| 词条 | Giovanni's Room Bookstore |
| 释义 |
LocationGiovanni's Room Bookstore is located on the corner of 12th and Pine Street in Philadelphia's gayborhood. The main building was built in 1820. The store was originally located in South Street and changed locations often in its first few years.[1] HistoryTom Wilson Weinberg, Dan Sherbo and Bern Boylethe opened Giovanni's Room in 1973 on the 200 block of South Street. The store was closed shortly afterward due to a homophobic landlord. Hermance and Arleen Oshan paid $500 for the business in 1976. The store then moved to 1426 Spruce Street but was eventually forced by the landlord to close. It was able to gather support from the gay and lesbian community and eventually moved to its last location on 12th and Pine.[1] The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission unveiled a marker on Sunday, October 15, 2011, to commemorate the location of Giovanni’s Room, as it is the country's first LGBT bookstore.[4][5] In April 2014 the store's owner of 38 years, Ed Hermance, announced his retirement plans and closed the store on May 17, 2014.[6][1] He soon after made an agreement with Philly AIDS Thrift and they reopened the store as its proprietor that fall. References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last1=Gillespie|first1=Tyler|title=The Last Day at Giovanni's Room, America's Oldest Gay Bookstore|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-last-day-at-giovannis-room-americas-oldest-gay-bookstore-20140521|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=26 June 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web |publisher= OutTraveler |author= Connie Wu |title= Nation's Oldest LGBT Bookstore Rescued from Closing|date= July 25, 2014 |url= http://www.outtraveler.com/destination-guide/philadelphia/2014/07/25/nations-oldest-lgbt-bookstore-rescued-closing}} 3. ^http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/oldest-us-gay-bookstore-reopen-philadelphia-25119146 4. ^{{cite web|last=Schechner|first=Karen|title=Giovanni’s Room Honored With Historical Marker|url=https://www.queerbooks.com/newsletter|publisher=American Booksellers Association|accessdate=28 April 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title= William Penn’s Legacy, PHMC 2010-2011 Annual Report|url= http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/Portal/Communities/AboutPHMC/AnnualReports/phmc_annual_report_2010_11.pdf |publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|accessdate=26 June 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Angela|title=Giovanni's Room to close next month|url=http://epgn.com/view/full_story/25004451/article-PGN-exclusive--Giovanni-s-Room-to-close-next-month|publisher=Philadelphia Gay News.|accessdate=28 April 2014}} External links
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