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• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY
• GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• MAN CRISIS LLS GAY BOOKSTORE, AND MANAGER AND PATRONS ANSWER
• EXPLORE 8 OF THE WORLD'S ONLY REMAG GAY BOOKSTORTHE BOOKSHOPS STAND THE TT OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAM MANZELLASEPTEMBER 19, 2017/7:11 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GAY'S THE WORDBY SAM MANZELLASEPTEMBER 19, 2017 / 7:11 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"EXPLORE 8 OF THE WORLD'S ONLY REMAG GAY BOOKSTOR","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-19T11:11:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-19T11:11:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE UPON A TIME, EVERY MAJOR CY HAD A GAY BOOKSTORE—THEY WEREN'T JT PLAC TO STOCK UP ON QUEER L, BUT FACTO MUNY CENTERS. GAY BOOKSTOR OFFERED A SPACE TO MEET OTHER LGBT PEOPLE (BIS THE BARS) AND WERE OFTEN THE FIRST STOP FOR SOMEONE NEW TO TOWN. (REMEMBER, THIS IS BEFORE THE INTER.)GLAD DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SADLY, BRICK-AND-MORTAR DITED TO LGBT TL ARE FIGHTG TO SURVIVE THE AGE OF AMAZON. BUT SEVERAL VENERABLE REPOSORI REMA, TREASURE TROV FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND WONR FOR QUEER PEOPLE AND ALLI. BELOW, WE CELEBRATE SOME OF OUR FAVORE LGBT BOOKSTOR STILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BURE OF GENERAL SERVIC-QUEER DIVISN BOOKSTORE, NEW YORKBURE OF GENERAL SERVIC-QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}208 WT 13TH STREET, ROOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NTLED SI THE NEW YORK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENR COMMUNY CENTER, THE BURE BOASTS A REFULLY CURATED LLECTN OF BOOKS, ARTWORK, Z, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENED BY GREG NEWTON AND DONNIE JOCHUM 2012, ALSO OFFERS A DIVERSE ROSTER OF TALKS, READGS, FILM SCREENGS, BOOK GROUPS, AND WORKSHOPS. RECENT GALLERY SHOWS CLU "LOVE ME TENR," A SURVEY OF ARTIST JARED BUCKHITER'S WORK ADDRSG THE EROTICISM OF AMERIN ARCHETYP, AND A 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBN ON THE LBIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLAD DAY BOOKSHOP, TORONTOGLAD DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}99 CHURCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUND 1970, GLAD DAY IS THOUGHT TO BE THE OLST LGBT BOOKSHOP THE WORLD. AFTER NEARLY GOG OUT OF BS 2011, WAS PURCHASED BY A LLECTIVE AND MOVED TO A BIGGER NEW LOTN ON CHURCH STREET. GLAD DAY ALSO ALSO S OFFERGS TO CLU A FFEE SHOP, Fé, AND CKTAIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY'S THE WORD, LONDONGAY'S THE WORD/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}66 MARCHMONT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOASTG "TEXTUAL ORIENTATN" SCE 1979, GAY'S THE WORD IS A BOOKSTORE, EVENT VENUE, AND MEETG SPACE LONDON'S LERARY BLOOMSBURY NABE. LGBT GROUPS LIKE THE LBIAN DISCSN GROUP AND THE GAY BLACK GROUP HAVE MET FOR YEARS, FOSTERG A MUNY BEYOND THE WRTEN WORD. (IF YOU'RE WONRG, THE SHOP'S NAME OM A 1951 WT END MIL BY IVOR NOVELLO AND ALAN MELVILLE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUTWORDS, MILWKEEOUTWORDS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2710 N. MURRAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER BOOKSTORE-FFEEHOE BO, OUTWORDS HAS SERVED MILWKEE'S QUEER MUNY SCE 1993. THE SHOP OFFERS A SIZEABLE LLECTN OF QUEER BOOKS, MAGAZ, AND MEDIA, AS WELL ENOUGH RABOW GEAR TO CK OUT A PRI FLOAT. CHECK THE STORE'S WEBSE FOR UPG BOOK-CLUB MEETGS AND THOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L MOTS à LA BOUCHE, PARISWIKIPEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}6 RUE SATE-CROIX LA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROUGHLY TRANSLATG TO "AT THE TIP OF THE TONGUE," THIS QUEER BIBLPHILE'S HNT IS APPROPRIATELY LOTED THE PARISIAN GAYBORHOOD OF LE MARAIS. IT OFFERS THOANDS OF FICTN TL, BGRAPHI AND HISTORIL TREATIS, AS WELL AS ICS, MAGAZ, AND DVDS (MANY OF WHICH ARE ENGLISH).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GVANNI'S ROOM, PHILALPHIAWIKIPEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}345 S 12TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NAMED AFTER JAM BALDW'S 1956 NOVEL, THIS PHILALPHIA BOOKSTORE HAS BEEN AROUND SCE THE '70S. IT CLOSED BRIEFLY 2014, REOPENG LATER THE SAME YEAR UNR THE OWNERSHIP OF PHILLY AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW A BATN BOOKSHOP-THRIFT STORE, GVANNI'S ROOM OFFERS A LARGE SELECTN OF NEW AND ED LGBT FICTN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN, BERLPRZ EISENHERZ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTZSTRASSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENED 1978, PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN RRI AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF LGBT NOVELS, NONFICTN, PERDILS, AND Z. THE OWNERS PRI THEMSELV ON THE SHOP'S LONG HISTORY, AND S NNECTN TO THE CY'S THRIVG LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN MOVED LOTNS THREE TIM BEFORE SETTLG TO S CURRENT SPACE THE CENTRAL SCHöNEBERG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBRERIA COMPLIC, BARCELONALIBRERIA COMPLIC | {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARRER CERVANT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SPAC SHOP, WHOSE NAME TRANSLAT TO "ACPLIC," SELLS TL ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CATALAN. CATERG TO BOTH TOURISTS AND LOLS, LIBRERIA COMPLIC HAS SERVED THE CY'S LGBT MUNY SCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.

