This week RuPaul launched Allstora in partnership with the founders of the Rainbow Book Bus. The marketplace bills itself as offering more than 10 million titles that appeal to a wide range of audiences with a focus on uplifting the voices of underrepresented groups, including LGBTQ2S+ people, women, and communities of colour.
But the site has come under social media fire after some eagle-eyed users realized among it was also platforming and selling a slew of anti-trans and anti-queer books and authors.
When reached by Xtra, Allstora declined to comment directed to a newly updated FAQ page, which defends carrying the controversial books as part of a “marketplace devoid of censorship.”
Xtra senior editor Mel Woods breaks down what’s going on, and how these books ended up there in the first place.
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