Revolution Is for Lovers 💕🔥
A Queer State of the Nation: Love in the Time of Fascism
Greetings to my queer comrades across the nation and around the world. May Peace and Love embrace you now and forevermore.
First and foremost, from my heart yours, know that you are never alone. The powers that be: the cruel, insipid propaganda of this rugged individualist monstrosity of a society insists over and over that we must trudge the unknown road ahead alone. Lies! We will trudge the road of happy destiny in solidarity and community, leaving no comrade behind.
This is simply not a matter of digital discourse. Now is when the rubber meets the road. We must agitate for change. How we do this will differ from place to place, indeed, we do not all have the luxury of living in a bastion such as NY. Some of the praxis we can do is… Calling on comrades who we have not heard from in a while and holding space communally for our shared physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual anguish. Establishing robust mutual aid networks for the strategic sharing of labor and resources. Shining our hearts out like beacons into the world, radiating queer joy.
They want us to lose heart
to say, oh what's the use—
oh brother don’t even start
I won’t tolerate this abuse!
So long as I draw breath—
Death to the Man, death!
— Jesús Rivera, Nonbinarian volunteer
Winter Weekends with Polly's
We love having a queer-owned coffeeshop as our next-door neighbor on Rogers Ave and we're inviting y'all for the coziest crossover of the season!
Starting February 1st and running through the end of the month, buy a book in-store at The Nonbinarian and receive a friends and family discount at Polly's Cafe!*
The Nonbinarian Bookstore
1130 President Street (entrance on Rogers, right next to Polly's!)
Weekend hours: 11 a.m.—7 p.m.
Polly's Cafe (Crown Heights location)
241 Rogers Ave (between President & Carroll)
Weekend hours: 8a.m.—5 p.m.
Shop queer and local and help bring folks out of hibernation mode to keep our small businesses going this winter season!
*Offer is only valid for same day visits. Proof of purchase required.
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Bookshop.org Nonbinarian Book List Recs
+ Partner Wishlists
When you choose The Nonbinarian Bookstore as your bookstore to support and shop our booklists or any item on Bookshop.org, we receive a 30% affiliate fee from every sale! The affiliate fee directly supports us as a newly opened bookstore as well as sustaining our mutual aid initiative, The Nonbinarian Book Bike.
If you would like to purchase books to donate to The Nonbinarian, please shop below:
Nonbinarian General Inventory — We love it; you love it. Help us restock some of our favorite books for adults.
Nonbinarian Kids Book Inventory — Board and picture books are always the first to go at outings—help keep us stocked!
Spanish-language Books — Help us increase our high demand Spanish-language offerings in-store and on the Book Bike.
If you would like to donate books to our partners, please shop below:
Drag Story Hour x The Nonbinarian — Picture books from the DSH NYC book list!
Trans formative Schools x The Nonbinarian — Help stock the classroom of a local trans-centered afterschool program, TfS!
The Reading for Black Lives Project x The Nonbinarian — Specifically Black + queer, all books from this wishlist go towards our comrade in free book distro in Brooklyn, R4BL.
Project Human Dignity x The Nonbinarian — Help build a permanent library for an adolescent (9-17), in-patient psych ward—because everyone deserves to see themselves on the shelf.
In addition to our 2025 New Year’s Weekend Sale, we have a host of events planned in January! Here’s what’s happening this month. All times EST; 💻 = virtual, 🛍 = in-store, 🚲 = off-site.
🛍 Hisham’s Art Market & Fundraiser: Saturday, February 1, 2—6 p.m.
An artist’s pop-up and fundraiser for an impacted family in East Jerusalem.🛍 T4T Clothing Swap: Sunday, February 2, 1—3 p.m.
Give your no longer affirming clothes a new life and build a new wardrobe for and by our gender expansive community. All size garments very much encouraged!💻 Weekly Queer & Trans Yoga: Monday, February 3, 8—9 p.m.
Hosted on Zoom, this is a gentle movement and breathwork class for all abilities and experience levels, centering somatics, restoration, and vitality. FREE. Register on Zoom.🛍 Bi Wives Club Weekly Knit-Along: Wednesday, February 5, 6—7 p.m.
Knit at your own pace in a group setting. Pattern and supplies provided, seats limited. Register to secure your spot!🛍 The Art of the Breakup: An Evening of Readings & Performances: Friday, February 7, 8—10 p.m.
Sold Out (See Partiful for waitlist.)🛍 Mia Arias Tsang, Fragments of Wasted Devotion Book Launch & Sapphic Speed Dating hosted by Chloe Caldwell: Sunday, February 9, 7—9 p.m.
RSVP via Partiful!💻 Weekly Queer & Trans Yoga: Monday, February 10, 8—9 p.m.
Register on Zoom.💻 Virtual Bi-Weekly Queer Writers of Brooklyn Workshop: Tuesday, February 11, 7—8:30 p.m.
Generate work, receive feedback, and read aloud in community. Register on Zoom.🛍 Bi Wives Club Weekly Knit-Along: Wednesday, February 12, 6—7 p.m.
