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The Aesop Queer Library

LGBTQIA2S+ voices, amplified

Founded on a belief in the transformative power of queer storytelling, the Aesop Queer Library returns to select stores across the US and Canada. The ephemeral installation offers complimentary books by LGBTQIA2S+ authors and allies, no purchase required.

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In other words—language as liberation

This year, the Aesop Queer Library celebrates the vibrant vocabularies crafted by LGBTQIA2S+ communities, and showcases the power of language as both a shelter and a declaration of defiance. We are supporting once again the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation—an organization instrumental in fighting censorship and advocating for freedom of speech and expression.

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‘You sometimes don't know you exist until you realize someone like you existed before.’

George M. Johnson