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Gay/Lesbian/Feminist Bookstores

Looking for a "family" bookstore in your neighborhood? Then look no further.

Key:

G/L
Gay/Lesbian Bookstore (specializes in gay male and lesbian books)
F
Feminist Bookstore (specializes in feminist books; almost always carries lesbian titles and sometimes carries gay male titles)
Gen
General Bookstore (carries a broad range of books including some gay/lesbian titles)



Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota

Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Canada


    Alabama:
  • Birmingham:
    • Lodestar Books, 2020 11th Avenue S., 35205; (205) 939-3356, Fax: (205) 933-1595 [G/L]
  • Huntsville:
    • Rainsbows Ltd., 1009 Henderson Road, Suite 400B, 35816; (205) 722-9220 [G/L]
  • Tuscaloosa:
    • Illusions, 519 College Park, 35401; (205) 349-5725 [Gen]
    Arizona:
  • Flagstaff
    • Aradia Books, P.O. Box 266, 86002; (520) 779-3817 [G/L]
  • Phoenix
    • Obelisk, 24 W. Camelback, #A, 85013; (602) 266-BOOK, Fax: (602) 266-8705, www.obeliskbooks.com [G/L]
  • Tempe:
  • Tuscon:
    • Antigone Books 411 N. 4th Avenue, 85705; (520) 792-3715 [F]
    • Girlfriends Coffee House and Book Store, 3540 N. Oracle Road, Suite 126, 85705; (520) 888-GIRL, Fax: (520) 888-3322 [F]
    Arkansas:
  • Fayetteville:
    • Hays & Sanders Bookstore, 25 N. Block, 72701; (501) 442-5845 [Gen]
  • Little Rock:
    • Women's Project, 2224 Main St., 72206; (501) 372-5113 [F]
    California:
  • Berkeley:
    • Cody's Books, 2454 Telegraph Avenue, 94704; (510) 845-7852 [Gen]
    • Good Vibrations, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, 94702; (510) 841-8987, (800) 289-8423
    • West Berkeley Women's Books, 2514 San Pablo Avenue, 94792; (510) 204-9399 [F]
  • Claremont:
    • Wild Iris Bookstore, 143A Harvard Avenue, 91711; (909) 626-8283 [F]
  • Fort Bragg:
    • Windsong Books & Records, 324 N. Main St., 95437; (707) 964-2050 [Gen]
  • Fresno:
    • Valley Women Books & Gifts, 1118 N. Fulton, 93728; (209) 233-3600 [F]
  • Guala:
    • Gualala Books, 39175 Hwy 1 South, 95445; (707) 884-4255 [Gen]
  • Guerneville:
    • River Reader, 16355 Main St., 95446; (707) 869-2240 [Gen]
  • Hermosa Beach:
    • Either/Or Bookstore, 124 Pier Avenue, 90254; (310) 374-2060 [310) 374-2060 [Gen]
  • Kensington:
    • Boadecia's Books, 398 Colusa Avenue, 94707; (510) 559-9184 [G/L]
  • Laguna Beach:
  • Long Beach:
    • By the Book, 2501 E. Broadway, 90803; (562) 439-0088 [Gen]
    • Dodds Books Shop, 4818 E. 2nd St., 90803; (310) 438-9948 [Gen]
    • Pearls Booksellers, 224 Redondo Avenue, 90803; (310) 438-9948 [G/L]
  • Los Angeles:
    • Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Blvd., 90046; (310) 659-3110 [Gen]
    • Circus of Books, 4001 Sunset Boulevard, 90046; (213) 666-1304 [G/L]
    • Circus of Books, 8230 Santa Monica Blvd., 90046; (213) 656-6533 [Gen]
    • Circus of Books, 4001 Sunset Blvd., 90029; (213) 666-1304 [Gen]
    • Sisterhood Bookstore, 1351 Westwood Blvd., 90024; (800) 747-0220, (213) 477-0220 [F]
  • Mendocino:
  • Menlo Park:
    • Kepler's Books and Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, 94025; (415) 324-4321 [Gen]
    • Two Sisters Bookshop, 605 Cambridge Avenue, 94025; (415) 323-4778 [F]
  • Oakland:
    • Diesel: A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, 94618 (510) 653-9965 [Gen]
    • Mama Bears, 6536 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, 94609; (510) 428-9684 [F]
  • Pacific Grove:
    • Raven in the Grove, 505 Lighthouse Avenue, #103, 93950; (408) 649-6057 [F]
  • Palo Alto:
    • Stacey's Bookstore, 219 University Avenue, 94301 (415) 326-0681 [Gen]
    • Stepping Stones, 226 Hamilton Avnue, 94301; (415) 583-9685 [F]
  • Pasadena:
    • Page One, 1200 E. Walnut St., 91106; (818) 798-8418 [F]
  • Sacramento:
