Washington, DC nonprofit formed in 2024 by the merger of NCTE and TLDEF, advancing trans legal and political rights through litigation, policy and organizing.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNonprofitNot Yet VerifiedWashington, DCIndependent site for queer women and trans and nonbinary people.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineQueer community cafe in Orlando's Milk District serving coffee and craft beer, with banned books, events and Filipino-inspired small bites.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOrlando, FLQueer nightlife bar in Phoenix's Melrose District with drag nights, cocktails and dance parties for ages 21 and up.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedPhoenix, AZBlack-led, trans-led center on Chicago's South Side offering health, housing, food and identity support, plus support groups and training.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedChicago, ILManhattan bookstore of queer titles inside the LGBT Community Center on West 13th Street, with readings, events and an exhibit space.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedNew York, NYQueer bar and venue on Franklin Avenue in Brooklyn with house cocktails, booths, an events calendar and merch, open seven nights a week, and queer-owned.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedBrooklyn, NYQueer-owned walk-in tattoo and piercing studio on New York's Lower East Side, also doing tooth gems, with resident and guest artists.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedNew York, NYLGBTQ+ barbershop in Palm Springs with a newer Austin location, offering haircuts, fades, beard shaping, hot-towel shaves and facials.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedAustin, TXSeattle donut shop with Ballard and West Seattle locations, making donuts without eggs, dairy or nuts, and LGBTQ-owned.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSeattle, WAGay bar in the San Francisco Bay Area started by a couple in 1978, with a community and dance focus, a photo gallery, merch and private event bookings, and queer-owned today.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSan Francisco Bay AreaIndependent reporting on trans legislation and rights by journalist Erin Reed.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineTelehealth built for the LGBTQIA+ community: HRT, PrEP and sexual health.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineMexican fusion cantina in Astoria, Queens, that also hosts birthdays, rehearsal dinners, holiday parties and other group events.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedAstoria, NYChest binders and gender-affirming apparel designed by trans people.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineThe world's oldest LGBTQ+ bookstore, now a bookshop, bar and event space.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedToronto, ONLGBTQ+-owned piercing studio in St. Paul's West 7th neighborhood, by its own account, taking walk-in clients every day of the week.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSt. Paul, MNFarmingdale, Long Island gay bar that has been serving its community since 2016 and is marking ten years in business.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedFarmingdale, NYGay dive bar in Hillcrest, San Diego, with a friendly staff, an events calendar and a relaxed neighborhood feel.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSan Diego, CACruises and resort vacations for lesbian and queer women since 1973.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedGlobalSmall-group LGBTQ+ tours around the world.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedGlobalQueer-owned stationery shop on North Clark Street in Andersonville selling notebooks, planners, writing tools and journaling supplies.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedChicago, ILTelehealth gender-affirming hormone therapy, founded by trans physicians.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineTrans-owned tattoo parlor in Austin working by appointment, with quarterly walk-in days, Friday the 13th flash events and a small gift shop.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedAustin, TXGay-owned video bar on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Larrabee in West Hollywood, serving the neighborhood since 1984.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedWest Hollywood, CAQueer-owned ceramics studio in Seattle offering hand-building and wheel classes, workshops and a shop of handmade work.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSeattle, WALGBTQ+-owned clothing shop in Seattle, WA, by its own account.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSeattle, WALGBTQ+-owned boutique in Atlanta, GA, by its own account.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedAtlanta, GAMiami Black trans-led nonprofit offering drop-in services, disaster preparedness, arts programming and a black box theater for young people and families.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedMiami, FLGender-free fashion brand and community platform.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOnlineTrans-owned sexual wellness shop in Minneapolis selling toys, lube, body care and safer sex supplies, with sex education and open Tuesday through Sunday.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedMinneapolis, MNThe Greenwich Village bar where the 1969 uprising began, still open nightly.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedNew York, NYGay resort for men, clothing optional, on Fort Lauderdale beach in Wilton Manors with 96 rooms in four buildings, four pools and three hot tubs.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedFort Lauderdale, FLGender-inclusive underwear and loungewear in sizes XS to 6X.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedSeattle, WAQPOC-owned Art Deco gay bar and lounge in Uptown Oakland serving colorful handcrafted cocktails inspired by the I. Magnin building.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedOakland, CAPeer support hotline run by and for trans people, plus microgrants for name changes.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNonprofitNot Yet VerifiedNationwideBaltimore advocacy group with weekly online T4T support groups, name-change and document clinics, and policy work for Maryland trans residents.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNot Yet VerifiedBaltimore, MDThe largest trans-led organization in the US, advocating for self-determination.
LGBTQ+-OwnedNonprofitNot Yet VerifiedOakland, CATomboy-style clothing and suiting with a give-back program.
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