It’s time to start thinking about your holiday shopping. If you’re looking for some gift ideas, here are 15 items you may want to consider. The best part of these gifts is that a portion of the proceeds benefit worthy causes and organizations in the LGBTQ+ community.
Williams Sonoma Trevor Project Collection
Supporting the Trevor Project LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Efforts
Williams Sonoma has a number of products for sale on their website in support of the Trevor Project. 50% of the purchase price of each item supports the world’s largest provider of crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ young people. There are plenty of items to choose from, but I love these colorful kitchen mitts, pottholders, aprons, and towels.
Purchase Oven Mitt & Potholder | Purchase Apron | Purchase Kitchen Towels
Keith Haring Polaroid Camera
Benefitting the Keith Haring Foundation
The Keith Haring Foundation continues the amazing legacy of artist and activist Keith Haring by continuing to fund HIV/AIDS and Children’s organizations including GMHC, SAGE, and the New York LGBT Center. I am a big Keith Haring fan and I’m obsessed with this polaroid camera.
Purchase the Keith Haring Polaroid Camera
Lush Charity Pot
Supporting Local Grassroots Organizations
Lush donates 100% of its purchase price (minus the taxes) to small grassroots groups. Lush has been a big supporter of the transgender community, and many local transgender organizations have benefited from this program. The smaller size is just $9!
Purchase the Lush Charity Pot
Human Rights Campaign ‘You Are’ Candle
In Support of the Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign has a number of products on available on their online store supporting their important work. This candle makes a perfect present.
Purchase the ‘You Are’ Candle
Product (Red) Anova Precision Cooker
Supporting the Fight Against HIV/AIDS and Supporting Global Public Health Efforts
Project (Red) has partnered with some of the biggest brands to raise money and donate millions to HIV/AIDS charities and global public health efforts. You can search the entire Project Red collection on Amazon. I’m a fan of this Anova Precision Cooker. Follow the step-by-step recipes in the Anova Culinary app and make perfectly cooked meals with the touch of a button. What you do while it’s cooking to perfection is totally up to you.
Purchase the Precision Cooker | See the Project (Red) Collection on Amazon
Protect Trans Kids Tee
Supporting the Trans Justice Project
This shirt from the Okra Project is available on Etsy. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to the Trans Justice Project. The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people in the United States, including U.S. territories.
Purchase the shirt here.
Spiceology Love is Love Collection
Fighting Food Scarcity in the LGBTQ+ Community
I absolutly love this collection of spices and rubs. I especially like the Chile Margarita Mexican rub and the Rasberry Chipotle Rub, but you’ll want to try them all. Sadly, this collection is currently out of stock, but you can enter your email on the website to be notified when it is available again. Spiceology donates 10% of the proceeds from this collection to address food scarcity in the LGBTQ+ community.
find out more on the spicology website
Happy Socks Pride Stripe Sock
Supporting InterPride
These socks are inspired by the Progress Pride Flag design by Daniel Quasar. 10% of the proceeds from the Happy Socks Pride collection are donated to InterPride, the the international association of all Pride event organizers worldwide.
Get the Pride Stripe Sock
Pottery Barn Kids Giveback Bear Ornament
In Support of the Trevor Project
This affordable Christmas Tree ornament makes a perfect stocking stuffer. 50% of the purchase price supports The Trevor Project’s life-saving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for LGBTQ young people.
Purchase the Giveback Bear
Levi’s Pride Collection
In Support of OutRight International
Levi’s has a number of items in their annual Pride Collection. In support of this collection, Levi’s® makes an annual $100,000 USD donation to OutRight Action International, a global organization working to advance human rights for LGBTQ+ people all over the world. I love this shirt! Visit the website to see the entire colleciton.
Shop the Levi’s Pride Collection
Pantone Pride Coffee Mug
Supporting Copenhagen Pride
Your graphic designer friend will love this mug. The Pantone Color System, or PMS, is a standardized color matching system, which is widely used around the world. Your purchase supports Copenhagen Pride.
Buy the Pantone Pride Coffee Mug
Task Force Action Fund Crew Neck Sweatshirt
Supporting the National LGBTQ Task Force
The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund has a number of great items available on their website. This design is also available in black, or as a tee or hoodie.
Get the ‘Be You’ Shirt
Underdog ‘Big Gay Energy’ Candle
Supporting LGBTQ Rights
This queer and woman owned company donates 5% of all their candle sales to LGBTQ+ nonprofits. This month they are supporting the Portland, Maine Chapter of PFLAG. There are many candles to choose from but this combination of basil, sage, and mint caught my eye.
Get the Candle | Shop the Collection
Enby Bucket Hat
Supporting Queer and Trans POC Organization
Enby is an online shop with a wide variety of products, several of which are NSFW. Enby takes it’s name from the acronym for Non-Binary (NB). I love this bucket hat celebrating nonbinary people! 2% of the sales from the Enby shop go to support a rotating list of trans and queer POC organizations.
Get the Hat | Visit the Enby Shop
West Elm Rainbow Heart Ornament
In Support of the Trevor Project
This beautiful blown glass ornament makes a wonderful present. I bought a few of these last year to have on hand for last minute gifts. The highlighted orange stripe in the rainbow is a subtle reference to the signature color of the Trevor Project. 50% of the sales price benefits the Trevor Projects LGBTQ suicide prevention work.
Purchase the ornament here