Category Is Books

Category Is Books, December 2018

Founded| September 2018
Website| https://www.categoryisbooks.com/

Category Is Books is an independent bookshop in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of only two LGBT+ bookshop in Scotland and one of only eight in the United Kingdom. It was established by Charlotte and Fionn Duffy-Scott in September 2018.[1][2]

Every book stocked at the store is either written by someone from the LGBT+ community, contains at least one LGBT+ character or has an LGBT+ narrative.[3]

## History[edit]

Category Is Books was launched with help from Gay's The Word, the first and only remaining LGBT+ bookshop in London.[3]

The shop hosted many queer community events and a non-drinking space for the LGBT+ community. They host events such as yoga, queer tarot[2] readings, and a transgender-friendly pop-up barbershop.[3][4]

Community is an integral part of how the bookshop runs, with co-owner Duffy-Scott saying, "Community is important here and it’s a specifically queer space so a lot of the events have nothing to do with books."[5]

The bookshop was visited by Nicola Sturgeon in November 2018.[6]

The shop closed due to COVID-19 but offered deliveries by skateboard and bike.[7]

Category Is Books has reopened following the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020-2021.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Lavender Menace Bookshop
* List of LGBT bookstores

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Southside LGBT+ bookshop celebrates "incredible" first year". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
2. ^ a b "In conversation with Glasgow's first LGBTQ+ bookshop ‹ Glasgow Guardian". Glasgow Guardian. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
3. ^ a b c "LGBT book shop a 'wonderful success'". BBC News. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
4. ^ Goh, Katie (31 January 2019). "Inside Scotland's New and Only LGBTQ+ Bookshop". Vice. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
5. ^ a b "Good books help bad days: Celebrating Independent Bookshop Week". The National. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
6. ^ Johnson, Mark (28 December 2018). "Glasgow LGBTI bookstore proves a sellout success after just three months". Gay Star News. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
7. ^ Flood, Alison (16 March 2020). "Delivery by skateboard? Coronavirus sees indie booksellers get inventive.Hi". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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