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8592 Santa Monica Blvd

This enormous, 4,000 square foot store located in West Hollywood stocks denim and casualwear from the likes of G-Star and Diesel as well as underwear and swimwear from Emporio Armani, 2Xist, as well as their own line of LASC activewear. Expect wel...

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San Francisco

Mr-S-Leather

385 8th St (at Harrison)

If you’re a kink fan and into bondage, leather, rubber, neoprene and sportwear, Mr-S-Leather is the store for you. It’s been selling handcrafted, San Francisco-made gear since 1979.

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New York

Purple Passion

211 W 20th St (at 7th Ave)

Purple Passion is New York City’s premier BDSM, fetish clothing and adult toy store for both men and women. Wide selection of latex and leather clothing, corsets, boots, restraints, bondage equipment, rope, vibrators, sex toys and much more.

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San Francisco

Aardvark Books

227 Church St

Landmark San Francisco bookstore selling new and used books. Aardvark Books is an independent store that’s been in business for almost four decades. Check ahead before visiting: as of December 2017 it was open but there’s a possibility of closure ...

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New York

Abercrombie & Fitch

720 5th Avenue

All-American style. Casual with laidback sophistication. Men’s and women’s.

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New York

Apple

767 5th Avenue

A must-see in NYC for Apple freaks. Stocks all the latest products. Open 24/7, all year long.

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Palm Springs

Bear Wear

319 E Arenas Rd

Men’s store in Palm Springs, right in the heart of the gay scene on Arenas Road. Despite its name, Bear Wear offers men’s shirts, trunks, shorts and more in sizes from small through to 11XL!

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San Francisco

Black & Blue Tattoo

381 Guerrero (at 16th St)

Female-owned and gender-inclusive tattoo studio with a great reputation, established in 1995. Up to ten artists with a range of styles and specialties are available to work with you on creating your piece of skin art. Open daily 12:00pm to 19:00pm...

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New York

Bluestockings

172 Allen St (btwn Stanton & Rivington)

A volunteer-powered and collectively-owned radical bookstore, fair trade café, and activist center in the Lower East Side. It carries over 6,000 books on feminism, queer and gender studies and much more. Also holds workshops and events, check webs...

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Provincetown

BodyBody

296 Commercial St

Since 1979, BodyBody has been curating collections of stylish menswear for visitors to Provincetown and the men of Cape Cod.

1 Ferry Bldg #42

Books Inc Opera Plaza

601 Van Ness Ave (at Turk)

Independently-owned bookstore, one of the best – and oldest – in San Francisco. Ten other stores in California.

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San Francisco

Booksmith

1644 Haight St

If you’ve got time to spare, you could spend a whole day in Booksmith. Spacious and vibrant independent bookshop offering up best-sellers and hard-to-find titles. Also has author readings.

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Los Angeles

Book Soup

8818 W Sunset Blvd (at Larrabee)

Book Soup is an independent bookstore located at 8818 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California, and is the largest general interest independent bookstore in Hollywood.

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San Francisco

Borderlands Books

866 Valencia St (at 19th)

In a city crammed with bookstores, Borderlands Books is a specialty store stocking an eclectic mix of new and used imports, fan fiction and rare, hard-to-trace editions.

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Los Angeles

Brick & Mortar

8713 California State Route 2

Hip boutique shop selling a full range of men’s clothing, underwear and accessories. Lots of cool, independent labels.

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New York

Century 21

22 Cortland Street

A NYC retail icon, established in 1961. Fashion for men and women at discounted prices.

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San Francisco

City Lights Bookstore

261 Columbus Ave (at Pacific)

City Lights is a world-famous independent bookstore and publisher specializing in world literature, the Arts, and progressive politics.

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Palm Springs

Cocky Cactus

150 N Palm Canyon Dr

The Cocky Cactus is your one-stop shop for desert-inspired gifts. Fab selection of cards, candy, art, and home décor for the perfect gay gift.

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New York

Community Bookstore

143 Seventh Ave

A bookstore and gathering place. Notable for a considered selection of new books, for the onsite gardens, and cute pets living on its premises (a cat and a turtle!).

