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The 501 streetcar grinds along Queen Street West past vintage shops, record stores and coffee bars, and somewhere between the window displays you notice a rainbow sticker on a door. Back east, the rainbow crosswalks at Church and Wellesley still mark the Village, but Church Street no longer has a cluster of queer shops: Glad Day and the leather maker have both moved west. Queer shopping in 2026 means riding the streetcars to Queen West, Liberty Village and College Street. The core is four places: a historic LGBTQ+ bookshop now in a temporary home off Queen West, a leather maker in Liberty Village, a co-operative sex shop on College Street and a gift shop with a Pride shelf on Queen West. Several well-known names have closed or moved, so older guides will send you to the wrong door.

Legal in one line: Canada decriminalised sex between men in 1969, opened civil marriage to same-sex couples nationwide in 2005 and added gender identity and expression to federal human rights law in 2017; sex shops are for adults (18+) only.

Books and community: Glad Day

Glad Day Bookshop · 32 Lisgar Street, off Queen Street West

Glad Day opened in 1970, when Jearld Moldenhauer began selling gay books from his apartment in the Annex. It spent 1981 to 2016 upstairs at 598A Yonge Street, then moved to 499 Church Street in the Village, where it added a café, a bar and a busy programme of readings, drag and community nights. When New York's Oscar Wilde Bookshop closed in 2009, the Toronto gay paper Xtra reported that Glad Day had become the oldest surviving LGBTQ bookstore in the world, and the Globe and Mail repeated the description in 2013.

After an eviction threat in 2024 and two community fundraising drives, Glad Day left Church Street. In July 2025 it moved into 32 Lisgar Street, a new, fully accessible building with a park in front, which it describes as a temporary home base while it works with the City of Toronto on a permanent one. The new space is smaller: a bookshop, a café counter serving alcohol-free drinks, a communal lounge and room for events, run by the non-profit Glad Day Lit with a lot of volunteer help. Expect new queer fiction and non-fiction, local authors, classics, zines and merchandise by local artists.

Hours: much shorter than on Church Street. At the time of writing (October 2026) its website listed Wednesday to Friday 15:00–20:00 and Saturday and Sunday 12:00–19:00, plus extra opening for events, with no hours on Monday or Tuesday; check gladday.ca before you go. Take the 501 Queen streetcar and walk a minute north. Buying a book here is the easiest way to help it find a permanent home.

Leather and kink: Northbound Leather

Northbound Leather · 117 Jefferson Avenue, Liberty Village

A Toronto maker of leather and fetish clothing and accessories, both custom and ready-made, which says it has served the city since 1987. In 2019 NOW Toronto called it the first leather and fetish retailer of its kind in Canada and a staple of the city's kink scene, listing catsuits, corsets, harnesses and masks, with custom fitting. In a 2019 Shopify interview, owner George Giaouris described the business as primarily a bespoke tailor shop for leather wear, where clients are measured and pieces made to fit, kilts included. Older guides place it on St. Nicholas Street, just off Yonge and Wellesley; it has since moved west to 117 Jefferson Avenue in Liberty Village, where business directories listed it in 2026. Most of its stock is aimed at adults, and with corsets and catsuits alongside harnesses, it dresses the wider kink scene, not only gay leathermen. Hours are not published in the sources we could check, so call 416-972-1037 before you go, especially if you want a fitting. The 504 King streetcar stops nearby.

Sex toys and education: Come As You Are

Come As You Are · 464 College Street, near Bathurst

A sex-positive sex shop founded in 1997 by Cory Silverberg, Sandra Haar and Carey Grey and run as a worker-owned co-operative. NOW Toronto has described it as the world's only co-operative sex shop, and its readers have voted it the city's best. Its trans inclusion shows in its own GenderGear website, which Xtra reported the co-op set up to sell its gender-affirming items, such as binders, packers and gaffs, without the sex toys. The shop closed its storefront in 2016 and traded online for four years, reopened on Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market in 2020, and in 2026 moved to 464 College Street, near College and Bathurst, a short walk from Kensington Market. Expect toys, books, lube, harnesses and staff who will answer questions without blushing. We could not confirm current opening hours, so check online before a special trip. The 506 Carlton streetcar runs along College Street.

Gifts and cards: Queen West

Outer Layer · 577 Queen Street West

Not a gay shop, but a friendly independent gift shop west of Spadina that Torontonians use for cards and presents. It sells greeting cards (plenty of them rude or funny), stationery, socks, mugs, candles, plush toys, stickers, magnets and Canadian-themed gifts, and its online shop has a Pride collection. Hours (from its website): Monday to Wednesday 11:00–19:00, Thursday and Friday 11:00–20:00, Saturday 11:00–19:00 and Sunday 12:00–18:00. Phone 416-869-9889. Recent reviews describe tight aisles in winter and a good choice of gifts you won't find in the big chains. It is on the 501 Queen streetcar line, so it pairs well with a visit to Glad Day.

