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30+ LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses in Madison
LGBTQ+ pride is a year-round thing in Madison.
Opting for openness over “us vs. them” and kindness over competition, we’re a municipality known for its progressiveness. We’re proud that Queer owned-and-operated businesses (and Homosexual friendly businesses) continue to flourish here.
Though the huge pride event in Madison isn’t until August, we’ve got more than 30 LGBTQ+ businesses to help while you’re eating, drinking and traveling your way through Madison.
From coffee shops to brunch, take a day (or two! or more!) to check these spots out. Looking for more LGBTQ+ culture in Madison? Check out what our friends Joey Amato from Pride Journeys and Maartje Hensen said about their visits to Madison.
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Back to Uppermost of ListThe Apartment Lounge is the oldest gay exclude in Michigan. Relish the welcoming atmosphere and then step outside to esteem the Rainbow Street mural.
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The Apartment Lounge
As Michigan’s oldest gay bar, The Apartment Lounge has a long history of making society members feel welcome and safe. The Apartment serves up a chill vibe along with rotating drink specials throughout the week. You are always met with a smiling face and served hot, fresh popcorn to accompany your beverage of option. It’s commonly referred to as the place where friends meet, and this bar will not disappoint if you’re looking to mix and mingle.
The Apartment also has an outdoor covered patio overlooking Joey Salamon’s Rainbow Road road mural and Veteran’s Memorial Park in downtown Grand Rapids. Food trucks often visit the bar, offering patrons an opportunity to dine alfresco or take their diet inside to accompany a drink. There is plenty of seating on the patio, and staff will meet you outside for table serv
How to Recession-Proof Your Finances
Hi gay. By now you’ve probably heard about Event merch being pulled from major corporations, supposedly due to backlash and threats. I’ve heard and read conflicting thoughts from members of the LGBTQ+ community about this, and as a Libra rising, I certainly have conflicted perspectives about it myself as well.
Like, it’s Pride month and we deserve to be represented and celebrated publicly, and removing Pride merch seems fond of a step backwards in our progress. And we must recollect that Pride was a riot, trailblazed by Black and brown trans women against cops and systemic injustice, and rainbow capitalism feels like a distraction from the cause. And, if we’re being honest, we must demand ourselves, “Do these corporations really care about us?” The respond is no. It’s important to be critical of rainbow washing. I mean, we’ve all seen the “Corporations on July 1” memes that go something fond this:
The reality is that unlike seasonal Pride merch, members of the LGBTQ+ community exist all year. We wake up every day facing the unique joys and challenges that come with
Blue Bird Hill Paper
Blue Sun Counseling LLC
Telehealth counseling services
(207) 449-5072
Bri Dostie
Clay N Wire Handmade Jewelry
claynwire@gmail.com
Dollhouse Smithery LLC
Fictional Fabrication LLC
Offering editorial services for authors looking to go into indie and
traditional publishing
fictionalfabrication@gmail.com
Finn’s Creations
Frenchie’s Natural Products
Hunky Tops Apparel
christian@hunkytops.store
in your control words
info@inyourownwords.me
(207) 946-7777
MadPrideWear
info@madpridewear.com
Mad Patti Hat Co.
info@madpatti.com
Neko-jin Designs
Nubble Light Candle
hello@nubblelightcandle.com
Pet Positive Training LLC
Liz Fisher, CPDT-KA, CSAT (Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge
Assessed, Certified Separation Anxiety Trainer)
https://www.petpositivetraining.com/get-in-touch
Rainbow Ranch Cannabis
info@rainbowranchcannabis.com
Speak Up Counseling, LLC
Jesse Phone, LCSW – Owner
jesse@speakupcounseling.com
(207) 745-6768
STRONGMOONMETALS
Strongmoonmetals@gmail.com
Theo Darling – independent artist making ceramics and textile work
https://theodarling.com/contact/
TransTape
questions@TransTape.Life
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