The following list article contains the names and locations of LGBTQ+ bookstores, sorted by location. The bookstores listed are brick and mortar stores with a focus on the LGBT community and literature.
| Country | City | Name | Opening Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taiwan | Taipei | Gin Gin [1] | 1999 [2] |
| Country | City | Name | Opening year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Sydney | The Bookshop Darlinghurst [103] | 1982 [104] |  |
| Melbourne | Hares & Hyenas [105] | 1991 [2] |
| Country | City | Name | Years | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | Taipei | Fembooks (女書店) Now online [106] | 1994 to 2017 [107] |  |
| Country | City | Name | Years | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | Hamburg | Männerschwarm [160] | 1981 to 2015 [161] | |
| Frankfurt | Oscar Wilde [162] | 1994 to ¿? [163] [164] | ||
 Scotland | Edinburgh | First of May Bookshop | 1977 to 1990 [165] | |
 Spain | Barcelona | Cómplices [9] | 1994 to 2022 [166] |  |
| Bilbao | Safo de Lesbos [167] | 2005 to ¿? [168] | ||
| Sevilla | Librería Mira [169] [170] | |||
| Valencia | El Cobertizo [171] | 1997 to 2004 | ||
 France | Paris | Blue Book [172] | 2003 to 2008 [4] | |
| Lyon | Etat d’Esprit [173] | ¿? a 2009 | ||
| Marsella | Les Mots pour le dire [172] | ¿? a 2008 [4] | ||
 Italy | Milan | Babele [174] [175] [176] | 1987 to 2012 [177] |  |
| Rome | 1993 to 2009 [177] |  | ||
 Netherlands | Nijmegen | De Feeks [178] [179] | 1977 to 2022 [180] | |
| Amsterdam | Intermale [181] | 1984 to 2011 [182] [183] |  | |
| Vrolijk [184] [185] Now online | 1984 to ¿? |  | ||
 Portugal | Lisboa | Esquina Cor de Rosa [186] | 1999 to 2006 [4] | |
 Sweden | Stockholm | Rosa Rummet [187] [188] [189] | 1981 to 2001 [190] |
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