Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Why We Need to Save the World's Last Remaining LGBT Bookstores



from WickedGayBlog.com by WickedGayBlog.com
"Not many places in the world can be considered gay landmarks, but certainly LGBT bookstores have played a big part in cultivating our history, serving as resource centers for queer and questioning youth and fostering relationships in gayborhoods beyond one-night stands and drunken blackouts.

Unfortunately, when it comes to making ends meet, these independent bookstores are barely hanging on by a thread.

So if every LGBT bookstore in the world is set to fade (a frightening yet viable possibility), who will proudly stock our queer, oftentimes "unpublishable" stories? Who will help us validate our fight against mainstream censorship? What will be our gayborhoods' living rooms? Amazon.com certainly won't.

With that in mind, check out the following list of 10 still-vibrant brick-and-mortar LGBT bookstores all over the world."

WGB:  I have some great memories buying coming out books at Glad Day Bookstore that use to be on Boylston Street in Boston and later on at We Think the World of You bookstore in the South End.  I think it is a bank now sadly...



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