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Textual Orientation, since 1979

In February 2009 Gay's the Word celebrated three decades of bookselling and community work. Having pioneered access to gay books in the early 80's and surviving raids, high court battles and financial scares, it is truly a fantastic achievement to reach our thirtieth year. We are here because of your support and loyalty. When you buy a book from us, either in-store, or by phone or e-mail, you also make an investment in one of the most sweethearted and comprehensively stocked gay community bookshops in the World. Thank-you.

Gay's The Word is the UK's pioneering first (and is today the last surviving) lesbian and gay bookshop. Established in 1979 and located in the historic Bloomsbury district of London, we stock an enormous range of books; from the profound to the frivolous, from the liberating to the indulgent. Our fiction ranges from prize-winning literary works through to crime, romance and erotic fiction. Our non-fiction covers a wide range of issues from cutting-edge queer theory through to how to tell your mother you are gay. Our range of queer philosophical, political, historical and other scholarly works is unequalled in the UK. When we recommend a title, it's because we've read it and particularly enjoyed it. We are proudly independent and very much see ourselves as the friendly and non-judgemental safe-space of the gay scene. We are a straight-friendly gay-family business! We have books on gay subject-matter across all genres and also host free book readings and signings.