A Vancouver bookstore that has long been a safe haven for the city’s LGBTQ community and waged a court battle against the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
“It’s our birthday, you can’t miss it,” said drag queen Batty Banks Friday at a celebration to mark the 40th anniversary of Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium on Davie Street.
Banks says the store, which sells erotic, instructional and self-help books, as well as gifts, clothing and sex toys, has long been a pillar in the LGBTQ community.
“They’ve been here for, hello, 40 years,” Banks said. “Serving the community, being a safe space for people to come and ask their questions, learn about themselves,
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