As the first Canadian and send longt survivg lbian and gay bookstore the world after The Osr Wil, Glad Day knows a thg or two about what appeals to thirty-somethg gay men or mystery-seekg lbians. A send floor walk-up on Yonge jt north of Wellley, the bookstore is jammed wh new releas and rare fds grouped to sectns like gay male fictn, new lbian tl, gay male mystery, bgraphi and sci/fantasy ;s also an extensive magaze sectn displayg tl like Playgirl, Unzipped and Lat Inch. A Liberace CD and a film by John Waters are among the impulse-buys near the ont the surface, 's clear that muny, selectn and a history of mment to gay and lbian lerature are some of the gredients to Glad Day's succs and longevy. But the store also has a history of engagg legal battl and other activist that would undoubtedly emboln the loyalty of s ctomers. To get the sop on the and other need-to-know facts about Glad Day I recently spoke wh store manager Sholem Krishtalka. Read the terview below:The store has been volved wh a lawsu agast the Ontar Film Review Board. Why was this issue so important to you?This issue is important not only to , but pretty much to everyone, as impli systemic ernment-driven censorship of our arts and media. The aspect of the se that gets mented on the media was the OFRB's banng of an S/M porn film, which don't sound like has all that wi-rangg an impact outsi of the GLBT muny. But the fact of the matter is, that acrdg to the pre-lawsu OFRB policy, any film or vio shown to an dience had to be screened by them (at a per-mute st to the importer of the film). This means that any anizatn that n't afford to have their material screened (which is pretty much every non-prof arts anizatn the provce) uldn't legally operate at all (some arts anizatns, like Toronto's Pleasure Dome llective, openly flout this policy). So, while our immediate stake the lawsu was the policg of GLBT material, the general implitns volved how the ernment ntrolled what Ontarians uld have accs to the public is the latt stat of this?The latt stat is that, while we did w our lawsu on appeal, the ernment's rponse to the lg sentially kept the OFRB's powers by adherg to the letter of the lg, but circumventg s spir. We've sce dropped our se bee we simply do not have the fancial rourc to ntue challengg the Ontar ernment. Cocintally, this is what has also happened to Ltle Sister's Vanuver. How have you been able to offset the $100,000 legal fe? Have ctomers provid donatns to help the e?Ined, our muny has helped. In addn to our lawyer, Frank Addar, chargg a signifintly rced rate for his work on our behalf, we anised our own fundraisg efforts through events -hosted wh var groups. We raised about a fifth of the total legal st wh help om people like LGBTOUT (the U of T queer stunt group), the Ass Pirat Montreal (who fact hosted two parti on our behalf), the Pleasure Dome llective, the Mm of Contemporary Canadian Art, and lol DJs and promoters like Denise Benson and Will Munro. We also received very genero donatns om a few adult media retailers. The rt of the money was paid out of our owner's ;ve wrten on your web se about issu importg books om overseas. Has any progrs on this issue been ma? Do you feel ctoms is still targetg lbian and gay bookstor?As far as ctoms go, there hasn't been any recent evince of harassment or discrimatn. The trouble wh this issue particular is that, our experience, variably down to actns of dividual ctoms officers tarnishg the office. We had a few issu wh them a while back, but hasn't been ongog or ntuo at all, so we don't really feel targeted by ctoms any is your typil ctomer?It's hard to say, really. Generally speakg, our ctomers tend to be gay men their 30s or olr. We get a lot of out-of-towners. We do have a really loyal lbian ctomer base. We have been told repeatedly that our lbian fictn sectn is the bt the are some of your current bt-sellers?BUTT magaze (for which we have the bt price the cy, by the way); "Call Me By Your Name," by Andre Aciman; var tl by an pennt lbian prs lled Bold Strok Books; our DVD sectn is dog spectacularly - jt by the by, our stock and our clientele is so diverse that the whole ia of "bt-sellers" don't que other books are you remendg at the moment?I've been sperately hawkg this geo art/culture/sex magaze om Paris lled KAISERIN. I've also been really keen on this bizarre '70s hippie-utopian sex gui lled "Good Sex Illtrated," published by Semtexte and translated by Bce Benrson. And aga, pends on the ctomer - we have different remendatns for our theory folk, our fictn folk, our art-book folk, our lbian-mystery get the sort of events do you anize?We pretty much have book lnch and signgs, but not the store ('s too small) - they ually happen other venu, and we -host.
