Bookstore Experience

As everyone knows, we need to bring in some books dealing with out topic for our final project. Instead of just ordering them on-line, I decided to try some of the bookstores back home and around Lansing. Considering GLBT is a touchy subject, I did not expect to find them in the small bookstores back home but I wanted to give it a shot anyways. I didn't expect to find the books but I also wasn't expecting the reaction I got from the store owners. At the first store, I told the owner I was looking for a book titled, "Daddy's Roommate". She gave me a puzzled look and asked what genre is was and I replied that it was a children's book on the topic of GLBT. She gave a slight roll of the eyes and said "Oh. We don't have anything like that here", then just walked away. I got a similar reaction from the other bookstore I tried back home. He simply said "I don't carry books like that." The owners actually seemed offended that I would ask for such a book and made no attempt to provide me a way to find the books. I understand that it is a small town and I love it dearly, but sometime I feel that they need to join the 21st century.
I had a little more success when I tried some stores in Lansing. Although none of the stores had the books I was looking for, they all seemed willing to help me find them.
I also went to Everybody Reads to look at their selection of books and was so impressed by what I found. There were books for almost every issue and I gain so much respect for the store. If you haven't been there yet, I highly, highly recommend it.