In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out.

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Gay Water, however, is out and proud. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.

“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN RECEIV OVERWHELMG SUPPORT AFTER G OUT AS GAY

He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry.

The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water. “Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

GAY FURRY HACKERS ARE TARGETG US STAT FOR PASSG ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATN

Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said. Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space.

Lol NewsMIAMI – The diplomatic ti between the Uned Stat and Jamai uld soon be jeopardy.There are reports that Jamai is refg to accred the spoe of a gay Amerin diplomat.“Our culture is not really acceptg of ,” said Renae Stevens, who was visg the Jamain nsulate Miami Wednday.Attorney Wayne Goldg is an advisor to Jamai’s ernment.“The whole ia of legislatn to legalize same-sex marriag, I thk they still have a long way to go,” he said. It will be a glor month to be a gay fan.

Last time at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, the Netherlands lay claim to the honor of beg the team wh the most out LGBTQ players, but this year Atralia boasts 10 out players and overtak them for the tle of Gayt Team 2k23. Ireland’s historic entry to the tournament marks another triumph for out midfielr Sead Farrelly, whose natnal team but and 2023 return to the NWSL e more than six years after retirg om soccer the wake of systemic homophobic and sexual abe wh the league, which the Athletic first reported on 2021.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

Com Out As Gay. Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen jt me out as gay... Major profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay.

Last Febary, Maxen nnected wh lebacker Carl Nassib, who beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay 2021, as he navigated a path forward. Follow along on a gay wrer’s thought-provokg Kentucky road trip and learn about the tropil honeymoon hotspot that embrac all genrs.

Then, fd spiratn for your future trips wh our guis to the s and outs of gay cisg, charmg LGBTQ+ bookstor you n support, and the world’s most vibrant gay villag. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the first gay bookstore the Uned Stat, New York’s Osr Wil Memorial Bookshop.

MAN CRISIS LLS GAY BOOKSTORE, AND MANAGER AND PATRONS ANSWER

Founr Craig Rodwell served as the vice print of New York’s chapter of the Mattache Society, an early homophile anizatn, but longed to nnect more directly wh everyday gay men and lbians the cy.