Closed or moved: Good for Her, the sex shop and workshop space on Harbord Street known for its women and trans-only hours, closed for good on 29 June 2023 after 26 years. Glad Day is no longer at 499 Church Street, and its old Yonge Street address is long gone; it is now at 32 Lisgar Street (see above). Come As You Are is no longer on Queen Street West or at 254 Augusta Avenue in Kensington Market; it is now at 464 College Street. Northbound Leather has left St. Nicholas Street for Liberty Village.

A shopping day, Toronto style

Start at St. Lawrence Market with a peameal bacon sandwich, the city's breakfast classic, and a coffee; locals will tell you a Tim Hortons double-double is the other way to begin a Canadian day. Then ride the 501 west along Queen: Outer Layer for cards, the vintage, design and independent shops of West Queen West, and a chair in Glad Day's lounge with a collection of queer poetry or a local zine and a coffee (Wednesday to Sunday). Then walk north through Kensington Market's food stalls and second-hand shops; Come As You Are is a short walk from the market, near College and Bathurst. Northbound Leather in Liberty Village is a separate trip down to King Street. In the evening, head east to Church Street for drinks: see our Toronto bars guide, and for later still, the Toronto saunas guide. In summer, a ferry to Hanlan's Point is the classic break from shopping (see the Toronto beaches guide), and the Toronto hotels guide covers where to stay.

Practical tips

• Tax: shelf prices in Ontario usually exclude tax, and 13% HST is added at the till on most purchases, so a CAD 50 price tag becomes about CAD 56.50. Canada ended its visitor rebate on goods on 1 April 2007, and retailers were still lobbying for a new one in 2022, so there is no tax-free shopping for tourists in ordinary shops.
• Payment: all prices are in Canadian dollars (CAD). Cards and contactless payments are accepted almost everywhere; carry a few loonies and toonies (CAD 1 and 2 coins) for small purchases. Tipping is not expected in shops.
• Getting around: the TTC subway's Line 1 serves the Village (Wellesley and College stations). For Glad Day and Outer Layer take the 501 Queen streetcar, for Come As You Are the 506 Carlton along College Street, and for Northbound Leather the 504 King. You can tap a credit or debit card, or a PRESTO card, on the readers. The subway closes at around 01:30 and opens later on Sunday mornings; overnight buses and streetcars of the Night Network cover the main routes after that.
• ID and age: sex and fetish shops are 18+ and may ask for ID.
• Poppers: Health Canada told retailers to stop selling them in 2013, so don't expect them on the shelves in Toronto shops.
• Winter: from December to March, plan short hops between shops; the underground PATH network downtown links malls and offices, but not the queer shops above.
• Health: for PEP after a risk, go to a hospital emergency department as soon as possible, within 72 hours.

Pride Toronto

Pride Toronto 2026, the organisation's 45th year, ran under the theme We Won't Stop, with more than 100 events through June, according to NOW Toronto. The festival weekend filled Church Street with stages and a street market from Friday 26 June. The Trans March left Church and Hayden streets on Friday 26 June at 20:00, the Dyke March followed on Saturday 27 June at 14:00, and the Pride Parade went down Yonge Street to Nathan Phillips Square on Sunday 28 June, according to the TTC. Organisers said sponsorship was still uncertain after companies pulled out in 2025. A pilot also closed Church Street to cars between Wellesley and Maitland from 19 June to 21 August 2026. The 2027 dates had not been announced at the time of writing; check pridetoronto.com. Glad Day and Come As You Are are both good places to pick up flyers for queer events during the year.

A few words of Toronto English

• The Village – the Church and Wellesley gay neighbourhood.
• The TTC – the city's transit system; the 501 – the Queen streetcar.
• PRESTO – the transit fare card.
• Loonie / toonie – the CAD 1 and CAD 2 coins.
• Plus tax – the price before the 13% HST is added.
• Double-double – coffee with two creams and two sugars.
• Toque – a woolly winter hat (you'll want one in January).
• Washroom – the toilets.
• The 6ix – a nickname for Toronto.
• Merci / bonjour – you'll see French on every label: Canada has two official languages.

At a glance

Frequently asked questions

Is Glad Day Bookshop still open, and where is it now?

Yes. Since July 2025 it has been at 32 Lisgar Street, just north of Queen Street West, which it calls a temporary home. Its website lists Wednesday to Friday 15:00–20:00 and weekends 12:00–19:00, plus events.

Where can I buy leather and fetish gear in Toronto?

Go to Northbound Leather at 117 Jefferson Avenue in Liberty Village, which sells ready-made gear and makes pieces to measure. It is 18+, so bring ID, and call 416-972-1037 to check hours.

Is there a queer-friendly sex shop in Toronto?

Yes: Come As You Are, a worker-owned co-op at 464 College Street, near Bathurst. It is queer and trans inclusive, and its GenderGear website sells gender-affirming items.

Can tourists get the HST back on shopping in Toronto?

No. Canada scrapped its visitor tax rebate on goods in 2007, so the 13% HST you pay at the till on ordinary shopping is not refundable.

When is Pride Toronto?

Every June. In 2026 the Trans March, Dyke March and Parade ran from 26 to 28 June; check pridetoronto.com for the 2027 dates.

Part of the GayOut shops series. See the full gay Toronto guide for bars, saunas, beaches, hotels and Pride.