Register to secure your spot!🛍 Close Friends Collective Presents Queer Love Letters: An Evening of Readings & Historic Homosexual Yearning: Friday, February 14, 7 p.m.
Sold Out (See Partiful for waitlist.)🛍 Queer Cook Book Club: Sunday, February 16, 4—6 p.m.
RSVP via Partiful!🛍 COVID-Conscious Craft Meet-Up: Monday, February 17, 7—9 p.m.
Sold Out | The Nonbinarian partners with a new group for COVID-conscious gathering & craft making! Materials provided - seats limited.💻 Weekly Queer & Trans Yoga: Monday, February 17, 8—9 p.m.
Register on Zoom.🛍 Bi Wives Club Weekly Knit-Along: Wednesday, February 19, 6—7 p.m.
Register to secure your spot!🛍 Trans Lobbying Coalition Open Meeting: Saturday, February 22, 5—7 p.m.
🛍 HANKIE: Saturday, February 22, after hours from 9 p.m.—1 a.m.
An inclusive, after-hours sex education and cruising social. PWYC tickets via Partiful.🛍 Little Readers ROAR! Storytime: Sunday, February 23, 11:30 a.m.—12 p.m.
Nonbinarian volunteers read aloud from our favorite picture books, classic and new. Coloring materials provided. Appropriate for ages 0-5; all are welcome.🛍 Monthly ATLS Name Change Clinic: Sunday, February 23, 2—4 p.m.
Please remember to bring a valid government ID for the ATLS notary to see.💻 Weekly Queer & Trans Yoga: Monday, February 24, 8—9 p.m.
Register on Zoom.🛍 Bi-Weekly Queer Writers of Brooklyn Workshop: Tuesday, February 25, 7—8:30 p.m.
Generate work, receive feedback, and read aloud in community.🛍 Bi Wives Club Weekly Knit-Along: Wednesday, February 26, 6—7 p.m.
Register to secure your spot!🛍 Queer Flatbush Costume Contest & Nonbinarian Fundraiser: Thursday, February 27, 8—11 p.m.
RSVP and details to come!💻 The Nonbinarian Book Club: Friday, February 28, 8—9 p.m.
February has arrived and this month, we are reading The Gloomy Girl Variety Show by Freda Epum. If you missed our Tandem Talk with Freda, watch it here!
Thanks to our friends at Feminist Press, we’re giving away three (3) copies of the book to the Nonbinarian community! Enter via this form.
Then join us on Friday, February 28 at 8 p.m. ET on Zoom to meet other club members and chat about the book! The Zoom link will be sent out on the day of the meeting.
The Nonbinarian Book Club is a monthly, virtual, queer and trans-focused book club. Attendees will receive $5 off their next purchase at The Nonbinarian Bookstore, in-store or online. Meetings take place on the last Friday of each month and book club picks will be announced via the Nonbinarian Newsletter and social media on the 1st of each month.
If you prefer to listen to the audiobook, support indie bookstores and the Book Bike by purchasing through Libro.fm and selecting us as your store of choice!
The Nonbinarian Bookstore volunteers have received sponsored opportunities for further book industry professional development!
Nonbinarian volunteer Elliot has been awarded the Mark LaFramboise scholarship to attend NAIBA’s Book Buyers Retreat, 2025.
Nonbinarian founder K. has been awarded a scholarship to attend ABA’s Children’s Institute, 2025.
We are thrilled for the opportunities these scholarships afford our volunteers and grateful for the recognition as a brand new bookstore!
The Nonbinarian is proud to partner with the following organizations. Please check out their mission statements and support them however possible.
🌠 Reading 4 Black Lives Project
The Nonbinarian has partnered with ATLS to provide monthly hybrid name change clinic services with the Bookstore. Visit us on the last Sunday of the month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EST at 1130 President Street and please bring a valid government ID for the ATLS notary to see.
If you'd like to partner with us for an event or sponsorship, please reach out via e-mail! In addition to subscribing to our newsletter, following us on social media, visiting the store, and participating in events, you can also support the Nonbinarian in the following ways:
📚 Donate a book (or books) to the Book Bike!
📚 Donate funds to help upkeep costs like storage and bike maintenance! You can make a one-time donation or set up a monthly one on Ko-Fi, or you can donate via Venmo.
📚 Buy a book from our wishlist!
📚 Buy a book through our Bookshop storefront!
📚 Support us with a Libro.fm subscription!
📚 Buy Nonbinarian merch!
To get involved in our virtual or physical programming, please email info@thenonbinarian.gay!
Thank you to the Nonbinarian community for always showing up and showing out! We wouldn’t be here without our comrades, cheerleaders, volunteers, and backers! It has been a joy to meet you at pop-ups, interact with you on social media, and get to know the Brooklyn community and its various neighborhoods.
Want to contribute to the Nonbinarian Newsletter?
If you want to submit something to the newsletter, including events, mutual aid needs, book recs, or ideas you'd like to see us include, please email us at newsletter@thenonbinarian.gay.
Thank you for supporting the Nonbinarian Book Bike! Look for our next newsletter on the 1st of the month. In the meantime, follow us on social media for daily updates.