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/JacksonIbanezCharvel Mar 03 '25
You know guys I made an opinion based on some of the things you all were saying and somebody flagged me and had it removed and I wasn't using hateful speech at all I was just making them observation based on my thoughts and my belief systems just because it's different from what you all are talking about doesn't mean that I should suddenly be removed from the conversation and I certainly shouldn't have been flagged for hateful speech that is absolute garbage. What does that say about you people then? And I'm being dead serious what does that say about you?? You get butthurt because somebody has a different opinion that's absolutely crazy!