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San Francisco

Dog Eared Books

900 Valencia St (at 20th)

Dog Eared Books has been supplying the book-hungry San Francisco crowd with new and second-hand books for years. It also has a nice magazine selection and sells artwork from locals. Find their second branch at 489 Castro Street.

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Palm Springs

Gay Mart

305 E Arenas Road

Kind of a gay Walmart, Gay Mart boasts a large selection of swimmers and undies, including big-brand names. It specializes in clothing for ay guys but also stocks greeting cards, videos and accessories.

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New York

Gourmet Garage

366 Broadway

Funded in 1981, Gourmet Garage supplied the best restaurants in New York and other major cities with their most essential ingredients. Today it’s a landmark in the city that never sleeps. Pop by, pick up some produce and shop like a chef.

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San Francisco

Green Apple Book & Music

506 Clement St

Two floors of new and used nonfiction, new releases, kids’ books, cookbooks, and loads more. Green Apple Books has a second store at 520 Clement St, selling sci-fi, mystery, graphic novels and more.

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Houston

Hollywood Super Center

2409 Grant St

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Provincetown

Hook Provincetown

230 Commercial St

Out clothing features original designs printed on premium fabrics, capturing the spirit of Provincetown’s rich history and colorful way of life.

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Fort Lauderdale

Leather Werks

1226 NE 4th Avenue

Founded in 1995, LeatherWerks is a gay leather and fetish shop, located in Fort Lauderdale. Harnesses, bondage gear, boots and accessories, hats and gloves, puppy gear, pants, underwear… Open 7/7.

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New York

Macy’s

151 West 34th Street

Major US department store stocking a wide range of men’s clothing and underwear.

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Los Angeles

Marco Marco

1644 N. Cherokee Ave Hollywood

Flagship store for the Marco Marco chain. Sells fashion-forward briefs, boxers and sexy swimwear for men.

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Guseman

Modern Homestead

41 South Robert Stone Way, Reedsville WV 26547

Modern Homestead in the heart of Preston County is a destination for comfortable accommodations, seasonal greenhouse and coffee gift shop. Located in historic Reedsville, Modern Homestead is a scenic 25 minute drive from Downtown Morgantown.

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New York

Nasty Pig

265 West 19th St (at 8th Ave)

Kink-positive store selling underwear, apparel and accessories.

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Los Angeles

Out Of The Closet

6210 Sunset Blvd

Feel free to splurge in this LA thrift store chain. That’s because 96¢ of every dollar you spend goes directly to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s HIV/AIDS programs. Out of the Closet have two more locations in Los Angeles, so, hey, if you can’t f...

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Provincetown

Puzzle Me This

290 Commercial St

Puzzle Me This is a retail store specializing in unique and strategic games, brain teasers, mind bogglers and puzzles.

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Los Angeles

Rough Trade Gear

3915 Sunset Blvd

Located in the heart of Silver Lake, Rough Trade Gear is your go-to store for leather, fetish and kinkwear and sex toys.

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Los Angeles

ROW DTLA

777 S. Alameda Street

Ultra-cool retail and restaurant hub featuring hip stores, pop up shops, yoga studios, food trucks, art exhibitions and more. Over 100 unique stores within six buildings to explore. Weekly Sunday market covering the realms of design, craft, style,...

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Provincetown

Ruthie's Boutique

14 Center St

Ruthie’s is a not-for-profit thrift store with a Provincetown flair for fun.

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Los Angeles

Skylight Books

1818 N Vermont Ave (at Melbourne Ave)

Historic and light-filled (hence the name) indie bookstore offering a great selection of titles. Skylight also runs author appearances and launch events.

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Provincetown

Utilities Home Store

393 Commercial St

Utilities Home Store is a store focused on kitchen utilities.

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Los Angeles

Y-Que Trading Post

1770 N Vermont Ave

Cute and compact indie store selling quirky T-shirts, collectibles and curios. Great for gifts.

92B South Street

1301 E 57th St, Hyde Park (at Kimbark Street)

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Los Angeles

665 Leather

8722 Santa Monica Blvd (at Huntley Dr)

As the name suggests, a leather shop, which also supplies a great amount of fetish, kink stuff and sex toys!

