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Glad Day Bookshop

1970 establishments in OntarioCensorship in CanadaIndependent bookstores of CanadaLGBT bookstoresLGBT culture in Toronto
LGBT literature in CanadaShops in Toronto

Glad Day Bookshop is an independent bookstore and restaurant located in Toronto, Ontario, specializing in LGBT literature. Previously located above a storefront at 598A Yonge Street for much of its history, the store moved to its current location at 499 Church Street, in the heart of the city's Church and Wellesley neighbourhood, in 2016. The store's name and logo are based on a painting by William Blake. Since the closure of New York City's Oscar Wilde Bookshop in early 2009, Glad Day is now the oldest surviving LGBTIQ bookstore in the world.

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Glad Day Bookshop
Colborne Street, Old Toronto

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M5E 1J8 Old Toronto
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