hello hello tumblr fam. an introduction; we’re two queers with a dream to own a queer bookstore in our hometown. this blog is our journey, our wins, ours losses. can two neurodivergent trans people find their way with starting a small business…. in this economy? it started with a sense of justice. unable to stand by and watch idly anymore. what can we possibly do when we’re all just trying to survive? we’ve both worked steady 40 hour+ jobs since we were legally allowed to. that on its own has felt like too much to cope with not to mention everything outside our bubble. we don’t wanna keep our noses to the ground anymore, working, surviving until we die. there has to be more then all of that, after all we have survived through, there has to be more. more community, more freedom, more necessities met, more kindness. what does that have to do with opening a bookstore? everything. it’s coming up from poverty with no parental help, it’s being a trans kid and a survivor of sexual assault. it’s not seeing the system change fast enough to save others from going through the same or similar traumas. opening a bookstore is more than a livable income, it’s creating a safe place for our community to gather, read, and resist. hopefully we can inspire you or you can support us along the way. until next time; Trans lives are more important than Harry Potter. Try instead Gideon the ninth, Night Circus, The Priory of the orange tree, and The Ninth House.
Best, S and T
