Link to Worldwide Gay and Lesbian Bookstore Index
Link to Worldwide Feminist Bookstore Index (Many More Bookstores)
Link to Canada/USA Feminist Bookstore Index (Many More Bookstores)
NEW FEATURE: Link to Women's Books Online Reviews
NEW FEATURE: Link to Children Coping with Grief Site
An HTML 2.0 Text Only version of this page is also available, as is an ASCII text file, a short rant on the importance of supporting women's and lesbian/gay bookstores, and my grateful acknowledgement of the invaluable help I've been gifted with. A new feature is a list of recommended books of interest to women.
You may also be interested in my women's and alternative sexuality link lists.
This Index contains explicitly gay male and lesbian bookstores with significant feminist and other women's resources. For more traditional feminist stores please refer to the Feminist Bookstore Indices referenced above.
- Go to Worldwide Page for European and Other World Bookstores
- Go to Index of Canadian Provinces
- Go to Index of US States A-K L-N O-Z
- Go Directly to Bookstores Offering Mail Order Only
- Read my short rant on supporting lesbian/gay and women's bookstores.
- Contact the Author
- Explanatory Icons for the List that Follows:
- One or more feminist bookstores exist here.
- I don't know of any feminist bookstores here.
- Alberta, Canada
- British Columbia, Canada
- Manitoba, Canada
- New Brunswick, Canada
- Newfoundland, Canada
- Northwest Territories, Canada
- Nova Scotia, Canada
- Ontario, Canada
- Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Quebec, Canada
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Yukon, Canada
- Alabama, USA
- Alaska, USA
- Arizona, USA
- Arkansas, USA
- California, USA
- Colorado, USA
- Connecticut, USA
- Delaware, USA
- District of Columbia, USA
- Florida, USA
- Georgia, USA
- Hawai'i, USA
- Idaho, USA
- Illinois, USA
- Indiana, USA
- Iowa, USA
- Kansas, USA
- Kentucky, USA
- Louisiana, USA
- Maine, USA
- Maryland, USA
- Massachusetts, USA
- Michigan, USA
- Minnesota, USA
- Mississippi, USA
- Missouri, USA
- Montana, USA
- Nebraska, USA
- Nevada, USA
- New Hampshire, USA
- New Jersey, USA
- New Mexico, USA
- New York, USA
- North Carolina, USA
- North Dakota, USA
- Ohio, USA
- Oklahoma, USA
- Oregon, USA
- Pennsylvania, USA
- Puerto Rico, USA (Territory)
- Rhode Island, USA
- South Carolina, USA
- South Dakota, USA
- Tennessee, USA
- Texas, USA
- Utah, USA
- Vermont, USA
- Virgin Islands, USA (Territory)
- Virginia, USA
- Washington, USA
- Washington, DC, USA
- West Virginia, USA
- Wisconsin, USA
- Wyoming, USA
- Mail Order Only Bookstores
(Unknown Territory)
Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium
(Mail Orders Welcomed)
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1221 Thurlow Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6E 1X4
E-mail: little_sisters@netfinder.com
Web Site: http://www.netfinder.com/sisters/
Hours: 10am to 11pm daily (PST / GMT+8)
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.567.1662 (North America)
+1.604.685.0252 FAX
+1.604.669.1753
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
After Stonewall
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
2-105 4th Avenue
Ottawa/Hull, Ontario
Canada
+1.613.567.2221
Glad Day Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
598-A Yonge Street (Upstairs)
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
+1.416.961.4161
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Rainbows
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
4321 University Drive #400B (at Henderson Road)
Huntsville, AL
USA
+1.205.722.9220
Illusions
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
519 College Park
Tuscaloosa, AL
USA
+1.205.349.5725
(Unknown Territory)
Girlfriends Coffee House & Bookstore
(Feminist and Lesbian Bookstore)
3540 North Oracle ÷ Suite 126
Tucson, AZ 85705
USA
E-mail: gfcafe@azstarnet.com
Web Site: http://bonzo.com/girlfriends
Hours: M-Th Noon to 11pm ÷ F-Sat Noon to Midnight ÷ Sun Noon to 9pm
+1.520.888.GIRL
+1.520.888.4475
Unique on Central / Cafe Unique
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore & Cafe)
4700 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ
USA
+1.602.279.9691
(Unknown Territory)
A Different Light Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
8853 Santa Monica Boulevard (near San Vincente)
Los Angeles (West Hollywood), CA
USA
Hours: 10am to Midnight Daily
+1.310.854.6601
A Different Light Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
489 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA
USA
Hours: 10am to 11pm Daily - Fri-Sat until Midnight
+1.415.431.0891
Obelisk The Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1029 University Avenue
San Diego (Hillcrest), CA
USA
+1.619.297.4171
A Different Drummer Bookstore
(Feminist Bookstore with Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Sections)
(Mail Orders Welcomed)
1294÷C South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
USA
E-mail: ddrummer@ix.netcom.com
Web Site: http://www.ccweb.com/ddbooks
Hours: 10am to 7pm M-F and 11am to 5pm Sat-Sun (PT / GMT-8)
+1.714.497.6699
The Open Book, Ltd.
