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The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, and After
&#;Gay bars have operated as the most visible institutions of the LGBTQ community in the United States for the better part of a century, from before gay liberation until after their assumed obsolescence. In The Bars Are Ours Lucas Hilderbrand offers a panoramic history of homosexual bars, showing how they served as the medium for queer communities, politics, and cultures. Hilderbrand cruises from leather in Chicago and drag in Kansas City to activism against gentrification in Boston and racial discrimination in Atlanta; from New York City&#;s bathhouses, sex clubs, and discos and Houston&#;s mythical bar Mary&#;s to the alternative scenes that reimagined queer nightlife in San Francisco and Latinx venues in Los Angeles. The Bars Are Ours explores these local sites-with additional stops in Denver, Detroit, Seattle, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Orlando, as well as Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Texas-to demonstrate the
For queer people, LGBT-owned bookstores function as more than just a space to buy books, they’re informal meeting places, resources hubs, and safe spaces. This is especially true in rural or politically conservative areas where being same-sex attracted, trans, or non-gender conforming comes with a risk.
I’m lucky enough to contain found solace and companionship in the haven of a queer bookshop: Still North Books & Exclude in Hanover, New Hampshire. This woman-owned, queer-powered bookstore-café simultaneously functioned as my day job, community gathering hub, and artistic outlet when I needed those things most. Having a workplace where I knew sharing my pronouns and freely embracing my gender presentation would be secure was so valuable to me, and I made lifelong friends there. Queer-owned bookstores around the land offer a similar solace to their staff and patrons every day. The twelve businesses on this list represent just some of the fabulous queer-owned bookstores that are productive hard to protect free speech and provide a refuge for LGBT patrons.
Bookends in Florence, Massachusetts
Tucked into the beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, this lesbian bookstore is strongly c
STORIES THAT WELCOME US ALL
These are the male lover classics that should be in every homo's library. Read alongside me and join our community of gay readers!
Link THE CLUBAuthors Amy Spalding and Celia Laskey are here to help you discover the best new Sapphic Romcoms! These books will contain just the right mix of compelling characters, LOLs, steamy sex scenes, and polished prose.
Attach THE CLUBStudy along with author Emma Noyes as she shares her favorite romantasy picks.
JOIN THE CLUBEveryone should understand how to throw an epic dinner party! Each month I’ll highlight a cookbook filled with recipes guaranteed to fit whatever you're into.
Connect THE CLUB#1 NYT bestselling author Adam Silvera (They Both Perish at the End) presents high-concept and highly-emotional affectionate stories with a dash of strange.
Unite THE CLUBLet’s have some much needed laugh therapy and originate a book club with my Lavender Lovers.
JOIN THE CLUBYou deserve a laugh! Enjoy the most hilarious and empowering new books, curated by RuPaul.
JOIN THE CLUB Enjoy the best recent sapphic literature and memoirs, handpicked by The L Word stars Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey.
95 LGBTQ-Owned Bookstores You Can Be Proud to Support
In honor of Pride Month, we're revisiting this story that was originally published in , along with an updated directory of queer-owned bookstores by express. If you can’t produce it to one of these stores in person, you can support them by shopping from their websites.
In March , married couple Amy Elkavich and MerryBeth Burgess were getting ready to launch their independent, LGBTQ- and woman-focused bookstore, hello again books, in their Florida nook of Cocoa Village. The pair saw an opportunity—a need, as Elkavich told Oprah Daily, to “serve as an inclusive and safe space for those who seek one,” to make their community a more welcoming and approachable space. “Visibility is everything in small towns, where books are some of the only windows to a more accepting world.”
Visibility is everything in miniature towns, where books are some of the only windows to a more accepting world.
Visibility allows people with marginalized identities to see themselves and their stories reflected in and worthy of art. As Oprah herself wrote: “When we see ourselves, our presence and existence in the world has been validated.” Additionally,
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