How a new Salt Lake City bookstore is creating a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community
By: Jessie Cohen
and last updated 2021-06-22 17:33:26-04
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah â When you walk into Kaitlyn Mahoneyâs house, youâll notice every shelf is filled with pages and pages of insight. There are hundreds of books, all with a similar purpose.
âOne of the things that Iâm really committed to is prioritizing stories by and about Black people, Jewish people, fat people, disabled people, as many different marginalizationâs and intersections with the queer identify as I can, Mahoney said.
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KUER Kaitlyn Mahoney is bringing a “queer little bookstore” to Salt Lake City. After raising more than $53,000 through crowdsourcing, Mahoney said the bookstore will serve as a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community.
Under the Umbrella bookstore was always a pipe dream for Kaitlyn Mahoney but
now, it’s becoming a reality. The name is meant to represent everyone in the LGBTQ+ community.
“I want everyone to know that if you re queer, you are queer enough and you re welcome,” Mahoney said. “No matter where you identify under the umbrella, you are welcome under the umbrella.
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Mahoney started a crowdsourcing campaign to bring a “queer little bookstore” to Salt Lake City and has now raised over