Compiled by Ramona Roberts

Friendly Neighbourhood Businesses

These businesses either offer a service or product especially for LBGTs and our allies, and/or publicly display queer-theme posters or publications (like OUTLOOK and Wayves). No business with a known (to us) tolerance of hostility toward queers has been included. But being listed here doesn't mean a place is owned or run by queers, or that you're guaranteed a safe and friendly experience.

If you have an unsafe experience with any group or business listed in the Pride Guide, please feel free to contact LBGTMUN for support and/or to help us keep this list up to date.

Friendly Neighbourhood Organizations

Regional/National Organizations

Publications

Books and Magazines

Bennington Gate
Lower Level, Terrace on the Square (Churchill Square)
576-6600
[email protected]
Has Gay and Lesbian Fiction and Non-fiction sections, and carries Advocate, Curve, Diva, Genre, Gay Times, Lesbian Review of Books, Lambda Book Report, Ms., OUT, POZ, xy, and the (free) Atlantic Canada Pride Guide. Comfy chairs for browsers.
Not an exclusively L/B/G/T bookstore -- sometimes stocks queer-phobic-theme books in other sections.

Branwen Books
250 Duckworth St
753- 1523
[email protected]
Includes L/B/G/T-theme books in its "Human Relations" section. Open to suggestions on books to stock.

Afterwords Book Store
245 Duckworth St
753-4690
General-theme used book store. Often has queer-theme books in its "ologies" section, as well as loose among the fiction. Books generally cost from $1.50 - $10.

International News
Atlantic Place 215 Water St
579-6397
Avalon Mall
739-8338
Carries Advocate, OUT, POZ Magazine
Small quantities ordered. Call first to make sure your magazine is available.

The Poet and Peasant Bookstore Café
165 Water St
739-4600
Has Gay and Lesbian section. Special orders welcome.

Videos

Capitol Video, Inc
34 Prescott St
722-2150

Churchill Square Video
173 Elizabeth Ave (far side of Churchill Square from MUN)
726-6843

Eating Out

Hava Java Coffee House
216 Water St
753-5282
Hot drinks (coffees, herbal teas, fancy cocoa, etc) and snacks in an open environment. Doesn't serve meals, but has bagels and baked goods.

Perkup Coffee & Tea Room
272 Duckworth
753-1593
$1 gets you coffee or tea. Also serves breakfast, hot and cold sandwiches, soups, desserts. Hempware and occasionally pride jewelry also on sale, as well as works by local artists displayed on the walls.

The Poet and Peasant Bookstore Café
165 Water St
739-4600

La Dolce Vita
290 Duckworth Street
738-1533.
Italian and European cuisine.

Bars

Five and Dime
164 ½ Water St (entrance on side of building)
576-9266
Small pub with pool table, mostly queer clientele.

Zone 2-1-6
216 Water St
754-2492
Dance bar, mostly queer clientele. Open late Friday and Saturday.

Accommodations

Abba Inn
36 Queen's Rd
St John's, Nfld
A1C 2A5
(709)754-0047 or Toll Free: 1-800-563-3959
http://gayfriendly.abbainn.com/
[email protected]
Bed and breakfast.

Banberry House Bed and Breakfast
116 Military Rd
579-8006
captain [email protected]

Little Sister's
1238 Davie St
Vancouver, BC V6E 1N4
1-800-567-1662
[email protected]
www.littlesistersbookstore.com
Lots of books (despite Canada Customs' best efforts to stop them at the border), plus cards, videos, calendars, pride stuff (flags, jewelry, stickers,t-shirts, etc).

Gay-MART
1148 Davie St
Vancouver, BC V6E 1N1
1 877 GAYMART (429 6278)
[email protected]
www.gaymart.com
Jewelry, pride stuff, books, CDs, and more.

liliane minicomics
Leanne Franson
PO Box 274
Succ. Place du Parc
Montreal, Quebec H2W 2N8
12-18 page minicomics $1.50 ea. Free catalogue available.

Queer Zine Explosion
Box 591275, San Francisco, CA
94159- 1275, USA
Directory of queer-oriented underground media.
Send postage for a copy.

WomenSource Book Service
PO Box 1743
Kingston, ON K7J 5J6
1-800-385-7337
[email protected]
Books by, for and about women.

Womyn's Ware, Inc.
896 Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC V5L 3Y5
1-888-996-9273
[email protected]
http://www.womynsware.com
A wonderful variety of sex toys designed specifically by women for women, for the celebration and empowerment of women's sexuality.

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