8 Queer-Owned Small Businesses Online You Gotta Check Out This Pride Month

It’s Pride Month and we’re all joining hands in supporting the LGBTQIA+ community, but that doesn’t mean that your support should end at the end of June. Show support all year round to the community by checking out these Indian queer-owned small businesses and help uplift them. There are many such small businesses that require your support and this list just covers a small portion of that much bigger community, so go ahead and spread some love and support! 

1. Blank Canvas 

The Blank Canvas is operated and founded by Srish (they/them) and Shweta Gopal and they’re known for customising shoes, tee, masks and bags. They are beautifully hand-painted or tie and dyed to give them a unique look and personality that matches the awesomeness of their clients. So, go ahead and order your own stunning customised designs and watch them convert your boring ole tees or shoes into masterpieces!  

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/_the_original_blank_canvas/ 

2. Lifafaa

Lifafaa is owned by Anushka (they/them) who is genderfluid and bisexual and making resin jewellery is their happiness and pride. They create the most stunning handmade resin jewellery and we’re in love with the beautiful combs, keychains, earrings, pendants and more that they custom make to suit each client. They initially started the business with their sister but now handle it themself. So go on and order the beautiful and delicate resin artwork and we’re sure you’ll want to snag ‘em all! 

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/lifafaa.in/ 

3. The Home Front 

Have you ever seen macrame jewellery that’ll make you want to own them immediately? Well, here’s a Maharashtra-based online store that creates beautiful handmade micro-macrame jewellery with great attention to detail and you’ll want to snatch up these beauties immediately! They sell everything from colourful chokers, earrings to elf ears, so go ahead and order from their account soon! 

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/_thehomefront_/ 

4. Argha’s Chocolate Creations 

Argha’s Chocolate Creations is owned by 18-years-old self-taught Argha Naskar (he/him) who is based in Kolkata and who opened his own chocolate store to help finance his studies and help the marginalized people by giving them free workshops so that they can also start their own small businesses. He sells decadent chocolates, bonbons, cakes and Bengali platters that look simply divine so go ahead and order from his store and support him as much as you can! 

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/naskar.argha/ 

5. Sassage Stickers

Sassage Stickers is owned by Laksha (she/her), who is bisexual and sells a myriad of LGBTQIA+ related stickers with important themes and messages like self-love, acceptance and celebrating love in any form and shape. The store is also dropping a new collection for pride and we’re super excited to snag all the cute and colourful stickers and show our support. Check out their incredible collection from their Insta feed and grab everything that catches your eye!

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/sassage.stickers/ 

6. The Yellow Bookshop

The Yellow Bookshop is a paradise for all bookworms, artists and poets with its incredible range of handcrafted book boxes, stickers, hand-painted bookmarks, and a selection of incredible novels and books. They sell everything nerd-related from preloved to new and we’re already planning to buy out the entire collection (they’re THAT pretty!) They also launched a new Pride Month sticker pack, so, go ahead and check out their collection and you’re sure to go starry-eyed with each box you open from them! 

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/theyellowbookshop/ 

7. It’s Mint To Be 

It’s Mint To Be is owned by Sush (she/they) who is a queer Sikh artist from Mumbai and creates and sells creative clay jewellery pieces inspired by anime, mangas and different fandoms. You can also get them to customise your own fabulous designs and they’re also launching a new Pride Month collection that has left us with goo-goo eyes because they’re that unique and pretty. If you’ve never checked out clay jewellery before, then go ahead and check out their Insta feed and you’re sure to become a new fan!  

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/_its_mint_to_be/ 

8. Medusa 

Medusa was started by Purab (he/him) a trans man hailing from Assam who expressed his freedom of identity through clothes and therefore wanted a medium to spread the message of self-love and help people express their own freedom of identity through the clothes he sells. All the clothes and accessories that he sells stand for equality, representation and self‑love. They have an awesome collection of knitted sweaters, hoodies, tees, socks, tote bags, badges and more, that are ever so unique and special, so go ahead and show some love, peeps! 

DM For Orders | https://www.instagram.com/medusa_pridestore/ 

This list is by no means exhaustive so keep an eye out for many more incredible queer-owned small businesses. And, now that you know these fantastic online businesses exist, go ahead and order from them and show them love and support! Happy Pride, y’all!