Gay's The Word Reviews Summary

Selection and Variety

Pros:

• "There's a large selection of books, and everything is organized in the various categories available."
• "Such a wide variety of books, badges, and cards."
• "Fantastic book shop, a really vast selection of books covering a multitude of topics in the lgbtq+ space."
• "They have a wide selection of both fiction and non-fiction."
• "A specialist bookshop with a massive range of LGBTQIA books: novels, comics, memoirs, biographies, social science, histories, second hand and more."
• "What an amazing range of books covering a whole range of LGBTQ+ topics."
• "Every queer book you could possibly dream of, my little gay book paradise lol."

Cons:

• "Would be 5 stars only if it were a larger bookshop because I can't find any lgbt bookstore anywhere, would like to see an expand ;)."
• "I just wish it was bigger!"
• "Their Ace/Aro section is very limited (sadly)."
• "The shop is a bit small and gets often crowded."
• "however, the isles are a bit narrow."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Lovely staff, too, who are more than welcome to engage in some LGBTQ+ chit-chat."
• "The staff were incredibly knowledgeable about the books."
• "Really kind and knowledgeable workers."
• "The staff was a lovely guy who helped me find what I was searching for."
• "The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is nice."
• "Very friendly staff."
• "The staff make this bookstore outstanding."

Cons:

• "They accidentally overcharged me, and then gave a refund after I sent an email."

Community and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "I love Gay's The Word for it's strong sense of community, encouragement."
• "It's a true hub for everyone in London's Queer community and an essential resource for us all."
• "A great place to go to feel all warm and fuzzy and accepted if you're a member of the lgbtq+ community."
• "It's a great safe space in which you can be yourself, and feel part of something bigger, rather than feeling alone."
• "It means so much being able to find a public space I feel so at home in, especially with the knowledge of its history and how important it is to the LGBTQ community."
• "What a lovely safe space for us queer book lovers!"
• "Such a healing place and full of LGBTQ+ people of all types and ages."

Cons:

• "So they sell second hand used books which are actually more expensive than their original new versions.. They are trying to hide this fact by covering the original price… Be aware!"

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

• "Good wheelchair access."
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• "Historic and prominent bookshop just off Russell Square tube station, a couple of minutes walk away."
• "Very easy to find, close to the underground."
• "Great selection and for a small quirky shop the wheelchair access is thoughtful and pretty decent!"

Cons:

• No cons mentioned regarding accessibility and location.