A queer bookshop owner has highlighted the changes he wants to see from major book chains as Pride Month approaches. Matthew Cornford says businesses such as Waterstones need to “step up their game” so queer people can find themselves in literature “all year round.”
Matthew is the owner of QueerLit located on Tib Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It boasts an extensive range of over 4000 LGBTQ+ titles in store and online, as well as stocking bags, stationery and greeting cards.
Ahead of the start of Pride, Matthew has said big bookshops need to have permanent sections for queer literature in order to tackle homophobia in society.
