Atralia's olst LGBT bookshop began life as a mail orr bs before movg to premis jt off Oxford Street Sydney 1982. Two years later moved to premis on Taylor Square, placg self at the centre of Oxford Street's transformatn to Sydney's gay 'Goln Mile'. Known simply as The Bookshop, has remaed
Contents:
- GAY BOOKSTOR AROUND THE WORLD
- SYDNEY’S GAY BOOKSHOP THE BOOKSHOP DARLGHURST CELEBRAT S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
- NEW CHAPTER FOR INIC GAY AND LBIAN BOOKSHOP FOR THE STARS
- GAY SYDNEY
- GAY BOOKSHOP UNR FIRE FOR 'APPROPRIATE' ANZAC DAY PROMOTN FEATURG A NAKED MAN POPPY FIELD
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS HAMPN SYDNEY
GAY BOOKSTOR AROUND THE WORLD
From Oxford Street's legendary gay clubs to the Inner Wt's olt small bars, the are some of the bt LGBTQIA spots Sydney. * gay bookshop sydney *
Image source, John Jenner/Atralian Lbian and Gay ArchivImage ptn, Wayne Harrison and L McDonald opened their first shop 1982"People have a sense of ownership when they e here, " says L McDonald.
SYDNEY’S GAY BOOKSHOP THE BOOKSHOP DARLGHURST CELEBRAT S 40TH ANNIVERSARY
The Temecula Valley school board adopted a social studi curriculum that clus gay rights. * gay bookshop sydney *
"Wayne and I -found The Bookshop bee we travelled to New York and we noticed that gay books were beg advertised all of the gay prs and we thought: 'No-one's dog that at home.
NEW CHAPTER FOR INIC GAY AND LBIAN BOOKSHOP FOR THE STARS
Landmark store equented by artists, thors and which has been the first stop Sydney for gay tourists is for sale. * gay bookshop sydney *
'"So we ntacted St Mart's Prs [ New York] and we bought a uple of books volume, shipped them back to Atralia and advertised them Campaign [a gay Atralian newspaper at the time].
From that, we formed two book clubs - the Gay Book Club and the Lbian Book Club - and we did a lot of mail orr.
GAY SYDNEY
"Through the 1980s, The Bookshop worked wh the Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, sellg tickets to the para om s upstairs office, and wh Aids Council of New South Wal (ACON), promotg fundraisg events and ralli.
"Pl, " remembers Wilks, " the 1960s and 70s, you had to bribe police if you were gog to n an out, gay bs the muny. A few tim, I helped The Bookshop s events, talked to those olr gay men, and saw how relieved they were to be able to speak to someone else.
GAY BOOKSHOP UNR FIRE FOR 'APPROPRIATE' ANZAC DAY PROMOTN FEATURG A NAKED MAN POPPY FIELD
"I had a mother ll om north Queensland, sayg that she thought her son might be gay and she wanted to know how to talk to him about and make him feel safe, bee his dad might not be as OK wh , " he ptn, LGBT rights prott"It's those kds of moments that get me all emotnal and thankful.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS HAMPN SYDNEY
In the 1980s, WH Smh was Bra’s largt – and most homophobic – newsagent.