Christmas is only a few weeks away and between us, we haven’t even thought of starting our Christmas shopping! After a pandemic, it’s going to be refreshing to finally spend time with friends and family, with fingers crossed, no restrictions.

But what do you gift your family and friends? Well, we’ve found incredible independent LGBTQ+ brands you should take a look at. From incredible clothing, gifts, accessories and more… because after all its important to support LGBTQ+ businesses!

Paws of Pride

Possibly the cutest name ever with the cutest clothing and accessories known to humanity. With a range of pride sweaters, pins and stationary, they are simply adorable. We’ve spotted a “No Labels Only” fluffy sweater and pant combination *Sends hints to my girlfriend*. and it looks incredibly cosy.

But an added feature is they provide discreet packaging – Whether that to hide your LGBTQ+ goodies from parents or simply to hide your gift from partners, it’s a great way to ensure privacy.

Quad

For all you badass queer skaters, this one is for you. Quad has all the must need accessories for your skates and certify yourself as a badass skater, which is a new term we’d like to adopt.

Gay’s Okay

Celebrating diversity and spreading a positive message into the world is Gay’s Okay, a cycling brand standing for equality. With windbreakers, caps and a range of tee’s it’s perfect for your cycling fanatics!

Femme Forte

Gender-neutral, cruelty-free and ethically & sustainably made can only mean one thing, Femme Forte. With tote bags, tees and a new range of eco prints, they’re incredible independent LGBTQ+ brands.

With tees with our personal favourite thing “girls” plastered all over the front, they have apparel for all!

Disco Dykes

We may have found our favourite brand name… ever. With a range of handmade lesbian/queer inspired jewellery, disco dykes have some incredible pieces for those special queer women in your life.  

Heckin’ Unicorn

With the tagline “Express your heckin’ LGBTQ+ identity.”, you know this is a brand you want to be on board with. A Singapore-based queer brand that’s made by queer people, for queer people, here to help us express our identity.

With incredibly cute pins, socks, notepads and bundles, its perfect for anyone who loves anything cute and unicorns!

 

This is just our 2nd round-up of LGBTQ+ brands to support this Christmas (You can find our first round-up here), make sure to follow us on Instagram and let us know you exist if you’d like to feature! 

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