    • Lioness Books, 2224 J St., 95816; (916) 442-4657 [F]
    • The Open Book, Ltd., 910 21st St., 95814-3118; (916) 498-1004, Fax: (916) 498-1014 [G/L]
  • San Diego:
    • Blue Door Bookstore, 3823 5th Avenue, 92103; (619) 298-8610 [Gen]
    • Obelisk, 1029 University Avenue, 92103; (619) 297-4171, Fax: (619) 297-5803, www.obeliskbooks.com [G/L]
  • San Francisco:
    • Books Etc., 538 Castro St., 94114; (415) 621-8631, BooksetcSF@aol.com [Gen]
    • City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, 94133; (415) 362-8193 [Gen]
    • A Different Light, 489 Castro St., 94114; (415) 431-0891 [G/L]
    • Good Vibrations, 1210 Valencia Street, 94110; (415) 974- 8980, (800) 289-8423 [Gen}
    • Modern Times Bookstore, 888 Valencia, 94110; (415) 282-9246 [Gen]
    • Stacey's Professional Bookstore, 581 Market St., 94105 (415) 421-4687, (800) 926-6511, Fax (415) 777-5017 [Gen]
  • San Jose:
  • San Luis Opispo:
    • Volumes of Pleasure Bookshop, 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd., 93495; (805) 528-5565 [Gen]
  • San Mateo:
      Kepler's Books & Magazines, 1010 El Camino Real, 94025; (415) 324-4321 [Gen] Two Sisters Bookshop, 605 Cambridge Avenue, 94025; (415) 323-4778 [F]
  • Santa Barbara:
    • Earthling Bookstore, 1137 State St., 93101; (805) 965-0926 [Gen]
  • Santa Cruz:
    • Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Avenue, 95060; (408) 423-0900 [Gen]
    • Herland Book-Cafe, 902 Center St., 95060; (408) 42-women [F]
  • Santa Monica:
    • Midnight Special Books, 1318 Third Street Promenade, 90401; (310) 393-2923, books@msbooks.com [Gen]
  • West Hollywood:
    • A Different Light, 8853 Santa Monica Blvd., 90069; (310) 854-6601 [G/L]
    • Unicorn Bookstore, 8940 Santa Monica Blvd., 90069; (310) 652-6253 [G/L]
    Colorado:
  • Boulder:
  • Denver:
    • Book Garden, 2625 E. 12th Avenue, 80206; (303) 399-2004 [F]
    • Category Six Books, 42 S. Broadway, 80209; (303) 777-0768 [G/L]
    • Tattered Cover, 2955 E. 1st Avenue, 80206; (303) 322-7727 [Gen]
  • Fort Collins:
    • A Quiet Corner Bookstore, 803 E. Mulberry St.; (970) 493-0251
  • Vail:
    • Verbatim Bookstore, 450 E. Lionshead Cir, 81657; (970) 476-3032
    Connecticut:
  • Bridgeport:
    • Bloodroot, 85 Ferris St., 06605; (203) 576-9168 [Gen]
  • Hartford:
    • Reader's Feast, 529 Farmington Avenue, 06105; (860) 232-3710 [F]
  • New Haven:
    • Bookhaven, 290 York St., 06511; (203) 787-2848 [Gen]
    Delaware:
  • Rehoboth Beach:
    • Lambda Rising, 39 Baltimore Avenue, 19971; (302) 227-6969, lrstaff@aol.com [G/L]
    • Reading Matters, 205 Rehoboth Avenue, 19971; (302) 227-4954 [Gen]
    Florida:
  • Gainesville:
    • Wild Iris Books, 802 W. University Avenue, 32601; (352) 275-7477 [F]
  • Key West:
    • Bargain Books & Newstand, 1028 Truman Avenue, 33040; (305) 294-7446 [Gen]
    • Caroline Street Books, 800 Caroline St., #7, 33040; (305) 294-3931 [Gen]
    • Key West Island Bookstore, 513 Fleming St., 33040; (305) 294-2904 [Gen]
  • Lake Worth::
    • Amoroso Books & Gifts, 205 N. Federal Hwy, 33460; (561) 533-5272 [G/L]
  • Miami:
    • Book Depot, 1638 Euclid Avenue, Miami Beach, 33139; (305) 538-0747, andyes@aol.com [Gen]
    • Books & Books, Inc., 933 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, 33139; (305) 532-3222 [Gen]
    • GW Miami Beach, 720 Lincoln Rd. Mall, Miami Beach, 33139; (305) 534-4763 [G/L]
    • Lambda Passages, 7545 Biscayne Blvd., 33138; (305) 754-6900 [G/L]
  • Naples:
    • Lavenders, 5600 Trail Blvd., #4, 33963; (941) 594-9499 [G/L]
  • Orlando:
    • Out & About Books, 930 N. Mills Avenue, 32803; (407) 896-0204 [G/L]
  • St. Petersburg:
  • Tallahassee:
    • Rubyfruit Books, 666-4 W. Tennessee St., 32304; (904) 222-2627 [G/L]
  • Tampa:
    • Tomes & Treasures, 202 S. Howard Avenue, 33606; (813) 251-9368 [G/L]
    Georgia:
