Amazon: 'Ham-Fisted Error' Caused Gay Glitch

Amazon.com says “an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error” caused thousands of gay and lesbian-related titles to be removed from sales rankings and some searches, the New York Times reports. The company—the target of online outrage after the changes came to light—says the "glitch" has now been fixed, although some still doubt it was an error.

"I don’t think for one second that this was a glitch,” said playwright Larry Kramer, who started a petition against the Internet behemoth. “We have to now keep a more diligent eye on Amazon and how they handle the world’s cultural heritage.” (More Amazon stories.)