Upon openg 1967, his storeont served as the first explicly gay public meetg space outsi of bars and bathho, and quickly beme a popular hub for the emergg culture of what would soon flower to the gay liberatn movement.

After the Stonewall Rebelln of 1969, gay bookstor began appearg across North Ameri ci wh substantial gay populatns. Both LGBTQ and femist bookstor—servg overlappg but distct nstuenci—gradually emerged creasg numbers, cludg a handful the South: Fbourg Marigny Art and Books opened s doors 1978, servg as a facto muny center for the New Orleans gay muny, while Whe Rabb appeared Greensboro, North Carola 1983 and went on to open addnal lotns Raleigh and Charlotte. Yet, even as LGBTQ polil movements gaed momentum and muni garnered creased visibily, the bookstor would largely succumb—not to homophobia, but to enomic and technologil chang.

EXPLORE 8 OF THE WORLD'S ONLY REMAG GAY BOOKSTORTHE BOOKSHOPS STAND THE TT OF {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY SAM MANZELLASEPTEMBER 19, 2017/7:11 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}GAY'S THE WORDBY SAM MANZELLASEPTEMBER 19, 2017 / 7:11 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"EXPLORE 8 OF THE WORLD'S ONLY REMAG GAY BOOKSTOR","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-09-19T11:11:35.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-09-19T11:11:35.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONCE UPON A TIME, EVERY MAJOR CY HAD A GAY BOOKSTORE—THEY WEREN'T JT PLAC TO STOCK UP ON QUEER L, BUT FACTO MUNY CENTERS. GAY BOOKSTOR OFFERED A SPACE TO MEET OTHER LGBT PEOPLE (BIS THE BARS) AND WERE OFTEN THE FIRST STOP FOR SOMEONE NEW TO TOWN. (REMEMBER, THIS IS BEFORE THE INTER.)GLAD DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SADLY, BRICK-AND-MORTAR DITED TO LGBT TL ARE FIGHTG TO SURVIVE THE AGE OF AMAZON. BUT SEVERAL VENERABLE REPOSORI REMA, TREASURE TROV FULL OF KNOWLEDGE AND WONR FOR QUEER PEOPLE AND ALLI. BELOW, WE CELEBRATE SOME OF OUR FAVORE LGBT BOOKSTOR STILL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BURE OF GENERAL SERVIC-QUEER DIVISN BOOKSTORE, NEW YORKBURE OF GENERAL SERVIC-QUEER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}208 WT 13TH STREET, ROOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NTLED SI THE NEW YORK LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENR COMMUNY CENTER, THE BURE BOASTS A REFULLY CURATED LLECTN OF BOOKS, ARTWORK, Z, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENED BY GREG NEWTON AND DONNIE JOCHUM 2012, ALSO OFFERS A DIVERSE ROSTER OF TALKS, READGS, FILM SCREENGS, BOOK GROUPS, AND WORKSHOPS. RECENT GALLERY SHOWS CLU "LOVE ME TENR," A SURVEY OF ARTIST JARED BUCKHITER'S WORK ADDRSG THE EROTICISM OF AMERIN ARCHETYP, AND A 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBN ON THE LBIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GLAD DAY BOOKSHOP, TORONTOGLAD DAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}99 CHURCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOUND 1970, GLAD DAY IS THOUGHT TO BE THE OLST LGBT BOOKSHOP THE WORLD. AFTER NEARLY GOG OUT OF BS 2011, WAS PURCHASED BY A LLECTIVE AND MOVED TO A BIGGER NEW LOTN ON CHURCH STREET. GLAD DAY ALSO ALSO S OFFERGS TO CLU A FFEE SHOP, Fé, AND CKTAIL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAY'S THE WORD, LONDONGAY'S THE WORD/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}66 MARCHMONT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOASTG "TEXTUAL ORIENTATN" SCE 1979, GAY'S THE WORD IS A BOOKSTORE, EVENT VENUE, AND MEETG SPACE LONDON'S LERARY BLOOMSBURY NABE. LGBT GROUPS LIKE THE LBIAN DISCSN GROUP AND THE GAY BLACK GROUP HAVE MET FOR YEARS, FOSTERG A MUNY BEYOND THE WRTEN WORD. (IF YOU'RE WONRG, THE SHOP'S NAME OM A 1951 WT END MIL BY IVOR NOVELLO AND ALAN MELVILLE.