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As a kid, holiday shopping usually entailed jaunts to giant retail stores. But now, I’ve become more intentional with my shopping. But for queer folks, intention isn’t just a virtue; it’s survival.
Especially as some brands backtracked on their DEI efforts.
Our communities built entire worlds out of pop-up markets, kitchen tables, basement workshops, and late-night creativity. We’ve always supported each other, long before corporations adorned their social media logos with Pride flags for a month and called it “allyship.
So put your money where your community is. From trans-owned fashion labels to Black queer chocolatiers and bookstores, these small businesses offer gifts you’ll be proud to give. And even happier to keep for yourself.
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For more breaking political updates, visit our newsroom at
BrandonBent.com.
This report includes information from verified U.S. political news sources such as
POLITICO.