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Miami

9th Chakra

530 Lincoln Rd (btwn Drexel & Pennsylvania)

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Chicago

After-Words New & Used Books

23 E Illinois Street (at State)

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Las Vegas

Aristo

3200 Las Vegas Blvd #2065 (2nd floor of the Fashion Show Mall)

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Chicago

Barbara’s Bookstore

1218 S Halsted Street (at W Roosevelt)

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New York

Barneys New York

660 Madison Avenue

World-famous department store selling designer clothing, accessories and beauty products. Of course, such luxury comes at a price... and it isn’t cheap!

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San Francisco

Best in Show

545 Castro St (btwn 18th & 19th)

Have a furry friend that you love? And no, we’re not talking about your best bear buddy, we’re talking dogs, cats or any other pet, in fact. Then visit Best in Show: it sells cool pet food, treats, toys and accessories.

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New York

Big Gay Ice Cream Shop

125 East 7th Street

Beginning as a humble ice cream truck, the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop now has four branches in New York City. Partners Doug and Bryan play on old-school ice cream flavors using quality ingredients. You can also get fresh coffee (naturally) and tasty m...

707 N 35th St

3234 16th St (btwn Guerrero & Dolores)

Open since 1989, Body Manipulations claim to be the world’s oldest professional piercing studio! Because of such experience, they are one of the most trusted piercing and tattoo studios in San Francisco’s Mission District.  

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New York

Bookmarc

400 Bleecker Street

Jazz up your coffee table with handpicked fashion titles, books, limited editions and zines from the designer Marc Jacobs. Just down the road from his main flagship clothing store, Bookmarc also carries MJ-encrusted bags and stationery, bags and o...

927 Lincoln Rd

2323 S Decatur (at Sahara)

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New Orleans

Bourbon Pride

909 Bourbon St

Retail gift shop located in the heart of the French Quarter. Variety of products for the LGBT community.

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Chicago

Boystown Collectibles

3453 N Halsted Street

Boustown Collectibles is the new name and new psace for Gay Mart, which closed down in 2014 after 20 years. Lots of kitsch and pride items.

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Atlanta

Brushstrokes

1510-J Piedmont Avenue

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Seattle

Bulldog News

4208 University Way NE

212 South Broadway

479 Castro St

If you love browsing, Cliff’s Variety is the place for you in San Francisco. This landmark variety shop stocks an eclectic mix of goodies, including housewares, toys, costumes, gifts and much more.

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San Francisco

Cold Steel America

2377 Market St (at 17th St, 2nd flr)

One of San Francisco’s premier body piercing and tattoo studios, in operation since 1999. Open 12:00-20:00pm, seven days a week.

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Miami

Creative Male

3227 NE 2nd Avenue

10am-9pm, men’s clothing underwear

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Malibu

Diesel, A Bookstore

3890 Cross Creek Rd, Malibu

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San Francisco

Does Your Mother Know

4141 18th St (at Castro)

Famous adult store selling sex toys, novelty items and plenty more to keep you giggling and happy. Worth a stroll around.

1312 E Pike St

160 Lexington Avenue

New York concept store from Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo. Super pricey contemporary designer threads from the likes of Prada and Saint Laurent, over seven floors.

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San Francisco

Dragonfly Ink

490 Post St #1701

A unique cosmetic and custom tattoo studio specializing in tattooings, scar covering and tattoo removals.

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Seattle

Elliot Bay Book Company

1521 Tenth Ave

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Chicago

Enjoy, An Urban General Store

4727 N Lincoln Avenue (Lincoln Square)

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New Orleans

Fifi Mahony's

934 Royal St

Crazy wigs for crazy parades

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San Francisco

Flight 001

525 Hayes St (btwn Octavia & Laguna)

Obviously as a member of misterbb, you love traveling, so this is the store for you. Flight 001 is a super-stylish retailer offering passport cases, luggage tags, adapters, totes and other travel essentials.

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Chicago

Flight 001

1133 N State Street (at Elm)

1520 U Street NW

4640 S Paradise #15 (at Naples)

345 S 12th St

714 E Sahara Ave #104 (at S 6th St)

116 South Broadway

Human Rights Campaign Action Center & Store

600 Castro St

Located right in the heart of the Castro, visit this store for some shopping and also a big slice of history: the shop is based in the historic home of civil rights legend Harvey Milk. This nonprofit sells t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, caps, bra...