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OUTWORDS, MILWKEEOUTWORDS: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2710 N. MURRAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANOTHER BOOKSTORE-FFEEHOE BO, OUTWORDS HAS SERVED MILWKEE'S QUEER MUNY SCE 1993. THE SHOP OFFERS A SIZEABLE LLECTN OF QUEER BOOKS, MAGAZ, AND MEDIA, AS WELL ENOUGH RABOW GEAR TO CK OUT A PRI FLOAT. CHECK THE STORE'S WEBSE FOR UPG BOOK-CLUB MEETGS AND THOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}L MOTS à LA BOUCHE, PARISWIKIPEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}6 RUE SATE-CROIX LA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ROUGHLY TRANSLATG TO "AT THE TIP OF THE TONGUE," THIS QUEER BIBLPHILE'S HNT IS APPROPRIATELY LOTED THE PARISIAN GAYBORHOOD OF LE MARAIS. IT OFFERS THOANDS OF FICTN TL, BGRAPHI AND HISTORIL TREATIS, AS WELL AS ICS, MAGAZ, AND DVDS (MANY OF WHICH ARE ENGLISH).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GVANNI'S ROOM, PHILALPHIAWIKIPEDIA {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}345 S 12TH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NAMED AFTER JAM BALDW'S 1956 NOVEL, THIS PHILALPHIA BOOKSTORE HAS BEEN AROUND SCE THE '70S. IT CLOSED BRIEFLY 2014, REOPENG LATER THE SAME YEAR UNR THE OWNERSHIP OF PHILLY AIDS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOW A BATN BOOKSHOP-THRIFT STORE, GVANNI'S ROOM OFFERS A LARGE SELECTN OF NEW AND ED LGBT FICTN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN, BERLPRZ EISENHERZ {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOTZSTRASSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENED 1978, PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN RRI AN EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF LGBT NOVELS, NONFICTN, PERDILS, AND Z. THE OWNERS PRI THEMSELV ON THE SHOP'S LONG HISTORY, AND S NNECTN TO THE CY'S THRIVG LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRZ EISENHERZ BUCHLAN MOVED LOTNS THREE TIM BEFORE SETTLG TO S CURRENT SPACE THE CENTRAL SCHöNEBERG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LIBRERIA COMPLIC, BARCELONALIBRERIA COMPLIC | {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CARRER CERVANT, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SPAC SHOP, WHOSE NAME TRANSLAT TO "ACPLIC," SELLS TL ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CATALAN. CATERG TO BOTH TOURISTS AND LOLS, LIBRERIA COMPLIC HAS SERVED THE CY'S LGBT MUNY SCE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The advent of and onle book sal has renred survival for any small pennt bookstore a challenge—and for lbian femist and gay shops wh relatively small target dienc, few managed to survive, even as LGBTQ publishg ntued to expand. A Hoton Chronicle article, reportg on the 2002 mise of the Crossroads Market, a gay bookstore and ffee shop, aptly ptured the paradox: “Although there are probably more gay- and lbian-themed books available now than at any other pot history, ’s a bad time for stor that sell them exclively. Outwre Bookstore and Coffeehoe (1993-2012) operated at the center of Midtown, Atlanta’s gayt neighborhood.

Beyond the merchandise, they provi a place for gay newers and lols to teract, publicizg a bowlg league, readg group, and other muny events. Charlotte’s Whe Rabb serv as a meetg no for muny rmatn, sells tickets for gay-themed events, and shar s space wh Q-Not, the long-nng LGBTQ newspaper servg the Carolas. Pl, their buildg featur an enormo rabow mural spanng three walls; Jim Yarbrough speculat, “I would gus ’s one of largt piec of gay art anywhere.

An entire bookstore rallied to e to the aid of a man who thought he might be gay and was nsirg self-harm. One night, a ller says he thks he might be gay and is nsirg self-harm. — ??‍♂️ (@TweetChizone) March 4, 2019The manager tried, at first, to take upon himself to act as a crisis unselor to the ller, who was nsirg self-harm bee he thought he might be gay.