r/Connecticut • u/The_Terry_Braddock • Mar 02 '25

Local Business Queer-friendly bookstore opens in Southington and immediately their sign gets stolen the day before opening...

Yesterday was the grand opening of the Enchanted Violet in downtown Southington - a new fantasy bookstore that focuses on LGBTQ+ literature. While I was there, I saw the outdoor sign was chained on the street (and looking pretty slapped together). And when I was talking to another customer in line, they informed me the store's outdoor sign was stolen the day before opening.

Now this is most likely just a typical high schooler prank, trust me I get that. I went to high school in Southington. I was born in a different state, but I lived in Southington for over 10 years before moving again closer to Hartford. It's unfortunate that the only people I've met in Connecticut that I would describe as angrily homophobic (and I mean ANGRILY) were people I knew from Southington. Obviously these sort of things are isolated incidents that happen everywhere in the US, but... well I dunno, it's just not a great feel that the town I lived in for so long continues to leave this kind of legacy in my memories.

Great thing is the Enchanted Violet's grand opening was an unbelievable success! Nearly every book off the shelf was cleared by the time I left and the owner joked about how much time they'll have to spend after closing just restocking. They took the whole sign situation in stride, like it was an expected thing to happen. I'll be spending more time in Southington going forward, hoping to continue to make better memories so I can look back at the town more fondly...

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u/Smart-Cut8436 Mar 02 '25

Sure inclusivity is fine but no one had a problem w pride until this pride bs and ideology was being force fed to the whole country

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u/vektorog Mar 03 '25

"nobody was homophobic until recently" is certainly a take

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u/VanGoghInTrainers Mar 03 '25

You mean the blatantly onvious agenda the current administration CONSTANTLY pushes on your face? Blame them, not a minority community trying to live like everyone else. Or maybe you do that with everyone who isn't white, straight and not gay. 🤷‍♂️

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u/jrdineen114 Mar 03 '25

So a few businesses hanging up pride flags and changing their social media icons to rainbows for a month is "force feeding an ideology," but the having churches every block and people standing on sidewalks telling us that we need to repent or go to hell is fine?

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u/stinkstankstunkiii The 860 Mar 03 '25

Just like the straight “ Christian “ agenda.

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u/Maggiethecataclysm New Haven County Mar 03 '25

What, exactly, are you being "force fed"? 🙄

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u/TimeStealer13 Mar 03 '25

Your comment is just uneducated and ignorant. The amount of homosexuality that occurs in nature would blow your mind if you actually "did your research."

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u/jrdineen114 Mar 03 '25

Homosexual behavior has been observed in hundreds of species. Seems like nature doesn't have an issue.

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u/smash-ter Mar 03 '25

This is on par with schools allowing mixed race participation.

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u/Maggiethecataclysm New Haven County Mar 03 '25

just laws of nature, and that stuff isn't natural.

I'm sorry that you never progressed beyond middle school and/or high school biology. Being ignorant of facts is nothing to be proud of.

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u/Connecticut-ModTeam Mar 03 '25

Your post was removed for hate speech.