Gay's The Word

lesbian and gay bookstore in London
Organization lgbtq_bookshop Q5528519
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Gay's The Word

Summary

Gay's The Word is a LGBTQ+ bookshop[1]. It draws 332 Wikipedia views per month (lgbtq_bookshop category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gay's The Word's field of work was LGBTQ[3].
  • Gay's The Word received the Attitude Pride Award[4].
  • Gay's The Word is located in London Borough of Camden[5].
  • Gay's The Word is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Gay's The Word's instance of is recorded as LGBTQ+ bookshop[7].
  • Gay's The Word's founder is recorded as Peter Dorey[8].
  • Gay's The Word's Commons category is recorded as Gay's The Word[9].
  • January 17, 1979 marks the founding of Gay's The Word[10].
  • Gay's The Word's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.525361, 'lon': -0.125379}[11].
  • Gay's The Word's official website is recorded as http://www.gaystheword.co.uk/[12].
  • Gay's The Word's historic county is recorded as Middlesex[13].
  • Gay's The Word's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+39692'}[14].
  • Gay's The Word's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34902'}[15].
  • Gay's The Word's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+43138'}[16].
  • Gay's The Word's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+45756'}[17].

Body

Founding

Gay's The Word's founder is recorded as Peter Dorey[8]. January 17, 1979 marks the founding of it[10].

Industry

Gay's The Word's field of work was LGBTQ[3].

Recognition

Gay's The Word received the Attitude Pride Award[4].

Why It Matters

Gay's The Word draws 332 Wikipedia views per month (lgbtq_bookshop category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

FAQs

What awards did Gay's The Word receive?

Honors received include Attitude Pride Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [4] . attitude.co.uk. Retrieved . attitude.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . gaystheword.co.uk. Retrieved . gaystheword.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in
    Instance of LGBTQ+ bookshop
    Field of work LGBTQ
    Official website http://www.gaystheword.co.uk/
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