Bye, bye amazon.com
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In response to Amazon’s decision (something they’ve called a “glitch” in their swift and misguided damage control campaign) to remove books about gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual lifestyles from their ranking system (both adult and children’s literature), I have joined a growing number of people who have removed all of the links to books and other merchandise sold by amazon.com from their sites.
You will no longer find links to amazon.com on this site. I encourage you to make your online purchases from an online retailer of your choice. For books, I recommend both Powell’s Books and Chapters.
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