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Amazon just struck back at right-wing homophobes and Marco Rubio is pissed
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Jeff Bezos from Senators Marco Rubio of Florida, Mike Lee of Utah, Mike Braun of Indiana, and Josh Hawley of Missouri. In it, the four lawmakers protested Amazon’s banning of When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment, a book of dubious authority that labels transgender people as mentally ill.
The Senators have accused Amazon of curtailing right-wing speech by banning the book.Amazon, however, responded to the allegations by making clear it will not sell any book that characterizes queer identity as illness.“We carefully consider the content we make available in our stores, and we review our approach regularly,” Amazon wrote in a statement, responding to the letter. “As described above, we have chosen not to sell books.
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Pete Buttigieg Explains Damning Impact of Florida 'Don't Say Gay' Bills
CNN Newsroom host Jim Sciutto asked Buttigieg Wednesday.“Absolutely,” Buttigieg replied. “And the reason is that it tells youth who are different or whose families are different that there’s something wrong with them out of the gate, and I do think that contributes to the shocking levels of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among LGBTQ youth.” Florida House Bill 1557 and Senate Bill 1834, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bills, ban schools from encouraging "classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students." Critics have said this type of erasure of queer and trans folks from classrooms could lead to a rise in youth suicide rates.
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