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5 Works of Queer Poetry for National Poetry Month
Staff members at Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room share their favorite new reads available at our iconic LGBT bookstore. Today, Manager—and published poet—Alan Chelak gives us a […]
Rachelle Lee Smith, Artist Behind Speaking OUT, on Displaying Queer Art on Broad Street
Chances are, you’ve seen Rachelle Lee Smith‘s work: you just haven’t realized it is hers. If you’ve walked by the now abandoned Robbinson Luggage store […]
Queer Pop-Up Book Shop Series Begins This Weekend
Philly AIDS Thrift re-opened the doors to Giovanni’s Room last Friday, debuting a new space that, much like its store in Queen Village, will sell […]
Review and Photos: The New Giovanni’s Room Ain’t the Same
There were a lot of questions surrounding the announcement that Giovanni’s Room, the famed LGBTQ bookstore on the corner of 12th and Pine, would be […]
Philly AIDS Thrift to Re-Open Giovanni’s Room as a Thrift Shop
Exciting, rather shocking news: Philadelphia Gay News reports that Philadelphia AIDS Thrift (PAT) has just signed a two-year lease to take over our recently shuttered LGBT […]
Meet the Women Who Say They Came This Close to Saving Giovanni’s Room
Many of us were taken by surprise last week when it was announced that Philly LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room would close its doors for good […]
Giovanni’s Room Closing May 17th
Sad, but almost inevitable news. Philly Gay News reports that Giovanni’s Room, Philly’s only LGBT bookstore, will close its doors on May 17th.
Philly Author Examines
LGBT Representation in Media in
Pop Culture Freaks
Dr. Dustin Kidd and I met at the Starbucks at 12th and Walnut to discuss his latest book, Pop Culture Freaks. I asked him here to learn more […]
The Gayborhood’s Historic Giovanni’s Room Is For Sale
Ed Hermance, owner of the pathbreaking LGBT bookstore Giovanni’s Room, is looking to make a change, reports WHYY’s Elizabeth Fiedler. “I’m hoping to sell the […]