There are many ways to show your support for the LGBTQ+ community. From donating your time or money to buying a product, there are plenty of ways you can help.

Find a LGBT friendly business near me

To celebrate Pride Month, Google Maps added a new label for businesses to indicate their inclusivity and safety. Selecting "LGBTQ-friendly" and "Transgender Safe Space" allows you to easily identify LGBTQ+-friendly restaurants, bars, hotels and more.

This update is part of a larger effort to make it easier for people to find diverse and inclusive spaces in their neighborhood. For example, Google previously added labels for Black-owned, Latinx-owned, veteran-owned and women-owned merchants.

The newest addition to this category is for businesses that are owned by LGBTQ+ people. This is a great way to support LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and make sure your next purchase supports a business you know and trust.

Abprallen is a small-business that sells quirky pins, gadgets and stickers so you can flaunt your pride. Whether you want a flag sticker or a pronoun button, they've got it all. Plus, they're all made from recycled materials like post-consumer waste and deadstock fibers.

Suay Sew Shop is an ethically  LGBT friendlybusinesses near me sourced gay-owned home goods and clothing brand that diverts 500,000 pounds of garment waste from landfills since 2017. They also offer repair services for clothes so you don't have to throw them away.

LGBTQ-Owned Businesses That Are Located in Your City

There are many places that are run by queer people in the world, and they're often overlooked in favor of the bigger, more recognizable brands. But the best of the rest are thriving and providing valuable services to their communities.

Here are some of the most interesting LGBTQ-owned businesses in your city, along with their websites and Instagram pages that shine a light on them.

Founded by a gay trans man in London, Abprallen is a small-business selling quirky pins, gadgets and stickers so y’all can show your pride! Besides the usual pronoun and flag stickers, they also carry buttons that say things like “Satan respects pronouns” and “How dare you presume I’m straight?” You can shop their products online or in-person.

They also host events that are aimed at educating and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, like a rainbow ribbon-making workshop.

Brooklyn has many LGBTQ-friendly establishments and bars that are clustered in neighborhoods, like Hell's Kitchen, Bed-Stuy and Flatbush. In fact, the area is gaining in popularity as more and more people move in.

You can see the diversity of the borough's LGBTQ communities at work throughout the neighborhood, from bars to clubs and dance halls. The neighborhood is also home to the Brooklyn LGBTQ Youth Drop-in Center, a community-based organization that provides HIV testing, counseling, and a variety of other resources.

Another important resource in this neighborhood is the LGBTQ Community Health Center on Northern Boulevard, which offers HIV and AIDS testing, counseling, and other resources for the community. It also works with local schools to create safer environments for LGBT students.