Stuck for stocking filler ideas? LCR Pride Foundation has rounded up some gifting ideas for stumped festive shoppers, from local LGBT+ creators, as well as businesses that sponsor and support LCR Pride Foundation.
Love from Liverpool Cushion
£35 | Buy it Here
We love this iconic print cushion, showing the Liver Building emblazoned in rainbow, from Liverpool artist, illustrator and designer, Sophie Green. Her shop also offers art prints, mugs and coasters, tote bags, t-shirts and much more.
Queer Code Tee
£19 | Buy It Here
This is just one of Liverpool Queer Collective’s fab slogan t-shirts. There’s more merch here: https://liverpoolqueercollective.co.uk/merch
Love Lane Beer
£10 – £22 | Buy It Here and Via LIDs Here
Give the gift of larger or a nice pale ale this year, in cans or a fancy keg. We’ve missed seeing our Love Lane friends in person this year, but this should tide us over for the festive period!
The Vivienne Sublimation Face Mask
£11.99 | Buy It Here
Would this gift guide really be complete without something from Scouse drag queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner, The Vivienne’s collection? As well as this very 2020 face mask, there are phone covers, hoodies and tablet cases up for grabs. You can see the full collection here: https://store.tuckshopuk.com/collections/the-vivienne/products/
Comics Youth Holiday Cards
£5 | Buy It Here
Comics Youth’s holiday cards have been designed by seven talented young people who access its services and are now available to pre-order, with all funds raised going back into the organisation.
“Black People Built Liverpool” Print
£8.98 | Buy It Here
Just one example from a striking collection from Liverpool-based trans multidisciplinary artist, Kiara Mohamed. He’s adding new products to his shop in the coming weeks. You can take a look at his full shop here: https://www.kiaramohamed.com
ROOT-ed zine X Homotopia
£5.95 (print) / £2 (digital copy) | Buy It Here
A special edition of self-published zine and social platform, ROOT-ed, created in collaboration with Homotopia. The special issue showcases QTIPoC artists including Lubaina Himid, Felix Mufti-Wright, Franklin Dawson, Eliss Eyo-Thompson and Omar Javed.
LCR Pride Foundation Pronoun Pin Badges
£3 + postage | Buy It Here
Our specially commissioned badges – available in HE/HIM, SHE/HER, THEY/THEM and ASK ME designs – come in two styles, Rainbow and Grey and White, so they’re perfect for any outfit, lanyard or name badge.
Don’t forget Black Friday!
With COVID-19 restrictions, we haven’t been able to send our LCR Pride Foundation Shop out and about this year, but we’ve still kindly been supported by our pop-up shop headline sponsor, Very.co.uk. Its pre-Black Friday offers are already in full swing, with more coming available as the day draws nearer, why not have a look and see if you can grab a great deal for some of the items on your list?
Support Us As You Shop!
Don’t forget, if you’re doing your Christmas shopping online, you can sign up to Amazon Smile and Easy Fundraising and raising money for LCR Pride Foundation as you shop. Select us as your chosen charity and Amazon Smile will dontae 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) from eligible purchases. EasyFundraising works with 4,350 retailers including eBay, Waitrose and Argos, who will make a small donation to your chosen charity.
Find out more about Amazon Smile and Easy Fundraising.