Category Is Books is an independent bookshop in Glasgow, Scotland. It is one of only two LGBT+ bookshop in Scotland and one of only eight in the United Kingdom. It was established by Bug and Fionn Duffy-Scott in September 2018.
Every book stocked at the store is either written by someone from the LGBT+ community, contains at least one LGBT+ character or has an LGBT+ narrative.
History Category Is Books was launched with help from Gay's The Word, the first and only remaining LGBT+ bookshop in London.
The shop hosted many queer community events and a non-drinking space for the LGBT+ community. They host events such as yoga, queer tarot readings, and a transgender-friendly pop-up barbershop.
Community is an integral part of how the bookshop runs, with co-owner Duffy-Scott saying, "Community is important here and it’s a specifically queer space so a lot of the events have nothing to do with books."
The bookshop was visited by Nicola Sturgeon in November 2018.
The shop closed due to COVID-19 but offered deliveries by skateboard and bike.
Category Is Books has reopened following the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020–2021.
In September 2026, the bookshop was vandalised: a window with the word "trans" on it was smashed. More than £14,000 was fundraised to support repairs and the purchase of shutters. Then, later in the same month, the bookshop was vandalized again.
See also Lavender Menace Bookshop List of LGBT bookstores
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