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Amazon, Barnes & Noble selling homophobic calendar
by GoPride.com News Staff
Wed. December 28, 2011  11:53:16 AM : 4 Comments - continue the discussion
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Christian cartoonist Joe King has created a highly-offensive and homophobic calendar that has become especially problematic for LGBT advocates because it's being sold by both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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    The illustrated calendar called, I'm Not Gay, I'm Just A Sissy," includes twelve cartoons that employ outdated stereotypes of gay men. 

    The month of February shows a gay man caring a sign that reads, "We all have AIDS."

    King defended his calendar on Facebook where he posted insensitive comments about HIV/AIDS, calling the disease "elective."

    DailyKos.com spoke with representatives from both Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Amazon representative acknowledged the calendar was "highly offensive," yet noted that it takes a "lot of customer feedback" to pull an item.

    GLAAD has reached out to both companies, but encourages individuals and organizations to let Amazon and Barnes & Noble know that selling the calendar in their stores is unacceptable. 

    King decries censorship from the LGBT community and says he has the right to free speech.

    "Hell hath no fury like a he/she scorned... The telephone tree of tantrums is lit up like a Las Vegas marquee for Boy-Lesque," King wrote on Facebook. "Let's see if I get a call from Oprah's people or even Anderson Cooper."

    Amazon
    Phone: 1-800-201-7575
    Twitter: @Amazon
    Facebook: Amazon

    Barnes & Noble
    Phone: 1-800-THE-BOOK (1-800-843-2665)
    Twitter: @BN_care
    Facebook: barnesandnoble

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    Amazon.com too. I've written to both
    Posted by Rod Venne on Wed, 12/28/2011 4:09 PM
    I sent this story along with my personal thoughts to both Anderson Cooper 360 & Oprah here on Facebook.
    Posted by Nikki Renee on Wed, 12/28/2011 4:34 PM
    I have written to both and sent the website to friends, asking them to do the same.
    Posted by Peg Welch on Wed, 12/28/2011 10:01 PM
    I'm gay and I think it's funny
    Posted by Tfdm on Thu, 12/29/2011 1:40 PM
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