Shop at LGBTQ-Owned Businesses
By shopping at and recommending LGBTQ-owned businesses, you are directly supporting the lives and families of the owner. Since COVID has shutdown most in-person shopping, we’ll give you some great online options. (Here’s a list of physical shops and restaurants!)
-Shop Online-
Find shirts, apparel, accessories, and more at NaturallyQueer.
NerdyKeppie has face masks!
Celebrate Pride Month with Pride-In-A-Box.
-Order To-Go Food & Drinks- (And don’t forget to tip!)
Restaurants like Barbuzzo, Tabu, Lolita, Bud & Marilyn’s, Tavern on Camac, and Little Nonna’s, are all queer-owned and have to-go food/drinks.
Volunteer and Donate
By volunteering your time at any or many of the organizations below, you can be a part of making a monumental difference in the lives of the LGBTQ community.
The Attic Youth Center – Find Volunteer Information. Donate here. Find other ways to give here.
The Valley Youth House – Donate. Advocate. Become a Mentor.
The William Way LGBT Community Center – Volunteer Information. Donate here.
Follow LGBTQ Influencers, Musicians, Organizations, and Businesses
Following people and businesses may sound like a silly way to support a community and cause, but it is one of the most powerful. By following and engaging with LGBTQ influencers, organizations, and businesses on any social media, you are growing their presence and helping them reach more people with their messages, products, and more.
Connect with Philly-native Kate Austin (@kateaustin)
Stream music from LGBTQ artists; like Fletcher, Lil Nas X, Hayley Kiyoko, Azealia Banks, Frank Ocean, King Princess, Kehlani, Janelle Monáe, and Kim Petras.
UPenn and the City of Philadelphia have put together many resources for the LGBTQIA+ community. Find their Community Resources here.
VisitPhilly has an entire area of its website for discovering Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community. Find it here.
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