LGBTQIA2S+ Businesses We Love
Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ businesses and organizations is important all year round, not just during Pride Month. But this year, as discriminatory legislations are being passed, it is more urgent than ever to offer them our support - through our purchases AND our voices.
Here, we’ve assembled a list of some of our favourite LGBTQIA2S+-owned businesses and organizations that are doing vital work in our community.
Flamingo Market
Flamingo Market is an online marketplace that connects you with LGBTQ2SIA+ artists, entrepreneurs, and non-profits throughout Canada.
The 519
The 519 is committed to the health, happiness and full participation of the 2SLGBTQ+ communities. A City of Toronto agency with an innovative model of Service, Space and Leadership, they strive to make a real difference in people’s lives, while working to promote inclusion, understanding and respect.
Buddies In Bad Times Theatre
Established in 1979, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is Toronto’s leading destination for artistically rigorous alternative theatre and a world leader in developing queer voices and stories for the stage. Buddies offers a year-round program that includes a full season of queer theatre, new works festivals, artist residencies, and intergenerational training and education initiatives. In its 40-year history Buddies has welcomed over one million people into its home in the heart of Toronto’s queer village and has premiered over 1,000 new works for the stage, making it the largest and longest-running queer theatre company in the world.
Queero Gear
Queero Gear is an artistic outlet for Eric J. Van Giessen, who creates art that aims to inspire queer joy in others. Based in Toronto, Eric’s art has been printed onto mugs, shirts, stickers, and more.
Glad Day Bookshop
The world’s oldest LGBTQ+ bookshop! Opened in Toronto in the 1970s, this legendary location also serves up meals and entertainment throughout the year.
Wildfang
A sustainable, gender-neutral line of clothing that promotes inclusivity at every step. Based in Portland, OR, this rule-breaking brand has dressed everyone from Jane Fonda to Janelle Monae.
Creamery X
A queer-owned small-batch frozen custard & vegan ice cream in surprising flavours, handmade in Toronto. Each month, they donate 25% of sales of their Charity Flavour to a local organization.
416CHAMPION
Gender-free jewellery and apparel from Toronto. Their clothes are made to be worn by everyone no matter their sex or gender expression.