TBLG Bookstore Lambda Rising, DC Closing Thursday, 12/31/09

Lambda Rising LGBT Book Store closed its doors in Norfolk, VA several years ago. It was a land mark. Traansgender books and magazines could be found there. This was critical in the pre digital age. There was absolutely no information out there for Transgender people.
Now Lambda is closing the original store in DC. Farewell, old friend!

By: KYTJA WEIR 

Examiner Staff Writer

December 31, 2009

Lambda Rising, among the first bookstores nationwide to sell gay and lesbian literature, has been a Dupont Circle institution for 35 years. (Deacon) Maccubbin, the store's founder, explains why he's closing its doors on Thursday. 

Why did you open it? 

I opened it originally because you could not find gay and lesbian books in bookstores or even in the library. It was very difficult to do so even in the '70s. 

Why are you closing it now? 

When we opened the store, it had a very clear mission. ... The first was that we wanted to convince authors and publishers and other bookstores that there was a market for gay and lesbian literature so they would write the books, publish the books and, most importantly, put the books on the shelves all around the country. We have done that. ... The second mission was we wanted to make good gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender literature available to anybody who wanted it or needed it. ... But these days that information and literature is available all over the country just by going online.....

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