janedavitt

Just signal-boosting here.

Rachel Haimowitz and Heidi Belleau have a new m/m work out from Riptide Publishers called The Flesh Cartel. It's being published as a serial.

It's violent and dark, but, as you'd expect from this duo, well-written and compelling.

Amazon have pulled it, calling it pornography.

Because of course, every book they sell could be read aloud to kindergarten children without raising an eyebrow.

I've written to their Customer Support to voice my objections. This is ridiculous. Yes, the book's not going to be for everyone. It's non-con, forced incest, kidnapping, violence. That's not grounds for pulling it. That's a reason for a reader to note the warnings and move on if they so choose.

I have a feeling it's the fact that it's gay fiction that's at the heart of this censorship rather than the content.

ETA

Just looked at their guidelines.

Pornography
We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.

Offensive Content
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.

Jaw is on the floor at that second one. Uh, how is that a guideline? More of a flip comment, content-free.