Last week Sydney’s iconic LGBTIQA+ bookshop in Darlinghurst announced it will be closing down after 43 years of serving not just the local community, but LGBTIQA+ people across Australia. Over the decades, I and no doubt many others, have made some of their first LGBTTIQA+ (and continuing) book purchases Sydney icon The Bookshop: Darlinghurst. Unfortunately, for a combination of reasons as a described in a recent email sent to subscribers, Sydney LGBTIQA+ icon is set to close on Christmas eve. I recall when I read the book, I recognised other couples I knew in the various stages and suggested it to various people over the years. I’d gone over to Sydney for Mardi Gras and the book signing, was one of various things on my itinerary.