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- TORONTO GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE
- 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
- HISTORIC GAY BOOKSTORE AT RISK OF CLOSG
TORONTO GAY DISTRICT: THE VILLAGE
The -owner of the inic Glad Day Bookshop shar his picks for thgs to do Toronto’s gay neighborhood of Church and Wellley. * toronto gay bookstore *
Popularized to be known as the Toronto Gay Village, this queer neighbourhood is clive, safe and welg for all.
You won’t fd jt typil gay l wh the stacks: queer poetry, plays, theory books, sci-fi, horror, lourg books and much more n be found here. The rintial space also doubled as the office for The Body Polic, a gay and lbian polil paper, which eventually morphed to Xtra and then to the now onle-only.
It was a time when a gay and lbian bookstore uld exist out of someone's livg room and word spread wi enough for the cy's queer populatn to know exactly where to go â all very much on the down low and fear of vlence. They stayed here for about four years, and was durg this time that the "Toronto Moraly Squad" entered the shop and charged a Glad Day employee wh "obsceny" for sellg out-of-date gay porno magaz.
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
Glad Day Bookshop is one of the olst if not the olst queer bookstore Canada. You won’t fd jt typil gay l wh the stacks: queer poetry,... * toronto gay bookstore *
"We opened a box once that arrived 1995 that was lled Bt Amerin Gay Short Stori eded by Amistad Moffat. "That was the first gay book to make to the New York Tim Btseller list, " says Dagosto.
Like Montreal and Vanuver, Toronto boasts a "gay village, " Church and Wellley, which beme pecially famo durg the 2000s thanks to Showtime's U.
Versn of outrageo gay seri "Queer As Folk, " which ed many of s LGBTQ bars and clubs as shootg lotns (although, fun fact, the seri was actually set Ptsburgh). Toronto is also where many important ton Canadian LGBTQ history took place, cludg a 1981 police raid of gay bathho known as Operatn Soap that sparked a massive prott and is nsired the cy's Stonewall Rts equivalent (Montreal experienced a siar event 1977). The openly gay, jovial Bell offers themed private excursns, as well as a history-rich, 90-mute St.
HISTORIC GAY BOOKSTORE AT RISK OF CLOSG
Disver Toronto’s bt gay bars, queer events and LGBTQ culture wh Andrew Murphy, programmg director of the Insi Out LGBT Film Ftival. * toronto gay bookstore *
Speakg of history, the world's olst survivg LGBTQ bookstore, Glad Day Bookshop, moved om s cramped send floor Yonge Street space to a nearly 2, 700-square-foot, ground floor gay village storeont 2016, loted smack dab on Church Street.
And one n always get their sweat and sk on any time of year at one of the cy's gay snas, cludg Steamworks Toronto. The Church and Wellley gay village has seen closur of a few longtime favor, cludg Fly 2. Woody’s has been lled the gay "Cheers" of Toronto, but 's a lot more lorful than the parison suggts ('s a lot more like NYC's Stonewall), and you n expect drag queen performanc and hot guy ntts between the socializg.
Long-nng gastropub Hair of the Dog remas a gay village favore, while ramen fans n enjoy some serly slurpable tonkatsu, clear chicken, and creamy vegan varieti at Church Street's Jya Ramen Bar. The Four Seasons also boasts terr sign by Toronto gay power uple and sign gus Gee Yabu and Glenn Phelberg. As the first Canadian and send longt survivg lbian and gay bookstore the world after The Osr Wil, Glad Day knows a thg or two about what appeals to thirty-somethg gay men or mystery-seekg lbians.
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A send floor walk-up on Yonge jt north of Wellley, the bookstore is jammed wh new releas and rare fds grouped to sectns like gay male fictn, new lbian tl, gay male mystery, bgraphi and sci/fantasy horror. On the surface, 's clear that muny, selectn and a history of mment to gay and lbian lerature are some of the gredients to Glad Day's succs and longevy.