tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930404.post3984366689672310256..comments2024-02-07T15:06:04.518-05:00Comments on The New Gay: Hidden History: Goodbye, Gay BookstoreTraehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12519975224485211753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930404.post-74006028761820798862009-03-16T21:21:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:21:00.000-04:00cute pic.cute pic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930404.post-91447449419606299362009-03-16T21:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T21:12:00.000-04:00Philip,The only cheer in this bad news is that at ...Philip,<BR/>The only cheer in this bad news is that at least someone like you has a good sense of history. Sometimes I think people will forget how HARD it was to get even where we are now. Books helped a lot of us.<BR/>--Daniel CurzonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930404.post-80920243935575751582009-03-16T19:07:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:07:00.000-04:00Thank you for this piece, Philip. I only visited ...Thank you for this piece, Philip. I only visited Oscar Wilde once, just a few months ago, but feel fortunate to have experienced this treasure before it closed. As someone saddened by the decline of LGBT/feminist/alternative bookstores, I appreciate your providing some historical background and present context.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840048856866912708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33930404.post-89196769549243209152009-03-16T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:18:00.000-04:00Good post Philip. A short history of a thing is al...Good post Philip. A short history of a thing is always a good reminder of what not to take for granted. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately in this case it's the path of least resistance, people will do what's easiest; that means using Amazon for books instead supporting the local bookshop. Is anyone still reading this stuff? <BR/><BR/>I guess the only thing you really lose is the interaction with like minded folks...I'm afraid of other people so it's not that big a deal for me.<BR/><BR/>One of the best part of the local gay bookstore is the information board. It's a direct connection to the community within a community. Maybe some G bookstores would be in better shape if they really were meeting spaces and nerve centers for whatever is on the Queer mind and those that want to share it. A bookstore like Lambda Rising with lounging space would be sweet... <BR/><BR/><B>Inside Voice:</B> You're ramblingJAEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403444953080856101noreply@blogger.com