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New Orleans

Hustler Hollywood

111 Bourbon St

Adult store for both gay men and straight couples, offering a range of different items to suit varying tastes. See the collection here.

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New York

Jonathan Adler

53 Greene St

Colorful Soho store full of modern home décor. Bursting with everything from beds and sofas to chandeliers to gorgeous rugs, the Jonathan Adler store is the opposite of minimalism! Bring your shades (and a hefty wallet).

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San Francisco

Kenneth Wingard

2319 Market St (btwn Castro & Noe)

Boutique homestore offering Kenneth Wingard-designed home décor such as pillows, vases, bedding and accent pieces.

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Miami

Lambda Passages Bookstore

7545 Biscayne Blvd (at 76th)

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Chicago

Leather 6410

6410 N Clark Street (at Devon, between Jackhammer & Touché)

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San Francisco

Leather Etc

1201 Folsom St (at 8th St)

Popular fetish clothing store. Leather Etc has been serving up quality bondage toys, leather, BDSM gear and fetish accessories to San Francisco’s leather community and beyond.

3000 Main Street

1212 NE 4th Avenue

610 E Sahara (at 6th)

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New York

Monocle

535 Hudson Street

West Village branch of Monocle magazine’s spin-off store. Stocks well-designed stationery, travel accessories, Comme des Garçons candles and scents, Valextra notebooks and Porter bags.

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New Orleans

Mr. Binky's French Quarter

107 Chartes Street

Adult store for both gay men and straight couples

685 North St

1016 E Pike St

600 Pine St

176 9th Ave

Stylish menswear boutique stocking very gay-friendly menswear, swim trunks and tank tops.

621 N 35th St

850 NE 13th Street

231 11th Avenue

Printed Matter, Inc, is the world’s leading bookstore dedicated to artist’s books. Carries many queer titles.

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Chicago

Quimby’s Bookstore

1854 W North Avenue (at Wolcott, in Wicker Park)

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Las Vegas

Rack

953 E Sahara Ave, Ste 101, Bldg 16 (in Commercial Center)

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San Francisco

Rolo on Market

2351 Market St

Quality menswear boutique selling G-Star, Nudie Jeans, Life After Denim, Sundek, Fred Perry and more. Rolo has two other locations in San Francisco: check their website for details.

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San Francisco

Safeway

2020 Market St

OK, so we’d never normally promote a general foodstore but this branch of Safeway is worth picking up a cart and having a whirl round. You might find something extra in the aisles, something not on your shopping list (if you know what we mean!). I...

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San Francisco

Scarlet Sage Herb Co.

1193 Valencia St (near 23rd St)

If holistic health is one of your interests, you’ll love The Scarlet Sage Herb Co. It’s one of San Francisco’s favorite spots for herbs, essential oils, teas, candles and organic supplements. A place that supports the physical, mental and spiritua...

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Las Vegas

Sin City

1013 E Charleston Blvd (at S 10th St)

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San Francisco

SuiGENERIS Consignment Boutique

2231 Market St (at 16th St)

Discounted menswear from big-name fashion brands including Ralph Lauren, Lanvin, Comme des Garçons, Prada, Gucci and more. Have your credit card ready!

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New York

TAGG

720 9th Ave

Menswear outpost in Hell’s Kitchen aimed predominently at gay men.

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New York

The Leather Man

111 Christopher Street

Popular men’s store selling leather, rubber, neoprene, bondage gear and sex toys.

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Washington

The Rack Leather

1723 Connecticut Avenue NW

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San Francisco

Timbuk2

506 Hayes St

San Francisco label selling stylish and practical backpacks, totes, travel bags, accessories and gifts. Perfect for the misterbb traveling man.

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Chicago

Unabridged Books

3251 N Broadway Street (at Aldine)

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Chicago

Uncle Fun

1338 W Belmont (at Racine)

709 Broadway E

1111 NW Leary Way

76 Pondfield Rd

independent

2240 Wilton Drive

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