Choosing Keeping vs Gay's The Word

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Choosing Keeping compared with Gay's The Word
Detail	Choosing Keeping	Gay's The Word
What it does	Not given	The UK's oldest LGBT+ bookshop
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	2012	1979
Based in	GB	GB
Pricing model	Not given	Not given
Pricing	Not given	Not given
Key features	Curated selection of specialist and small workshop products In-house gift wrapping service with Italian paper and Swiss ribbon	Online bookshop with UK and European shipping Book pre-orders Author signings and readings Gift vouchers and National Book Tokens Secondhand book donations accepted International shipping available Group and school visits by arrangement Community event hosting
What makes it different	Rare and honest goods avoiding cheap mass-produced items Carefully chosen items with stories and cultural significance Museum-standard product labelling with production year and origin	UK's oldest LGBT+ bookshop since 1979 Profits reinvested into the community Expert curation by professional booksellers Physical and online community hub
Ships internationally	Not given	Not given
Sells online	Not given	Not given
Physical shop	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	45 no change since last check	59 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	27	31
Citation Flow (Majestic)	36	29
Referring domains (Majestic)	542	912

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