT? http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/2009/04/amazoncom-anti-glbt/ Michele Lee's Book Journal Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:08:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michele Lee http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/2009/04/amazoncom-anti-glbt/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Michele Lee Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:29:11 +0000 http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/?p=728#comment-264 It makes me concerned as well. It makes me concerned as well.

]]> By: Jim Hensley http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/2009/04/amazoncom-anti-glbt/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Jim Hensley Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:59:35 +0000 http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/?p=728#comment-263 Amazon is spinning furiously as it tries to defuse this PR disaster. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/04/amazon-deems-gay-books-adult-strips-sales-rankings.html Towleroad is following the story closely and makes some interesting points about gay (and lesbian) books being "dirtier" than straight "dirty" books and wondering how the "glitch" that Amazon says caused the problem was so targeted. He also brings up the general problem of books (or periodicals) with any gay content of any kind such as community newsmagazines, are routinely treated like porn regardless of their content. After watching the state government of Tennessee try to pass a law making it illegal to discuss "homo-sex-ality" in the public schools and the success of anti-Prop 8 propaganda that used the meme of "teaching children gay marriage is OK" as a scare tactic that motivated voters to pull the lever for bigotry, it makes me very concerned. Jimmy Amazon is spinning furiously as it tries to defuse this PR disaster. http://www.towleroad.com/2009/04/amazon-deems-gay-books-adult-strips-sales-rankings.html Towleroad is following the story closely and makes some interesting points about gay (and lesbian) books being “dirtier” than straight “dirty” books and wondering how the “glitch” that Amazon says caused the problem was so targeted. He also brings up the general problem of books (or periodicals) with any gay content of any kind such as community newsmagazines, are routinely treated like porn regardless of their content. After watching the state government of Tennessee try to pass a law making it illegal to discuss “homo-sex-ality” in the public schools and the success of anti-Prop 8 propaganda that used the meme of “teaching children gay marriage is OK” as a scare tactic that motivated voters to pull the lever for bigotry, it makes me very concerned.

Jimmy

]]> By: Michele Lee http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/2009/04/amazoncom-anti-glbt/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Michele Lee Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:21:51 +0000 http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/?p=728#comment-262 But "Backdoor Friends" a gay erotica antho published by CreateSpace (aka Amazon.com) is still ranked. Yeah... But “Backdoor Friends” a gay erotica antho published by CreateSpace (aka Amazon.com) is still ranked. Yeah…

]]> By: kaizoku http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/2009/04/amazoncom-anti-glbt/comment-page-1/#comment-260 kaizoku Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:47:45 +0000 http://www.michelelee.net/booklove/?p=728#comment-260 It's not just books with erotic content. GLBT books that are not really at all explicit are having their sales rankings removed as well. For example: http://www.amazon.com/Advocate-College-Guide-LGBT-Students/dp/155583857X/ It’s not just books with erotic content. GLBT books that are not really at all explicit are having their sales rankings removed as well. For example: http://www.amazon.com/Advocate-College-Guide-LGBT-Students/dp/155583857X/

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