(Gay and Lesbian Bookshop)
910 21st Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
USA
E-mail: openbook@openbookltd.com
Web Site: http://www.openbookltd.com
+1.916.498.1014 FAX
+1.916.498.1004
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Outbooks
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1239 East Las Olas Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL
USA
Hours: Mon-Fri 11-9 Sat-Sun 11-6
+1.305.764.4333
A Bookstore Named Desire
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
420 Appelrouth Lane
Key West, FL
USA
+1.305.296.1000
Lambda Passages Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
7545 Biscayne Boulevard (near 75th)
Miami, FL
+1.305.759.7141
+1.305.754.6900
Out and About Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
930 North Mills
Orlando, FL
USA
Hours: M-Sat 11-8
+1.407.896.0204
Affinity Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
2435 9th Street
Saint Petersburg, FL
USA
+1.813.823.3662
Tomes and Treasures
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
202 and one half South Howard
Tallahassee, FL
USA
+1.904.222.2627
Outwrite Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
931 Monroe Drive (at Midtown Promenade)
Atlanta, GA
USA
+1.404.607.0082
(Unknown Territory)
Road Less Traveled
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
3017 West State Street
Boise, ID
USA
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.816.7623
+1.208.384.5075 FAX
+1.208.384.5075
Kris's Korner
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
501 North Main Street
Pocatello, ID
USA
+1.208.233.0251
Once Upon a Time (OUT)
Alternative Books & Gifts
(Gay, Lesbian, and Feminist Bookstore)
(Mail Orders Welcomed Worldwide)
311 North Main Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
USA
E-mail: outbooks@outbooks.com
Web Site: http://www.outbooks.com/
+1.309.828.8879 FAX
+1.309.828.3998
People Like Us
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
(Mail Orders Welcomed Worldwide)
1115 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago (Lakeview), IL 60657
USA
+1.312.248.1550 FAX
+1.312.248.6363
Pride Agenda Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1109 Westgate
Oak Park, IL
USA
+1.708.524.8429
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Visions and Dreams
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
3143 West Maple (Maple Villa)
Topeka, KS
USA
+1.316.942.6333
(Unknown Territory)
Hibiscus Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore - New and Used)
635 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA
USA
+1.504.387.4264
Faubourg Marigny Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
600 Frenchmen Street (at Chartres)
New Orleans, LA
USA
+1.504.943.9875
(Unknown Territory)
Pride and Joy
(Lesbian and Gay Bookstore and Gifts)
(Open 7 days)
20 Crafts Avenue (Just down the hill from City Hall)
Northampton, MA 01060
USA
E-mail: bgrace@smith.smith.edu
+1.413.584.4848
+1.413.585.0683
Now Voyager Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
(Mail Orders Welcomed)
357 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA
USA
+1.508.487.0848
Glad Day Bookshop
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
673 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
USA
E-mail: gladday@tiac.net
Web Site: http://www.tiac.net/users/gladday
+1.617.267.5474 FAX
+1.617.267.3010
We Think the World of You
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
540 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
USA
E-mail: wethink@aol.com
+1.617.423.1965
Trilogy Books
(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual Bookstore)
110 Depot Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48113-1051
USA
E-mail: trilogy@trilogybooks.com
Web Site: http://www.trilogybooks.com
+1.313.213.0096
Chosen Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
120 4th Street Detroit (Royal Oak), MI
USA
+1.810.543.5758
Sons and Daughters Bookstore and Coffeehouse
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
962 Cherry Street SouthEast
Grand Rapids, MI
USA
+1.616.459.8877
Triangle World
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
551 Portage Road
Kalamzoo, MI
USA
+1.616.373.4005
Journey's Marketplace
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
30 East Superior
Duluth, MI
USA
+1.218.722.5798
A Brother's Touch
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
2327 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55405
USA
E-mail: abt2327@aol.com
Web Site: http://www.usinternet.com/brotherstouch
+1.612.377.6279
(Unknown Territory)
Larry's Gift's and Cards
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
205 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
USA
+1.816.753.4757
Our World Too
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
11 South Vandeventer
Saint Louis, MO 63108
USA
+1.314.533.5322
(Unknown Territory)
New Realities
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1026 Howard (near 11th)
Lincoln, NE
USA
+1.402.342.1863
Get Booked
(Gay, Lesbian, and Feminist Bookstore)
4643 Paradise Road
Las Vegas, NV
USA
+1.702.737.7780
Grapevine Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1450 Wells Avenue
Reno, NV
USA
+1.702.786.4869
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Sisters' and Brothers' Bookstore
(Lesbian and Gay Bookstore)
4011 Silver Avenue SouthEast
Albuquerque, NM
USA
+1.505.266.7317
Salt of the Earth Bookstore
(No Longer in Business)
Albuquerque, NM
USA
+1.505...
