The Lavender Rhino: An Online, Independent, LGBTQ+ Bookshop
A project in New York, NY by Dylan Lyons000days
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Support an upcoming online bookstore, specializing in LGBTQ+ authors, characters, and topics and providing a safe space for discussion.
Backers: 163
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72
Funded: $11,676 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 27th -> Sep 26th (30 days)
Project By: Dylan Lyons
Backers: 163
Average Pledge Per Backer: $72
Funded: $11,676 of $10,000
Dates: Aug 27th -> Sep 26th (30 days)
Project By: Dylan Lyons
$11,676
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 26 @ 12:04 -0400 GMT
116%
of goal
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Latest News
WE DID IT!! 
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm so happy to share that we've hit our Kickstarter goal, thanks to your generous support!! I'm so grateful to each and every one of you for contributing and spreading the word about The Lavender Rhino! We wouldn't be here without you. If there's... (Read More)
New Add-on Reward!
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
In the final stretch of our campaign, we’re offering a special add-on reward deal! Supporters can now pledge an additional $25 and receive a Lavender Rhino t-shirt (or an additional t-shirt if you're already getting one). We have three great... (Read More)
The Home Stretch (9 days left!!)
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
We're in the home stretch, folks! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has pledged to our campaign so far — I'm so, so grateful to you. The harsh reality, however, is if we don't hit our goal by the morning of September 26, all of your pledges are... (Read More)
Some Press Coverage for TLR!!
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi friends! Exciting news: The Lavender Rhino got some press coverage over the past week. We got a news brief in Publisher's Weekly with a direct link to this Kickstarter campaign! And we got an amazing feature in the Ithaca Journal (Ithaca, NY's... (Read More)
Ithaca College alum starts online LGBTQ+ book shop The Lavender Rhino
September 8th - via: ithacajournal.com
An Ithaca College alum has launched a crowdfunding campaign to curate stories through an LGBTQ+ online bookshop and forum platform, partly inspired by his professors at the college. (Read More)
HALFWAY!!
September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I’m so excited to share that, thanks to your generosity, we’ve reached (and exceeded) the halfway mark in our campaign! Thank you all again for being supporters of our little LGBTQ+ bookstore that could. It really means so much to me. We have... (Read More)
An incredible first day!
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Thank you, thank you, thank you for making the first day of our campaign an unbelievable success! You are my Day Ones (literally), and I deeply appreciate your generosity. Thanks to you, our campaign has early momentum, which will be crucial to... (Read More)
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