Queer Bookshops in New Zealand
New Zealand lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are some of the most extensive in the world. The country is consistently ranked among the most welcoming countries in the world for LGBTQ+ travelers. It has an active LGBTQ community, with well-attended annual gay pride festivals in most cities. Most New Zealanders are open-minded, accepting and positive towards the LGBTQ+ community. This is a place you can also get bookshops that project the LGBTQ+ community. Here is a list of popular queer bookshops owned by New Zealanders.
Alphabet Book Club
Alphabet Book Club is an online-only bookstore selling a range of genres of books and products with positive LGBTQ+ representation. The bookstore was established to give kiwis a way to see themselves represented in books without paying for excessive shipping, waiting for months, and supporting large international conglomerates. They have awesome book clubs and merch. This is a popular online destination for queer book lovers.
Online only
Agnes & Eddie
Agnes & Eddie is a boutique one-stop queer shop for all sorts of gender affirming, pride merch, and a LGBTQ+ bookstore rolled into one. This bookstore is dedicated to trans women across the world. It features inspirational collection of letters written by successful trans women who shared the lessons they learnt on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements and empowering the next generation to become who they truly are. Materials on this platform are written by politicians, scientists, models, athletes, authors, actors, and activists from around the world. The contents capture the diversity of the trans experience and offer advice from make-up and dating through to fighting dysphoria and transphobia. Their bookstore includes fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, magazines, zines and poetry titles for all identities and from children to adult. You can check their website for next pop up locations.
Location: Online and Pop Ups
