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Posted on April 12, 2009 | tags

 
 

Biz, Politics: Amazon apparently doesn’t like gay people anymore

  • one Author Mark R. Probst noticed recently that the sales rankings for his gay-themed novel plummeted on Amazon.
  • two He inquired with Amazon’s staff, and learned from a rep that they had deemed his book (and books like it) “adult material.”
  • three He wasn’t alone; other “adult” books include “Brokeback Mountain,” which became an Oscar-winning flick.
  • four So now the Internet is in an uproar/frenzy, and the mainstream press seems slow to respond. WTF, guys? source
 
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