#PSA: Booksmith in San Francisco, has announced that it will no longer carry the Harry Potter books, explicitly in response to J.K. Rowlings vowing to use her earnings from them to fund work to strip human rights from transgender people.
Please note that a BUSINESS choosing not to sell something isn't a "book ban"--and the San Francisco Chronicle should know the difference well.
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https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/san-francisco-bookstore-removes-harry-potter-20392417.php
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