TJ Alexander Talks Commercial Censorship of Queer Romances

About this episode

TJ Alexander discusses the impact of commercial censorship on queer romances and offers strategies for support.

Award-winning author TJ Alexander comes on the podcast today for a special edition about book bans and censorship. We take a look at how bookstores and payment processors are participating in commercial censorship to block romance book sales and how these actions specifically target queer creators. Then, TJ offers some ideas for how to fight back! Find out more about the Itch.io controversy: https://www.thegamer.com/itch-steam-censorship-payment-processors-collective-shout-delist-deindex/ https://www.polygon.com/visa-mastercard-steam-censorship-valve-itchio-gta/ Find out more about TJ Alexander: https://tjalexander.com/ 00:00 Introduction to the Historical Romance Sampler 00:33 Special Episode: Book Bans and Commercial Impact 00:50 Guest Introduction: TJ Alexander 02:43 Understanding Commercial Censorship 05:16 Digital Space and Payment Processors 24:45 Historical Context and Modern Parallels 27:09 Call to Action: Supporting Queer Authors 28:59 Conclusion and Final Thoughts HRS is an affiliate of Libro.fm! Sign up for a new monthly membership and get three audiobooks for the price of one with code HISTORICAL! (As an affiliate, HRS may earn a portion of your purchase, for which we…

People in this episode

Host: Katherine Grant

Guest: TJ Alexander

Topics covered

• commercial censorship
• queer romances
• book bans
• supporting queer authors
• payment processors
• historical context

Keywords

• censorship
• queer authors
• book sales
• romance novels
• digital space
• payment processing
• book bans
• historical parallels

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Itch.io, Steam, Visa, Mastercard, Collective Shout

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