10% of new business owners are LGBTQ+ — and they're offering better benefits
LGBTQ+ business owners are more likely to offer their employees benefits such as health care and retirement, a new study found.
July 1, 2025
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Beloved Brand K.NGSLEY Tells Story in New GLAAD Series
The series, "Changemakers," highlights LGBTQ+ Black small business owners making a difference in their local communities.
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Gay business owners brace for Donald Trump’s return to Washington, D.C.
The second Trump term spells uncertainty for LGBTQ-owned businesses in the nation’s capital.
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Womencrafts, Iconic Provincetown Business, Seeking Funds to Survive
The queer-owned, women- and LGBTQ-focused books and crafts shop, is in danger of losing its home and is raising funds to buy the building.
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A Black Lesbian's View on the Trump Years: Jim Crow Is Back
A backlash to recent progress has sent us back 60 years, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.
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Santa Claus, the KKK, & More Discussed in SCOTUS LGBTQ+ Rights Case
A hypothetical on Monday was unusually awkward, with a reference to children wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit to visit Santa Claus.
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The Businesses That Stand Up for LGBTQ Customers
In an era where business owners feel they can choose who to serve, one campaign is telling LGBTQ consumers which businesses have our backs.
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Bud Light Pledges $200k to Support LGBTQ+ Business Owners of Color
It comes weeks after the brand received fierce backlash over a partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
May 31, 2023
Queer Latina-owned lemonade shop in San Antonio gets a business-saving grant from HRC
The Human Rights Campaign's Queer to Stay grants are aimed at helping LGBTQ-owned businesses stay afloat.
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Most Americans Say Religion Is No Excuse for Anti-LGBTQ+ Discrimination: Survey
That was the finding of a NORC/Williams Institute study, but a Pew Research Center poll turned up opposite results.
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D.C. bar owners say Trump’s federal law enforcement crackdown is killing their business
“This is not sustainable,” Dave Perruzza, a gay business owner in D.C., told The Advocate.
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A New York Bill Aims to Help LGBTQ Businesses Thrive
Backers say the legislation would assure that businesses owned by LGBTQ people, veterans, and disabled people have a chance to bid on state contracts.
January 22, 2019
New York Official: Send Gays to an Island, They'll Die Out
George Langdon IV, a member of the Albany County Legislature, has apologized for the remark, but there are still calls for his resignation.
April 2, 2021
The iconic Little Gay Pub in D.C. expands to Philadelphia
The owners of the popular celebrity hotspot tell The Advocate that they’re excited to bring their business to the Philly LGBTQ+ community.
May 27, 2024
Supreme Court Hears LGBTQ+ Rights Case From Antigay Business Owner
The court will hear arguments on whether a business owner has the right to turn away same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs.
December 5, 2022
Kentucky's Largest City Embraces LGBTQ-Owned Businesses
Louisville will now ensure LGBTQ business owners are considered for city contracts.
March 14, 2020
National LGBT Chamber of Commerce Endorses Biden for President
"Joe Biden proudly affirms an essential core value of the NGLCC: that we all deserve our shot at the American Dream," the group says.
August 31, 2020
Supreme Court Appears to Lean Toward Ruling for Antigay Web Designer
The court's conservative majority seemed to sympathize with a designer who argues she has a legal right to turn away same-sex couples who seek wedding websites.
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Your Dollar Is Your Power, Even When It Comes to Chicken
Sorry, Chick-fil-A ... your chicken still tastes like hate.
November 21, 2019
North Dakota allows doctors to refuse trans health care in the name of 'religious freedom'
A North Dakota court has permitted doctors to refuse to perform gender-affirming surgeries, and allowed employers to refuse to cover all gender-affirming care.
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Steven Menashi May Be Trump's Most Dangerous Judicial Nom Yet
Robin Maril of the Human Rights Campaign rings the alarm on this homophobe, who is up for a confirmation vote on Wednesday.
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