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Businesses
Where you spend your money is as important as where you spend your time. Locally-owned and operated businesses are the lifeblood of their communities, creating employment opportunities, and ensuring that dollars spent local, stay local. In addition, a small business that is also owned and/or operated by people who are LGBTQ+ are more likely to be inclusive and hire those in intersectional communities.
This last point is very important. Washington State offers robust anti-discrimination laws, but that isn't to say prejudice doesn't enter into the employment process. For example, LGBTQ+ women are under-represented in comparison to their male counterparts in management or leadership roles.
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Transgender individuals have even more distressing outcomes, reporting unemployment rates at about twice the general population. As many as four in 10 transgender workers are under-employed.
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The businesses on this page are owned by, operated by, or actively support the LGBTQ+ community. Show them you appreciate what they do by buying from them when you can.
Businesses
Ashley's Pub
Kitsap
Ashley's Pub is a proudly an LGBT+ safe community and event space, currently for 21+, but soon all-ages! The Pub sells beer, cider, mead, wine, and a large selection of non-alcoholic options (we support sobriety too!) As well as our free-to-play boardgames, video games, coloring books, puzzles, comic books, and more. There are pinball machines that take quarters, and a courtyard, so you may enjoy your time inside or outside!
Kerri Kitaji Art
Port Townsend, WA
Kerri works with acrylic paint, oil, watercolor, modeling paste, texture paste, sand, moss and whatever else she can find. Kerri likes her art to create a calm peacefulness and she is drawn towards minimalist and Scandinavian style. 3% of all her sales are donated to the Non Profit Olympic Pride.
Some Like It Hott
Jefferson
We produce smoked and unsmoked paprika, liquid smoke, Alder Smoked Salt and spice blends locally made in Port Townsend, WA. All of our products are hand smoked using local Red Alder and our chilis are grown from saved seeds in our greenhouses and at farms all over the Olympic Peninsula.
Quinn Brein
Bainbridge
Quinn Brein is one of the most established, privately-owned public relations and marketing firms in Western Washington. We specialize in media relations, community outreach, strategic marketing, social media management, and content creation, including articles, photography, videography, and various collateral.
