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Madrid · Spain
Berkana
One of Spain’s pioneering LGBTQ+ bookshops.
Editorial guides
Historic queer bookshops and archives
These long-running spaces have preserved LGBTQ+ books, defended access to queer culture, and carried community memory across decades of change.
02
London · United Kingdom
Gay’s the Word
The oldest LGBT+ bookshop in the United Kingdom.
03
London · United Kingdom
Housmans Bookshop
A not-for-profit radical bookshop with deep LGBTQIA+, feminist, and social-justice collections.
04
Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Lavender Menace
A queer archive and bookshop with a remarkable history.
05
Paris · France
Les Mots à la Bouche
A Paris landmark for LGBTQI+ literature and culture.
06
Berlin · Germany
Prinz Eisenherz
A historic queer bookshop in Berlin’s Schöneberg district.
07
Stuttgart · Germany
Erlkönig
Gay, lesbian, and queer literature in German.
08
Utrecht · Netherlands
Savannah Bay
A long-running feminist and queer bookshop.
09
Vienna · Austria
Buchhandlung Löwenherz
A long-running specialist bookshop for gay, lesbian, trans, and queer readers.
10
Philadelphia, PA · United States
Giovanni’s Room
A historic LGBTQ+ bookshop run by Philly AIDS Thrift.
11
Decatur, GA · United States
Charis Books & More
An independent feminist bookshop with a strong queer collection.
12
Madison, WI · United States
A Room of One’s Own
An independently owned feminist and queer bookshop.
13
Chicago, IL · United States
Women & Children First
A historic feminist bookshop with an LGBTQIA+ selection.
14
Chicago, IL · United States
Unabridged Bookstore
A neighbourhood independent with a renowned LGBTQ+ section.
15
Austin, TX · United States
BookWoman
A longstanding feminist and LGBTQIA+ bookshop serving Austin’s communities.
16
Tucson, AZ · United States
Antigone Books
A women-run community bookshop with feminist roots and a substantial LGBTQ+ collection.
17
Toronto · Canada
Glad Day Bookshop
A historic queer bookshop and community-led nonprofit.
18
Vancouver · Canada
Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium
Books, art, and culture for the LGBTQ+ community.
19
Vancouver · Canada
Spartacus Books
A volunteer-run radical bookstore with queer studies, feminism, and a major zine collection.
20
Taipei · Taiwan
GinGin Books
A pioneering LGBTQ+ bookshop and cultural space in Taipei.
21
Taipei · Taiwan
Fembooks
The first feminist bookshop in the Chinese-speaking world, with a longstanding LGBTQ+ collection.
22
Sydney · Australia
The Bookshop Darlinghurst
Queer books for Sydney and beyond for more than forty years.
23
Auckland · New Zealand
The Women’s Bookshop
A feminist institution with a large section dedicated to LGBTQIA+ books, authors, and readers.
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