![]() ![]() “But we’ve obviously seen through a number of these books that that’s not the case when it comes to transphobic material.”Īmazon has been criticized for permitting books that have been deemed problematic by the trans community, including “Irreversible Damage” by Abigail Shrier and Matt Walsh’s “Johnny the Walrus.”Įight-year Amazon senior software engineer, Lina Jodoin, quit her job as part of the outrage. “Amazon does have standing policies against hate speech in its content and technically, they say we don’t sell it,” said an anonymous protestor via The Washington Post. The angry attendees lay on the ground during the ceremony, wrapped in trans flags to protest the alleged violence caused by permitting the “anti-trans” publications. ![]() Pz0Pyy0Mzi- Katherine Long June 1, 2022Īround 30 protestors organized a “die-in” on Wednesday during the Seattle HQ’s raising of the Pride flag. I’m at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, where about 30 Amazon employees are staging a die-in during Amazon’s Pride Flag raising ceremony in protest of the company’s continued sale of what they say are transphobic books.
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