Gay’s the Word
Gay's the Word is an independent bookshop in central London, and the oldest LGBT bookshop in the United Kingdom. Inspired by the emergence and growth of lesbian and gay bookstores in the United States, a small group of people from Gay Icebreakers, a gay socialist group, founded the store in 1979.
- Book vendor
- Opening hours:
Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–6:30 PM
Sunday: 2:00 PM–6:00 PM - Description: lesbian and gay bookstore in London
- Address: 66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1AB
- Email: sales@gaystheword.co.uk
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Leicester Square.
Leicester Square
The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London.
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. British Library is situated 1,800 feet north of Gay’s the Word.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Pancras and King’s Cross.
Bloomsbury
This article is about three neighbourhoods of central London: Bloomsbury, St Pancras and Fitzrovia.
Gay’s the Word
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Latitude
51.52542° or 51° 31′ 32″ north
Longitude
-0.1252° or 0° 7′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C3XGVGF+5W
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Gay’s the Word” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gay’s the Word”
- Chinese: “同性戀之語”
- Chinese: “基字”
- Dutch: “Gay’s The Word”
- French: “Gay’s The Word”
- German: “Gay’s The Word”
- Hindi: “गेज़ द वर्ड”
- Hungarian: “Gay’s the Word”
- Italian: “Gay’s the Word”
- Japanese: “ゲイズ・ザ・ワード”
- Malagasy: “‘Gay’s the Word’ (fivarotam-boky)”
- Malagasy: “"Gay’s the Word"”
- Russian: “Gay’s the Word”
- Spanish: “Gay’s the Word”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Observatory and Marchmont Community Centre.
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