  • Atlanta:
    • Charis Books, 1189 Euclid Avenue NE, 30307; (404) 524-0304 [F]
    • Outwrite Bookstore, 991 Piedmont Avenue, 30309; (404) 607-0082, Fax: (404) 607-0092 [G/L]
    Idaho:
  • Boise:
    • Blue Unicorn, 1809 W. State St., 83702; (208) 345-9390 [Gen]
    Illinois:
  • Bloomington:
  • Champaign:
    • Jane Addams Book Shop, 208 N. Neil St., 61820; (217) 356-2555 [Gen]
  • Chicago:
    • Barbara's Bookshop, 1350 N. Wells, 60610; (312) 642-5044 [Gen]
    • Left Bank Bookstall, 104 S. Oak Park Avenue, 60302; (708) 383-4700 [Gen]
    • Moon Mystique, 3420 N. Halstead, 60657; (773) 665-9016, Fax: (773) 665-9116, in@ripco.com [Gen]
    • Pride Agenda Bookstore, 1109 Westgate, 60301; (708) 524-8429 [G/L]
    • Unabridged Books, 3251 N. Broadway, 60657; (773) 883-9119 [Gen]
    • Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark St., 60640; (773) 769-9299, wcf@aol.com [F]
  • Mt. Prospect:
    • Prarie Moon, 864 East Northwest Hwy., 60056; (847)342-9608, Fax: (847)342-9614, PrairyMoon@aol.com [Gen]
  • Springfield:
    • Sundance, 1428 E. Sangamon Avenue, 62708; (217) 788-5243 [Gen]
    Indiana:
  • Bloomington:
    • Morgenstern Booksellers, 2650 E. 3rd, 47401; (812) 331-2066 [Gen]
  • Indianapolis:
    • Out Word Bound Bookstore, 625 N. East Street, 46202; (317) 951-9100, Fax: (317) 951-9108 [G/L]
    Iowa:
  • Iowa City:
    • Moon Mystique, 114-1/2 East College St., #16, 52240; (319) 338-5752 [Gen]
    • Prarie Lights Bookstore, 15 S. Dubuque St., 52240; (319) 337-2681 [Gen]
    Kentucky:
  • Lexington:
    • Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 3199 Nicholasville Rd., 40503; (606) 273-2911 [Gen]
    Louisiana:
  • Baton Rouge:
    • Hibiscus Bookstore, 635 Main St., 70802; (504) 387-4264 [Gen]
  • New Orleans:
    • Fauborg-Marigny Bookstore, 600 Frenchmen St., 70116; (504) 943-9875 [G/L]
    Maine:
  • Portland:
    • Books Etc., 38 Exchange St., 04101; (207) 774-0626 [Gen]
    • Drop Me A Line, 611 Congress St., 04101; (207) 773-5547 [Gen]
    Massachusetts:
  • Amhearst:
    • Food for Thought Books, 106 N. Pleasant St., 01002; (413) 253-5432 [G/L]
  • Arlington:
    • Unicorn Books, 1210 Massachusetts Avenue, 02174; (781) 646-3680 [Gen]
  • Boston:
  • Cambridge:
    • Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Avenue, 02138; (617) 661-1515 [Gen]
    • New Words, 186 Hampshire St., 02139; (617) 876-5310, (800) 928-4688, newwords@world.std.com [F]
    • Wordsworth, 30 Brattle St., 02138; (617) 354-5201 [Gen]
  • Northampton:
    • Beyond Words Bookshop, 189 Main St., 01060; (413) 586-6304 [Gen]
    • Third Wave, 90 King St., 01060; (413) 586-7851 [F]
  • Provincetown:
    • Now Voyager, 357 Commercial St., 02657; (508) 487-0848 [G/L]
    • Provincetown Bookshop, 246 Commercial St., 02657; (508) 487-0964 [Gen]
    Michigan:
  • Ann Arbor:
    • Common Language, 215 S. Fourth Avenue, 48104; (313) 994-5436 [G/L]
  • Detroit:
    • Chosen Books, 120 W. 4th St., 48067; (810) 543-5758, (800) 543-5758 [G/L]
    • A Woman's Prerogative, 175 W. 9 Mile Road, 48220; (810) 545-5703 [G/L]
  • Grand Rapids:
  • Kalamazoo:
    • Pandora Books, 226 W. Lovell, 49007; (616) 388-5656 [F]
  • Lansing:
    • The Real World Emporium, 1214-16 Turner St., 48906; (517) 485-2665, (800) 505-REAL, realworlde@aol.com [Gen]
  • Muskegon:
    • It's Your Pleasure, 3228 Glade St., 49444; (616) 639-7348 [F]
  • Sault Ste Marie:
    • Open Mind Books, 223 Ashmun St., 49783; (906) 635-9008 [Gen]
  • Traverse City:
    • Bookie Joint, 120 S. Union St., 49684; (616) 946-8862 [Gen]
    Minnesota:
  • Minneapolis:
  • St. Paul:
    • Denmark Books, 459 W. 7th St., 55102; (612) 222-2928 [Gen]
    • Hungry Mind Bookstore, 1648 Grand Avenue, 55105; (612) 699-0587 [Gen]


Continue with part two of our bookstore list.

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