RuPaul's Allstora Bookstore Faces Backlash for Selling Controversial Titles

The online bookstore co-founded by RuPaul has sparked controversy for including books with right-wing and anti-LGBTQ+ messages among its 10 million titles.

• RuPaul's new online bookstore, Allstora, includes controversial books such as Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' and works by anti-LGBTQ+ authors.
• Allstora aims to offer a wide range of books to appeal to all audiences, but its inclusion of problematic titles has drawn criticism.
• The bookstore's FAQ claims it is against the censorship of any book, arguing that understanding controversial ideologies is crucial for democracy.
• Allstora plans to mitigate potential harm from specific books by using a community-led flagging system and donating proceeds from flagged titles to the Rainbow Book Bus.
• RuPaul's Rainbow Book Bus initiative aims to distribute diverse titles to communities facing book bans, with a goal of giving away 10,000 books by the end of the year.

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