Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel): Established in 1970, Glad Day is the world’s oldest 2SLGBTQ bookstore. It has been at the heart of Canadian struggles for sexual liberation, free speech and creativity. Glad Day is in crisis & needs to raise $100,000 by the end of June in order to continue. Please donate, please share. More info:

Established in 1970, Glad Day is the world’s oldest 2SLGBTQ bookstore. It has been at the heart of Canadian struggles for sexual liberation, free speech and creativity. Glad Day is in crisis & needs to raise $100,000 by the end of June in order to continue. Please donate, please share. More info:

Save Glad Day — Glad Daywww.gladday.ca

In 1970, Jearld Moldenhauer opened the bookstore out of his apartment in the Annex in Toronto. It has since changed hands a number of times. Since 2016, Glad Day has operated out of its current location in the Gay Village as a bookstore, restaurant, and queer community hub.

During COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, Glad Day organized grants and loans in the form of relief funds to queer artists and writers to help them survive when they were unable to work. These funds were largely provided by private donors -- people like you and me.

Glad Day Bookshop’s Emergency Survival Fund has topped $150,000 for LGBTQ2S+ community - Quill and Quirequillandquire.com Glad Day co-owner Michael Erickson spoke to Q&Q about the financial shortfalls facing the LGBTQ2S community, including queer writers in crisis.

Now they need our help once again. I've posted a screenshot of my donation above. I hope you will consider matching it, or giving what you can, or sharing the original post to let people know that an important community hub and piece of our history is at risk.

Save Glad Day — Glad Daywww.gladday.ca

Oh wow! I left town in 2015, so I didn’t realize they’d moved. And so close to the 519, too. That looks like a great space. Donating and boosting here and spreading elsewhere. Thanks for the headsup.

I have no money right now but I reskeeted to spread awareness. Glad Day is such an important part of Toronto and it's history

Thanks! I'm not affiliated with Glad Day, I'm just another community member who doesn't want to see us lose another queer institution. 🖤

Here are some banners from Glad Day's social media that you can share. Direct link to donate: www.gladdaylit.ca/donate

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