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Tariffs hit hard, but queer-owned brands push back with transparency and community

At the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in January, his administration quickly followed through on his promise to increase tariffs on U.S. trading partners. It began in February with a 10% tariff increase on all Chinese imports and a 25% increase on steel and aluminum products. Since then, tariffs have been escalating between […]

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Wildfang and Darcelle XV’s Drag-A-Thon earns a Guinness World Record

Portland, Oregon just made LGBTQ+ history and raised nearly $300,000 for charity simultaneously. Queer-owned apparel company Wildfang teamed up with legendary drag club Darcelle XV to put on Drag-A-Thon July 10-12, a record-breaking 48-hour continuous drag show benefitting Trevor Project and bringing attention to the “criminalization of drag in 15+ states across the U.S.”  The show took place at the Darrell […]

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News is Good: A “Red, White, & Royal Blue” trailer, grants for LGBTQ+ small biz and more

Welcome to our weekly column, News is Good, where we feature positive news about the LGBTQ+ community. Too much of what we see in mainstream media coverage focuses on the challenges we face and not the celebrations. Here are a few things we’re excited about this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt56IC8gDZ4 The highly anticipated “Red, White, & Royal […]

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