Glad Day Bookshop

Glad Day is no longer a Church-Wellesley address. Founded in 1970 by Jearld Moldenhauer, it is still the world's oldest surviving LGBTQ+ bookstore, but the 2026 room is Glad Day Lit at 32 Lisgar Street — north entrance, facing the park — on West Queen West between Dufferin and Dovercourt, a more compact bookstore-cafe after the 499 Church Street chapter. Official gladday.ca/hours-info posts Wednesday–Friday 4 p.m.–9 p.m., Saturday–Sunday 12 p.m.–9 p.m., closed Monday and Tuesday; the homepage also lists a slightly earlier 3–8 / 12–7 window and notes the room opens off-clock for events, so confirm before a late visit. Email admin@gladday.ca. The shelves are still the point: queer and trans fiction, history, poetry, small press, and merch by local artists, plus coffee and a communal lounge. First-timers: this is a nonprofit, volunteer-backed next chapter, not the old Village bar-and-bookshop hybrid. Pair a browse with a drink, check the event calendar for drag brunch and launches, and do not send anyone to 499 Church.