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bisexualpositivity · 2 years

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reblog if you’re a LGBTQ+ small artist or business 🌈

whether you’re a freelance artist/writer/etc. taking commissions or the proud owner of a shop, please reblog this post and tell us a little bit about what you do & where to find you!

we aren’t sponsored (and don’t intend to change that at any time), we’re just trying to make a masterlist of queer-friendly shops to help strengthen an online-based sense of community in these difficult times.

feel free to tag us in your self-promo posts as well, we’ll add them to our queue 💖💜💙

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fearfulharmony · 11 months

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Another shameless merch plug because I am broke and trying to move out of Texas lol

#sorry for blazing this #consider it a business investment #or something like that idk #meme #shitpost #my merch #merch plug #frog #frogs #small business #queer owned business #lgbtq business #trans owned business

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kyri45 · 6 months

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🧡Lgbtqia+ Ghost sillies by @kyri45🧡

Hello folks! If you want to support my art you can check out my RedBubble store! Just for today there will be a 30% off sale on all the website!!

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reasonsforhope · 5 months

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"Shopping for clothes is already intimidating. There are so many options and styles to consider, as well as factors like sustainability and ethics.

But for people in fat, disabled, or queer and gender-nonconforming bodies, it’s even more arduous.

Nico Herzetty, Emma K. Clark, and Paul Herzetty wondered: What if there was a way people could shop — not necessarily by color or size — but by measurements, materials, and ethics?

So they set off to create their website: Phoria.

Here, shoppers can set up a free profile, add their body measurements (and “typical fit challenges”) and peruse over 270 brands. Once these data points are entered, users can personalize their pages with “saved,” “recommended,” or “hidden” brands.

Pages can be totally private, or shared with the community to connect over styles and brands.

Aside from fit, brands in the Phoria database (which claims to be “the largest database of plus-friendly brands”) can also be filtered as “gender-neutral,” “woman-run,” “small business,” or “natural fibers.” Users can also filter for price, preferred styles, and more.

Pictured: A screenshot of the "Fit Challenges" feature on a Phoria user's profile.

Some brands include popular names like Athleta, Levi’s, and Patagonia. Others are small businesses, like Beefcake Swimwear, or Hey Peach.

“For so many people, it feels too damn hard to find and keep clothing that fits in all the ways that really matter. So we’re doing something about it,” the Phoria website reads.

“Unlike most online shopping experiences, we center the needs of plus-size women, nonbinary, and trans people, and prioritize supporting clothing brands focused on sustainability, ethics, and inclusion.” ...

That team — made up of Clark, and Nico and Paul Herzetty — calls themselves “fat, disabled, and very, very queer.”

“These are some of the main ways we identify, and they’re qualities that have directly impacted our ability to get dressed every day in a way that feels good,” the Phoria team introduces themselves on the website.

Pictured: A screenshot of Phoria's plus-size clothing brand database.

In addition to catering the user experience to women, non-binary, and trans people, Phoria is also a benefit corporation, or a B corp.

“We’ve legally required ourselves to consider the interests of all our stakeholders — customers, employees, the planet, and our shareholders,” the Phoria website explains.

“Our specific public benefit purpose is to reduce people’s dependence on buying mass-produced items made in unsustainable ways and to use human-centered business models to boldly challenge economic systems of inequity.”

Right now, in the early stages of the company’s business, it doesn’t make any money.

“We’re focused on building something that genuinely solves plus-size people’s challenges around clothes shopping and supports smaller and more sustainable brands,” Phoria’s website states.

So, spreading the word seems to be of utmost importance...

Additionally, TikTok creators @couplagoofs (a queer couple named Morgan and Phoebe), recently shared a video in which they discovered Phoria. They met the website’s creators at a fat liberation event in their city and were introduced to the tool.

Quickly, commenters responded with gratitude and excitement.

“It is so disappointing to sort through pages of plus size clothes that aren’t even plus size,” a TikTok user commented. “This is gonna be such a good tool!”

Some even shared emotional responses, speaking to the need at the heart of Phoria’s mission.

“I’m… gonna cry,” another commenter wrote. “I’ve needed this my whole life.”"

-via Goodgoodgood, November 20, 2023

#clothing #plus size #size inclusive fashion #body positive #fashion #slow fashion #style #gender affirming #trans inclusive #gender euphoria #disabled #lgbtq #gender nonconforming #small business #ethical fashion #ethical business #fatshion #fat positive #body positvity

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100percentdirtball · 1 year

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since i talk about work but don't actually plug my own shit: hi, i work for object lover, a trans owned and operated home decor maker focused on making objects for joyful, colorful living. if you're interested in supporting queer creators, this post is for you!

we have almost universally positive reviews, but struggle w/sales bc of low visibility. our labor is all shared, and for 3 years every employee, incl. the founder & designer ( 11 total at one time or another! ) has been paid equally.

