The Nonbinarian Bookstore: A Brooklyn Haven for Queer Identity and Community

The Nonbinarian Bookstore: A Unique Space

• 📚 The Nonbinarian Bookstore in Brooklyn is a one-of-a-kind establishment dedicated to celebrating queer identity and community.
• 🏳️‍🌈 It is an exclusively LGBTQ bookstore, featuring queer-authored books and gift items from queer vendors, all run by queer individuals.

Origins and Founding

• 🚚 The bookstore began as a mobile mutual aid initiative distributing free queer books via a cargo bike across Brooklyn.
• 🏢 After two years of distribution, the team decided to open a brick-and-mortar location.

Personal Motivation and Urgency

• 🏥 The founder, a non-binary librarian, was motivated to open the store after receiving top surgery in Spring 2022, describing it as a huge lifeline.
• ✨ Feeling emboldened and having reached an age they didn't expect to, a sense of urgency to create this space arose, fueled by the belief that they didn't have time to waste.
• 💖 The founding principle is that everyone deserves to see themselves on the shelf.

Pride Month Celebration

• 🎊 This story is part of a series highlighting how New York City is celebrating Pride Month.