Business News

We're Appy as LGBTQIA Businesses Unite Online

Posted on 21 Aug 2024 in Business

Everywhere is Queer, a networking app which allows customers to buy goods and services from LGBTQIA+ and small queer friendly businesses, has published in its email bulletin the final instalment of just three hundred of the many thousands of companies that they list, to give subscribers a taste of what diverse goods are on offer. Among the final set of companies profiled, is IDentity Dental care in Kentucky, an Oregan based vegan burger and fairtrade coffee shack that supports sex workers and non-profit based initiatives, a bookstore and aromatherapy massage. These are ju

Fetish Club Owner Talks History of Venue

Posted on 2 Jul 2024 in Business

An underground club which was once a heterosexual brothel for the elite of London society in the Fitzrovia district has a new lease of life as cruise and fetish gay male venue Vault 139, and its owner Mike caught up with the London LGBT+ commercial bar mag QX rec

Feminist Bookstore on Interconnectedness

Posted on 18 Jun 2024 in Business

The Book Club Chicago blog reports that the intersectional feminist bookstore in the city, Women and Children First had their front window broken by someone who had taken exception to the shop displaying a Palestinian flag. The popular feminist bookstore now plans to decorate th

Greenpeace Criticises Popular Beauty Brand

Posted on 16 Jun 2024 in Business

Many LGBT+ people use the brand Dove as part of their self care routines, attracted by their vegan formula and commitment to not testing on animals. But the environmental group Greenpeace says that the company is not behaving in a responsible manner and is urgin

New CEO for Top Lesbian and LGBT+ Magazine

Posted on 29 May 2024 in Business

Exciting news from the largest lesbian and LGBT+ women's magazine in Europe or the UK - DIVA. A new CEO takes over from early May. Nancy Kelley, is a British lawyer, policy adviser and human rights advocate who served as the CEO of Stonewall from 2020 until July 2023.

Apr

Connecting LGBTQIA Businesses with Community

News is Out reports that there is an exciting new way to connect with LGBTQIA+ businesses and queer friendly concerns around the free world. Everywhere is Queer

Mar

Sadness as Allies Body Shop Go Bust

The BBC News Channel reports that the Body Shop, the chain of high street stores that were founded in 1976 by the late Dame Anita Roddick and which pioneered ethic

Mar

Gay Eco Underwear Brand Showcases Ethics

The fact that LGBTQIA people tend to be more interested than the general population in ecological politics and sustainability, along with related issues like animal liberation and ethical trading,

Nov

Post-Black Friday, Support for LGBT+ Business

This Friday is sometimes called "Black Friday" - the day after Thanksgiving in the US, when companies reduce prices after one holiday and prepare for the next, which is Christmas in many people's c

Nov

NY Fetish Gay Brand Has Hallowe'en Pop Up

If you're a New York fella, whether gay, bi, pan or trans, and looking for a fetishistic look for Hallowe'en parties, then the gay run leather and fetish brand Nasty Pig have a pop