Publishers Weekly reports that Hive Mind is positioned to acquire the Bureau of General Services - Queer Division, a landmark Manhattan bookstore and community space - threading the needle between survival, rent, and keeping programming intact under new ownership.
These stories repeat across queer indies: donors tire, landlords don't, and mission-driven buyers become the least bad exit. For readers, it's a reminder that "save our store" campaigns are structural, not sentimental; money and leases decide what survives.
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