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AMAZON PROFITS OFF OF HATE; BOYCOTT THEM

I just found out Amazon has been selling hateful products that denigrate and vilify marginalized communities. They are a multi-billion USD corporation and yet have made no real efforts to curb the push for the sale bigoted material.

Here is some of the hateful stuff Amazon is willingly allowing on their platform:

Amazon.com : Heterosexuals Flag 3x5 Ft Outdoor Indoor Garage With Grommets Dormitory Farmhouse Decoration Sign : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com : 4Less Co 18x12 Inch All Lives Matter Yard Sign with Stake kb1s : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com : 4Less Co 18x12 Inch Back The Blue Yard Sign with Stake kb1s : Patio, Lawn & Garden

Amazon.com: Straight - Proud - Heterosexual Male T-Shirt : Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry

Aryanity: Forbidden History of the Aryan Race: Starfire, Orion: 9781543141559: Amazon.com: Books

How do we boycott a large corporation? Here's some of the stuff you can do:

Share this post and spread awareness on various social media platforms. Try to get high-profile social accounts to publicly shame Amazon and inform others how they can boycott Amazon.

Avoid making purchases from Amazon, cancel subscriptions, and avoid indirect support of Amazon. A minor inconvenience is always better than supporting a corporation monetizing bigotry.

Inform your boycott reasons to Amazon (e.g. email, letter, or call out on public forum).

On Amazon customer services page: Help & Contact Us - Amazon Customer Service Go to the live chatbot and type “Talk to a representative” into the live chat system.

Amazon Phone Number Customer Service: 1-888-280-4331

Amazon Twitter: (16) Amazon (@amazon) / X (twitter.com)

Amazon Tik Tok: Amazon (@amazon) Official | TikTok

Amazon Pinterest: amazon - Profile | Pinterest

Amazon Instagram: Amazon (@amazon) • Instagram photos and videos

Create and support grassroot movements to address this issue.

Alert human-rights organizations of that will hold Amazon socially accountable and advocate for change. Some human-rights organizations you could get in contact with:

GLAAD: Join GLAAD in the fight to end hate | GLAAD

Black Lives Matter: Contact - Black Lives Matter

Simon Wiesenthal Center: Location and Contact Information (wiesenthal.com)

Some more information:

How to Boycott - Americans of Conscience

How to Start a Grassroots Movement (campaignnow.com)

Great stuff. It's amazing how love is a universal experience across diverse cultures and societies.

Allah Loves Equality - A Voice for LGBTQIA+ Muslims & Minorities

🌈☪️Allah Loves Equality is a revolutionary campaign that was started by a Pakistani Gay Muslim Activist Wajahat Abbas Kazmi The campaign amplified the voices of marginalised womxn including Queer womxn,Pakistani LGBTQ community as well as LGBTQIA+ muslims.Hashtag #AllahLovesEquality has been trending since 2016.The campaign gain both supports & criticisms. Through his campaign,wajahat wanted to spread the message of TRUE Islam,wanted to end hate & bigotry within muslim societies.The message of ''Allah Loves Equality'' was spred across the continents.A documentary film by the same name was directed by Wajahat Abbas Kazmi to documents the lives of queer muslims in Islamic State of Pakistan🇵🇰 It was a very courageous thing that he has done.Like A jihad for Love,Poshida:Pakistan's Hidden LGBT, Allah Loves Equality film abled to show Pakistan's underground queer & sexual minority.

Wajahat Abbas Kazmi campaigning in Pride March of Italy 🇮🇹🇵🇰🏳️‍🌈

Turkish Gay muslim model is holding #AllahLovesEquality

#AllahLoveEquality in Europe's first Muslim LGBTQ+ Pride 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈☪️

A Queer Palestianian holding #AllahLovesEquality in Jerusalem Pride.

Filipino Muslim Filmmaker Rhadem Musawah marching with #AllahLovesEquality 🇵🇭🏳️‍🌈

This so true. It's ridiculous that a bunch of far-right extremists are in power and terrorizing our communities to push their fascist and authoritarian agenda.

American Psychological Association Affirms Evidence-Based Care for Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender Diverse Adults and Children

The American Psychological Association (APA), the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, has adopted what it calls a “groundbreaking” policy in support of evidence-based care for transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse children, adolescents, and adults.

The policy (PDF) was approved by APA’s governing Council of Representatives at its meeting on February 24, with a vote of 153-9 with one abstention. The resolution directly counters the claim that there is no scientific consensus on gender-affirming care.

APA President Cynthia de las Fuentes, speaking of the new policy resolution, states, “It sends a clear message that state bans on gender-affirming care disregard the comprehensive body of medical and psychological research supporting the positive impact of such treatments in alleviating psychological distress and improving overall well-being for transgender, gender diverse and nonbinary individuals throughout their lives.”

The policy includes several findings and resolutions, such as:

Gender affirming medical care is medically necessary - “the APA underscores the necessity for access to comprehensive, gender-affirming healthcare for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary children, adolescents, and adults”

The organization opposes bans on gender affirming care - “the APA opposes state bans on gender-affirming care, which are contrary to the principles of evidence-based healthcare, human rights, and social justice, and which should be reconsidered in favor of policies that prioritize the well-being and autonomy of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary individuals”

Being trans is not “caused” by autism or post-traumatic stress - “legislative efforts to restrict access to care have involved the dissemination of misleading and unfounded narratives (e.g., mischaracterizing gender dysphoria as a manifestation of traumatic stress or neurodivergence, and equating affirming care for transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary youth with child abuse), creating a distorted perception of the psychological and medical support necessary for these youth and creating a hostile environment that adversely affects their mental health and wellbeing.”

False information on trans care needs to be combatted - “APA supports efforts to address and rectify the dissemination of false information to ensure the well-being and dignity of transgender, gender-diverse, and nonbinary individuals”

Discrimination, non-affirmation, and rejection risks suicide - “gender-based bias and mistreatment (e.g., discrimination, violence, non-affirmation, or rejection in response to gender diversity) pose significant harm, including risk of suicide, to the well-being of children, adolescents, adults, and families.”

The APA is only one of many professional medical, legal, and child service organizations that have issued formal statements in support of LGBTQ families and individuals based on scientific evidence.