it feels a little bit gauche, in this time of incipient genocide, to say "buy our stuff!" but even just checking out our website or reblogging this post is materially supporting trans women in central texas, & i think if you do you'll fall in love with our work. we make home goods and decor, including side tables—the first 3d printed furniture!—plant stands and planters, and jewelry trays.

here's a couple pics of my favorite items; a link'll follow in the reblogs because i think maybe we're still in the world of tumblr where links in the main post get eaten? reblog that one, please!

as a side note, we keep our prices as low as we possibly can and still keep the lights on; our margins are very low. but one of our guiding principles is that beautiful, joyous home decor shouldn't be financially out of reach, esp. to queer ppl. we run sales as often as we possibly can, but if our work is still inaccessible to you i'm happy to provide coupon codes to anyone who dms me

#home decor #3d printing #queer-owned business #small business #lgbtqplus #lgbtq

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littledeathleather · 5 months

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Dropping in to show off this beautiful pastel color blocked strap on.

#im living for fun colors being used #pls if you want any color i can do it! I color match too #leather #queer #queer art #leather work #leatherworker #lgbtq artist #art #hand made #leather craft #leather crafting #small business #shop small #not osha compliant #osha violation #real leather

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dumbofassboutique · 1 year

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Want to support a trans poc artist just trying to make it in this world? [image descriptions in alt]

Check out my Etsy!

#small business #trans pride #trans rights #nonbinary #queer #lgbtq

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jennifercrowart · 7 months

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PRIDE RATS!!!!!! RATS WITH LIL PRIDE FLAGS!!!

You can choose out of 3 sticker designs, and 18 different LGBTQIA+ flags! Shop links are here~

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thedreamscapes · 1 year

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my sketchbook came in!

a little flip thru.

digest size, almost 50 sketches in the book!

if anybody wants one, they’re $20 +shipping.

want to get a rough idea of how many folks would be interested so i know what to order. \0/

#artists on tumblr #art #trans artist #tumblr artist #queer artist #small business #reblogs are appreciated #artist spotlight #tumblr radar #for sale #queer busniess #lgbtq

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cursedluver · 21 days

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reminder snail mail orders are still very welcome in my shop, i started one job and another in a couple weeks, trying to get by🥹💖thanks for any and all support/reblogs!

image descriptions: first image is a collage of colorful LGBT-themed stickers, prints, and postcards, saying things like “you’re gonna be ok”, “i’m gonna be a queer cowboy”, “queer futures are possible”, “art school dropout”, “i will never be cis” and others.

second image is colorful big text that informs “Cursedluver’s secret menu! PRINTS25 - 25% off prints

POST25 - 25% off postcards

SPARKLE20 - 20% off glitter stickers

cursedluver.bigcartel.com”

you can check out my shop, support a trans artist and use these coupon codes here!

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lilackattstudio · 1 year

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Fruit Juice 🏳️‍🌈

#kawaii aesthetic #kawaii #kawaii art #artists on tumblr #etsy #small business #digital art #ko fi #pride #pride month #digital artist #lgbtq #bisexual #lesbian #pansexual

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tanukipaws · 7 months

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THE NEW THERIAN PRIDE KEYCHAINS ARE HERE!!!

i've just listen them on my Etsy (LINK HERE)!! i currently only ship within the US but i'm working to change that! i'm honestly so happy with how these turned out, they're beautiful!

EDIT: please stop asking for more flags, i completely understand but unfortunately it's out of my budget! i have stickers of ALMOST every main flag! it was over $100 just for these alone. (i don't even have 10 of each) and my etsy shop can't sustain itself so all of this money came from my main job. if i wanted to make more flags, i'd have to make a kickstarter as i can't afford it.

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jay-wasreblogging · 22 days

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Pronoun pins by Rising Violet Press

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cherrypieart · 10 days

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Babe wake up new bff hello kitty flip phones just dropped. (Custom words are also available on the phone screen!!) take a peek here🩷

#my art #artists on tumblr #queer artist #small business #sticker shop #lgbtq illustration #hello kitty #flip phone #trans rights #pink aesthetic #kawaii

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unnocturnal · 1 year

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(rattles box) MEOW MEOWS COME GETCHA MEOW MEOWS!

Link to shop

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littledeathleather · 5 months

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Just realized I haven’t shared these here yet. My hand strap design! Crafted for comfort and accessibility. No buckle = no pinching. For anyone and any style of play :-)

In comparison to the thigh strap there is obviously no base but the big difference is the ring is fixed and cannot be swapped out.

Sex should be accessible and that is how I go into designing strap ons. Currently there are 3 different options. Who knows, maybe I’ll make more….

#sex toys for everyone #leather #leather work #leatherworker #lgbtq artist #queer #hand made #queer art #real leather #small business #art #accessibility #disability #shop small #osha violation #not osha compliant #osha noncompliant #not osha approved #trans artists

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