Full Circle Books
(Feminist, Lesbian, and Gay Bookstore)
(Mail Orders Welcomed)
2205 Silver South East
Albuquerque, NM 87106
USA
E-mail: fcb@bookgrrls.com
Web Site:
http://www.bookgrrls.com/fcb/
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.951.0053
+1.505.266.0022
A Room of our Own
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
444 9th Street
Brooklyn, NY
USA
+1.718.499.2224
A Different Light
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore and Coffee Bar)
151 West 19th Street
New York City (Lower Manhatten), NY
USA
E-mail: adl@adlbooks.com
Web Site: http://www.adlbooks.com/~adl/
Hours: Open 10-Midnight
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.343.4002
+1.212.989.2158 FAX
+1.212.989.4850
Creative Visions
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
548 Hudson Street
New York City (Lower Manhatten), NY
USA
+1.212.645.7573
Oscar Wilde Memorial Books
(Lesbian and Gay Bookstore)
New York City (Lower Manhatten), NY
15 Christopher Street (near Gay Street)
New York City (Lower Manhatten), NY
USA
E-mail: Gayoscar@aol.com
+1.212.255.8097
Malaprop's Bookstore and Cafe
(General, Feminist, Lesbian and Gay Bookstore)
61 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC
USA
+1.704.254.6734
White Rabbit Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1833 Spring Garden
Greensboro, NC
USA
+1.910.272.7604
White Rabbit Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
309 West Martin Street
Raleigh, NC
USA
+1.919.856.1429
(Unknown Territory)
Pink Pyramid
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
36A West Court (near Race)
Cincinnati, OH
USA
+1.513.621.7465
Rainbow Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
772 North High Street #103
Columbus, OH
USA
+1.614.297.1500
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Galerie Metamorphosis
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
352 West Bridge Street
New Hope, PA
USA
+1.215.862.5005
Giovanni's Room
(Gay, Lesbian, and Feminist Bookstore)
345 South 12th Street (at Pine)
Philadelphia, PA
Hours: M,Tu,Th 11:30-9 W 11:30-7 Sat 10-10 Sun 1-7
USA
+1.215.923.2960
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Liberty Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1014-B North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX
USA
+1.512.495.9737
Crossroads Market
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
3930 Cedar Springs (at Throckmorton)
Dallas, TX
USA
+1.214.521.8919
Crossraods Market
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
610 West Alabama
Houston, TX
USA
+1.713.942.0147
Lobo
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1424-C Westheimer
Houston, TX
USA
+1.713.522.5156
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
(Unknown Territory)
Lambda Rising Norfolk
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
9229 Granby Street (Near Tidewater Drive)
Norfolk, VA 23503
+1.757.480.6969
Outright Books
(No Longer in Business)
Phoenix Rising East
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
808 Spotswood Avenue
Norfolk, VA
USA
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.719.1690
+1.804.622.3701
Phoenix Rising Books
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
19 North Belmont Avenue
Richmond, VA
USA
Tollfree Order Line: +1.800.719.1690
+1.804.355.7939
Out Word Connections
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
114-A West Kirk Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24011
USA
E-mail: PR6886@aol.com
+1.703.985.6886
Beyond the Closet Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
1501 Belmont Avenue
Seattle, WA
USA
+1.206.322.4609
Red & Black Bookstore Collective
(Gay and Lesbian, Feminist, Multicultural Bookstore)
(Hours: M-Th 10-8 F-Sat 10-9 Sun 11-7)
432-15th Avenue E
Seattle, WA 98112
USA
Web Site: http://www.redblack.com
+1.206.322.READ
+1.206.322.7323
(Unknown Territory)
Rainbow Revolution Bookstore
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
122 5th Avenue South
La Crosse, WI
USA
+1.608.796.0383
Rainbow Bookstore Co-op
(Feminist Bookstore with Men's Section)
426 West Gilman
Madison, WI
USA
+1.608.257.6050
Afterwords
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore and Expresso Bar)
2710 North Murray Avenue
Milwaukee, WI
USA
+1.414.963.9089
(Unknown Territory)
Everglades Book Company
(Mail Orders Only)
(Gay and Lesbian Bookstore)
(Rare, First Edition, Hard-to-find and Out-of-print Gay & Lesbian Literature)
(Free Search Service)
P.O. Box 2425
Bonita Springs, FL 34133
USA
E-mail: evergladesbookcompany@msn.com
Web Site: http://www.evergladesbookcompany.com
+1.941.353.4314
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