Why I'm not shopping at Amazon - Homophobia and Disability as Dehumanisation Edition

[moonborn]

Amazon.com has apparently stripped the sales rankings of its GLBT books. This effectively shunted them out of the best seller lists, and stops them from appearing in "some" searches. An Amazon spokesperson gave out that it was due to the books being "adult" material. Regardless of whether the books were of a specifically sexual nature or not. The

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[troubleinchina]

Tbey've also delisted at least one PWD sex guide, "Yes Means Yes", and "Heather Has Two Mommies", as well as youth-aimed manga.

[moonborn]

Contextually, I'd expect 'Heather has Two Mommies' and related titles like 'King and King' and 'And Tango Makes Three' to be affected, but the PWD/Sexuality books being delisted are a complete left-field!

[troubleinchina]

At least one of the ones I know specifically deals with kink and perhaps GLTB stuff - I admit to having looked for anything queer in the book, being in a het-relationship at the moment.