GUSMEN - Gay's The Word - London's inic queer bookstore ntu to thrive

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•  GAY'S THE WORD 
• GAY’S THE WORD – LONDON’S INIC QUEER BOOKSTORE NTU TO THRIVE
• LONDON’S BOOKSHOPS: GAY’S THE WORD
• GAY’S THE WORD – LONDON’S INIC QUEER BOOKSTORE CONTU TO THRIVE
• A BOOK LOVERS PRI: FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, GAY’S THE WORD HAS BROUGHT LGBT+ LERATURE TO THE STREETS OF BLOOMSBURY
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 GAY'S THE WORD 

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GAY’S THE WORD – LONDON’S INIC QUEER BOOKSTORE NTU TO THRIVE

Gay's The WordWant an alternative to Amazon? Gay’s The Word is an LGBTQ bookstore London – you’ll fd Bloomsbury.

When was Gay’s The Word tablished?

LONDON’S BOOKSHOPS: GAY’S THE WORD

Inspired by the emergence and growth of lbian and gay bookstor the Uned Stat, a small group of people om Gay Icebreakers – a gay socialist group – found Gay’s The Word 1979. When the shop was found 1979, gay books were not generally available mastream bookstor – you had to source them om specialist publishers via mail-orr, generally om the US. Origally om Harrow, jt outsi of London, Peter Dorey and Ernt Hole were the origal founrs and owners of Gay’s The Word.

Why was Gay’s The Word raid by the police?

In 1984, Ctoms and Excise thori – assumg the shop to be a porn store – mounted a large-sle raid of Gay’s The Word.

GAY’S THE WORD – LONDON’S INIC QUEER BOOKSTORE CONTU TO THRIVE

What’s the future for Gay’s The Word? While the store’s origal owners have moved on, Gay’s The Word ntu to play a val role wh the LGBTQ muny London and beyond. Why is Gay’s The Word more than a bookstore?

As well as books, Gay’s The Word had a fe at the back wh muny notice boards and space for var groups to meet. The groups that met at the store clud a lbian discsn group, a gay black group, and Irish gays London. As showsed the film Pri, Lbians and Gays Support the Mers ed to meet at the bookshop and llect money for the strikg mers – this was durg the mg strik of 1984-85.

A BOOK LOVERS PRI: FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, GAY’S THE WORD HAS BROUGHT LGBT+ LERATURE TO THE STREETS OF BLOOMSBURY

Fd out more about Gay’s The Word. We kick off wh Gay’s The Word, who gave so many fantastic remendatns for our onle #LGBTHero feature, created to celebrate LGBT History Month Febary 2017.

Loted Bloomsbury, Gay’s The Word was found on 17 January 1979 by members of Gay Icebreakers, who were spired by the growth of lbian and gay bookstor the USA. More than jt a bookshop, Gay’s The Word has been ed as a safe space for members of the LGBT+ muny, which they n meet, share ias, hold meetgs and wily publicise LGBT+ events happeng across the untry. The 2014 film Pri, directed by Matthew Warch, specifilly highlighted how the shop served as a meetg place for Lbian and Gays Support the Mers  London the 1980s.

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Aliya Gulamani: To date, Gay’s The Word is the only specifilly lbian and gay bookshop the UK – how do this make you feel?