Great Holiday Gifts 2017

Buy Uwezo’s responsibly-made super cool cowhide chukka Desert Boots and help support Empower African Children ($185, UwezoBrands.com).

This What Would Dolly Do? Jean Jacket ($185, UnderstatedLeather.com) is a unisex must.

Beloved utilitarian staples get hip makeovers with this high-femme, peplum-style Canvas Waist Pouch Fanny Pack, the Ruffled Fanny Pack ($26 and up, Kinies.com).

Another utilitarian staple gets a hip makeover in this Cow Leather Backpack ($159, Kinies.com).

The unisex Cool-it Caddy Tote has a freezer bag inside that keeps your meds, lip balm, and food cool ($34, cool-itcaddy.com).

Go to the beach wearing the Petty Snake-designed Tagame Swim Briefs ($58, massive-goods.com).

Go to the beach wearing the new Tagame Rope Tee ($40, massive-goods.com).

Style with the Kinfolk x Kappa Jersey inspired by the Italian football jersey that was a ‘90s obsession and “clothes for the modern internationalist.” ($95, kinfolklife.com)

Mr. Friendly’s Love Is Love Tee ($18, MrFriendly.org) helps bust HIV stigma (founder Dave Watt pictured, in the T-shirt).

Dromida KODO FPV Drone is ready to fly with Wi-Fi camera, mobile app, smartphone goggles, and pro-style flips on demand. ($90, Dromida.com).

The smartest key holder in existence is KeySmart Pro with Tile ($50, GetKeySmart.com).

Hunt a Killer, the fastest-growing thriller subscription service, is an immersive murder mystery interactive monthly membership box that challenges players to hunt and catch a killer by solving intricate, ongoing, fictional murder mysteries. ($25 a month, huntakiller.com).

Emergency musts: either the Five Mile Flashlight ($30) or the Survival Kit Flashlight (an 11-item survival kit with can opener, water-purifying pills, fire starter, signal mirror, medical kit, and wire saw inside a flashlight) ($99, both Hammacher.com).

Emergency must: the awesome Weego 22 Portable Power Jump Starter, which jumpstarts your car’s engine, charges phones and tablets, and has a light that lasts 14 hours ($99, myweego.com).

For unplugging: The Portable Hi Def Radio ($160) lets you ditch satellite radio, and the 65 Mile Amplified TV Antenna gets free HD TV from up to 65 miles away—no cable needed ($100, both Hammacher.com).

Don’t forget the Rapid Feed Digital Slide Converter, which turns dad’s old slides into today’s digital art ($179, Hammacher.com).

Bonus: 4 NonBlondes is back—on vinyl! Bigger, Better, Faster, More, the 25th anniversary edition LP is a lesbian must ($25, TheSoundofVinyl.us).

The LG Signature OLED W7 is the world’s first ultra-thin Wallpaper TV (the light, thin, flexible screen attaches to the wall with magnets and delivers perfect black, Active HDR-plus 4K resolution, next-gen Dolby sound, and a color palette that’s 64 times bigger than normal ($8,000 for 65 inch, LG.com/us/tvs). 

Offices need Great Useful Stuff, like this USB+AC Power Hub (with 5 USB and 2 AC outlets) ($65, GreatUsefulStuff.com).

The Bamboo Laptop Stand and Organizer with Dry Erase Board ($40, GreatUsefulStuff.com).

With Namaste, Bitches Yoga Mat ($29, IdeasbyArianna.Etsy.com) you’ll do downward dog right.

The Stealth Interactive Core Trainer lets you play while you plank ($299, StealthBodyFitness.com).

The Plexus Wheel offers a funky way to stretch your back ($49, Plexusco.com).

Bedhead Pajamas make matching pjs for the whole family ($52, BedheadPJs.com).

Midcentury modern-looking Limited Edition Elevated Feeder converts to three heights, while the Travel Water Bottle and Bowl is a basic must ($20-$60, both from MessyMutts.ca).

More fur babe stocking stuffers: Busy Buddy Unicorn toy ($6, petsafe.net).

More fur babe stocking stuffers: Purple Rain Calm and Clean Lavender Leave-in Spray ($13, LucyPetProducts.com).

Little femmes (and sequin lovers) adore these Unicorn, Fairies and Mermaid Pillows ($35, MermaidPillowCo.com).

Any kid who likes to play can spend hours with the awesome (helicopter-parent approved) Doorway Jungle Jim ($180, hammacher.com).

Turn the kids onto a subtextually queer classic (which introduced most of the world to Drew Barrymore): E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 35^th Anniversary Limited Edition Gift Set, which includes the HD and Blu-ray, the CD soundtrack, collectible book, and three hours of bonus features. ($24.95 Walmart.com). 

For cuties: these Love Is Love T-shirts For Kids, launched by Beru Kids and the Human Rights Campaign ($34, BeruKids.com). 

The fantastic-smelling, handcrafted Tygh-rrr’s Beard Butter, sales of which support trans activism ($9, Transgendervisibilitymatters.com).

Anything from the beloved, gay-owned LQD Men’s Skin Care (Varies, Lqd.com.au) is great.

Awesome stocking stuffer: Green Goo First-Aid Travel Pack ($25, GreenGooHelps.com)

RG Cosmetics’s Collagen Hair Mask ($33, RGCosmetics.com) work wonders.

