Auto Erotica

“phenomenonal, incredibly curated, and a majorly important place of queer archives. fantastic experience”

“Checking out AutoErotica was the number one thing on my to-do list when I was in San Francisco for just two days. I had such an incredible experience visiting the store and that was all thanks to Patrick (the owner). Speaking with him for hours about queer art and history as well as personal stories was the highlight of my trip. The store itself an...”

“I visited the store today, with every intention of purchasing things, I was there with a friend and we were discussing the graphic design of magazines and what we were considering to use as inspiration for a creative project. There are signs all over the store telling people not to take photos, which we didn’t. As we moved away from the magazine se...”

“The shop is a lovely piece of queer history, the magazines are also just a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the member of staff (unsure if it was the owner) was not the friendliest. Assumed we were going to cut up the magazines as we purchased them and seemed distrusting. Being LBGT+ and feeling unwelcome in a space that is meant to be for my community i...”