Shop small and support these eco-friendly and LGBTQ+ businesses this holiday season. From fashion and beauty to culinary and household items, consider these 10 LGBTQ-owned businesses for your shopping list:

https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-lgbtq-businesses-5187189

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence that year.

2021 marks the most deadly year recorded with at least 45 transgender people, most of them Black or Latinx, killed.

Looking for a simple way to stand up for the trans community?

✔️ Work on getting better at inclusive language. Being more inclusive can start small: try saying “people” instead of “men and women”, “siblings” instead of “brother and sister”, and “everyone” instead of “ladies and gentlemen”.

Source: Pink News

Nearly 40 years ago, the FDA refused to allow gay men to donate blood due to fear of HIV transmission. In the decades since, treatment and testing for HIV have come a long way - the current risk of transmission via blood transfusion is about 1 in 1.5million. However, despite perpetual urgent need for donors, the FDA still will not allow gay men to donate blood unless they can guarantee they have not had sexual contact for at least 3 months. This discriminatory policy runs contrary to science, and we can help change it.

Tap this link to sign a petition: https://www.change.org/p/federal-drug-administration-end-the-discriminatory-deferral-policy-allow-gay-men-to-donate-blood

📸: Reuters