We love Outlaw Soaps’s Solid Cologne in cute pocket-sized, old time tins (with scents like leather,  gunpowder, sagebrush) ($22, OutlawSoaps.com).

Calm Sleep Mist (from makers of the sleep-centric Calm app), pairs nicely with their bedtime stories by gay actor Stephen Fry ($30, Calm.com).

Totally indulge with Musely’s Anti-Aging Hydrogel Mask Set ($48, musely.com).

Awesome stocking stuffer: Vegan, organic Brooklyn-made Melati Bath and Body sets ($98, melatibathandbody.com).

The striped or Santa-themed ATN Compression Knee-Hi Socks will get your holiday started. While they look cute curled by the fireplace, when worn on your cross-country flight, they help prevent varicose veins, thrombosis, and swelling ($35, ATNCompressionSocks.com).

Plug Life’s Lighted Mirror is the compact of the future. Plugs into your iPhone, lights, perfect for travel and late night touchups. ($15, GoPlugLife.com)

Fire Department Coffee is infused with our favorite sprits: Rum, Tequila, and Bourbon ($11.99, FireDeptCoffee.com).

The Crystal Head Vodka Aurora, filtered through layers of diamonds, is a great housewarming gift ($60 CrystalHeadVodka.com).

Take meal delivery up a notch with the organic Green Chef, which offers meal kits—Keto, vegan, paleo and more—with sustainable, non-GMO ingredients. ($10/meal and up, greenChef.com).

Back to the Roots’s Garden-in-a-Can lets you grow your own organic herbs indoors ($25, BackToTheRoots.com).

Urban Trend has the sleek and chic kitchen swag you need, including the Crushed Garlic Press and circular Ringo Multipeeler ($14 and up, UrbanTrend.com).

Hot Ruby’s Cranberry Cider Drink ($44, DrinkHotRuby.com) is unique.

Good Earth’s Sweet and Spicy Goodnight Tea offers a new twist on chamomile ($4 GoodEarth.com).

Plum Deluxe Tea offers a sweet, handcrafted fair trade tea of the month club ($10, PlumDeluxe.com).

After 25 years of LGBT activism, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly is a holiday party must (try the Bubbly Pink Moscato) ($15 and up, Amazon.com).

Tonnino Tuna, wild-caught yellowfin filets, make great apps ($7 ThriveMarket.com).

One of the holy grails of boozy gifts: Secret Spirits’s Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar, 25 whiskies from top independent Scotland bottlers ($560, ScotchWhiskeyAdvent.com) 

Rum’s Revenge, a pirate chest of 12 rums from around the globe (with a skull glass, treasure map, and ship in a bottle), another holy grail of boozy gifts (Price varies, SecretSpirits.com).

Now that nearly 30 states have legal marijuana in some form, it’s OK to add its accessories to your gift list. The perfect travel accessory: Elevate Accessories’ Colfax Dugout Kit V2, a super classy maple or walnut dugout/bat combo that’s nearly airtight and watertight and holds 2 grams.  ($80, ElevateAccessories.com)

A Fancii Bedside Organizer is a minimalist caddy with 10 pockets and velcro straps. ($15, ShopFancii.com).

LightBoxArts provides illuminated artwork you can change out by occasion ($25, LightBoxArts.com).

The Awair Air Quality Monitor lets you keep track of dust, VOC levels, and other toxins in the air via the companion app, so you can control allergens in your home ($199, GetAwair.com).

This pricey 1959 Corvette Billiards Table is amazing ($25,000, Hammacher.com)!

The Fridge Gallery offers a streamlined magnetic organizer so photos and menus don’t turn it to chaos (there’s even a stainless steel look) ($20, FridgeGallery.net).

Silipint Silicone Drinkware can go in the dishwasher, freezer, microwave, oven, and grill (and looks fit for a Pride parade) ($7 and up, Silipint.com).

Oh, and for the busy couples: The LG Styler, a one of-a-kind clothing management system that refreshes and sanitizes clothing in as little as 20 minutes (with no chemicals), is like having a dry cleaner in-house ($1,999, Sears.com).

Time trackers need Atelier 27 Press’s A Book of Days, a French Collection perpetual calendar ($20, atelier27press.com).

The colorful Patrizia Yanguela 2018 Calendar, starring the Switzerland and U.S.-bred, polyglot, Latina, LGBT-fan fave fitness model. ($20, patriziayanguela.com)

Hate when Netflix or Hulu boot your favorite shows? Think DVD/Blu-ray instead. The Firefly 15th Anniversary Box Set ($19) and the 39-disc Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20th Anniversary Box Set ($130, both from FoxConnect.com) are two of the most important cult TV series in the last 20 years. Both have LGBT characters and actors, but in addition to introducing the world to Sarah Michelle Geller, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, and more, Buffy was groundbreaking in showing bisexual Willow and lesbian Tara falling in love, and becoming one of the first female, same-sex lead couples on TV.

Other sure DVD/Blu-ray bets: bi actress Gillian Anderson’s slow burn thriller, The Fall: Complete Collection (on Blu-ray/DVD, $70) or The Fall: Season 3 ($40, both AcornOnline.com) and this year’s best lesbian-led legal drama, Australia’s Janet King: Series 3: Playing Advantage ($50, AcornOnline.com).