Many things have been canceled this year, but holiday shopping is not one of them. On the bright side, online shopping has become easier than ever this year— with more small brands and businesses enabling virtual shop options to make their wares available to a wider audience. If you’re looking for some innovative gift ideas, we’ve got you covered. Here’s our 2020 Gift List, focused on LGBTQ+ owned companies or LGBTQ+ centered gifts!
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Pronoun Pins
An easy way to introduce yourself! Pronoun pins are the perfect (inexpensive) option for anyone in your circle. Here are a few options we found from Etsy & Dissent Pins.
LGBTQ+ Focused Books
For the friend who never answers your texts because their nose is always buried in a book. Here are a few LGBTQ+ focused and/or written books we recommend:
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, Ocean Vuong (poetry)
Living a Feminist Life, Sara Ahmed (intersectional studies)
The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin (lgbtq classic non-fiction)
I Might Regret This, Abbi Jacobsen (humor, autobiography)
The Color Purple, Alice Walker (lgbtq classic fiction)
Sea & Fog, Etel Adnan (poetry)
Drag, Simon Doonan (history)
(Biodegradable) Glitter
You really can’t go wrong with this one. BioGlitz is an LGBTQ+ owned beauty brand encouraging a “sustainable shine”.
Genderless Jewelry
Woman-owned & hand-made brand “cote de mailles” makes genderless, minimalist chainmail-esque jewelry & accessories. Very niche (but with a paradoxically wide appeal), and reasonably priced. Can we add any more qualifiers? For the friend with enviable style— this is the gift they didn’t know they wanted, but will love when they get it!
Genderless Scents
Sigil is a sophisticated perfume & scent brand. They focus on using 100% natural ingredients and oils for their genderless products.
Zero Waste
Otherwild is your one stop LGBTQ+ owned shop for zero-waste home goods. They also have a wide range of accessories, apparel, media, and more.
Sasha Velour’s Collector’s Edition Drag-azine
Buy this for the aspiring Drag Queen in your life! Or bring that one hopelessly uncultured friend up to speed with this collector’s edition of Sasha Velour’s Drag Magazine.
Subscription Service
Treat your favorite person to a subscription to their favorite music, movie, or TV streaming service!
Intersectional Patches
Frederick’s and Mae is a creative shop that features work from a range of individual artists & designers. These affordable patches are perfect for the activist in your life (and donate 25% of sales to a few different orgs).
They have plenty of other products to choose from, so peruse the rest of their site if you need more ideas! We also love their wide range of ceramics gifts.
Candles – Queer Candle Co.
The name says it all. This queer-owned candle company also donates 10% of its profits to the Silvia Rivera Law Project, which works to provide affirming social, health, and legal services to the LGBTQ+ community in New York.
Makeup
Fluide: queer-owned, cruelty-free cosmetics with a purpose. What more could you ask for?
Rituel De Fille is our new favorite woman-owned Leaping Bunny certified cosmetics brand! For the makeup minimalist.
MAC’s VIVA GLAM line has raised over $500,000,000 for their AIDS fund since 1994. The cosmetics behemoth was started in 1984 by two gay men.
Project MORE Holiday Shoppe at the More Store
We’re saving the best for last. The More Store recently premiered our exclusive holiday collection!
Club MORE members still get 10% one order each year in the More Store using code jcrq35cf. We’ve added holiday-themed ornaments, stockings, and more.
Check out our collections here. Happy Holidays from all of us at Project MORE![/emaillocker]