Postg imagry and sounds that embody the life of an East At Gay.
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EAST AT GAY LIFE
Edor's note: This story was origally published on July 20, 2020.On Airport Boulevard, there’s somethg queer happeng si a shippg ntaer.When you enter, you’ll see T-shirts that say thgs like “Gay & Tired.” You’ll fd LGBTQ stori told every book and magaze, more than you’d probably fd the uple of shelv rerved for the genre a mastream bookstore. Jt Galicz and Kirt Reynolds love queer culture so much that they opened a whole store dited to , the Ltle Gay Shop, durg a panmic.
A gay bar for every tribe and taste.
“We are implementg as many practic as we n to ensure safety and social distancg.”Like all bs, the Ltle Gay Shop’s owners have had to pivot out of preutn. It’s val for our artists to be pensated for their work and their time.”And Reynolds says givg At accs to queer readg material is important to him.“We've worked hard to build a llectn of rare, one-of-a-kd books and magaz that you n't fd At, Texas or some even the U.S.,” he says of publitns such as Candy, Butch Is Not a Dirty Word, Bnch Club and LSTW.The Ltle Gay Shop has big dreams. They’d love to spread across the untry, as well as open up bookshops and ffee shops wh the “Ltle Gay” brand.But for right now, the shop has jt two employe — s owners.