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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Issue may be a simple case of poor systems security, rather than evil - see (1) http://gawker.com/5210142/why-it-makes-sense-that-a-hackers-behind-amazons-big-gay-outrage (2) http://pastebin.ca/1390576 (3) http://community.livejournal.com/brutal_honesty/3168992.html
xposted from my Twitter feed: Amazon.com is censoring LGBT literature. See http://jesurgislac.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/lesbian-and-gay-books-disappear/ and http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/amazon-possibly-using-category-metadata-to-filter-rankings/ for more info.
I've heard people saying "don't use Amazon" before, but this is rather egregious. Another person who has been all over this is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ironychan, including in both of her webcomics - here's a list of other online booksellers if you're interested.
xposted from my Twitter feed: Amazon.com is censoring LGBT literature. See http://jesurgislac.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/lesbian-and-gay-books-disappear/ and http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/amazon-possibly-using-category-metadata-to-filter-rankings/ for more info.
I've heard people saying "don't use Amazon" before, but this is rather egregious. Another person who has been all over this is
ironychan, including in both of her webcomics - here's a list of other online booksellers if you're interested.