Gay London Life | November '26 Edition - Magazine - Page 34
Make Christmas
a Little Gayer
This Year!
Forget the usual festive greetings. GayChristmas.
co.uk is bringing a splash of queer creativity to
Christmas, with cards, decorations and gifts that
celebrate our community.
Christmas is all about celebrating the
Created by designers MJ Palmer
For those who like their Christmas
It’s a welcome commitment that
people we love, and this year there’s
and Justin King, the new venture
with extra sparkle, the Fab-Yule-ous
means a little Christmas shopping
a new way to spread some festive
brings together colour, creativity and
Collection serves up hot pinks, disco-
can also contribute to vital LGBTQ+
cheer. Launching on 31 October,
a healthy dose of queer personality.
inspired glamour, glittering crowns and
support services.
GayChristmas.co.uk is a brand-new
Whether your Christmas aesthetic
cheeky festive slogans. The Rainbow
And there’s something rather
online destination for Christmas
is traditional, outrageously camp or
Collection gives traditional Christmas
lovely about that. At a time when
cards, baubles and gifts with a
somewhere in between, there’s a
imagery a colourful makeover, with
so much Christmas merchandise
distinctly LGBTQ+ twist.
collection to suit.
rainbow trees, reindeer, candy canes
still feels decidedly heterosexual,
and baubles.
having more independent LGBTQ+
Prefer something a little more
creators producing gifts and
romantic? Les Be Merry captures
greetings that actually reflect our
the warmth and magic of the season,
lives is worth celebrating.
while Hallelujah Handsome offers
After all, Christmas looks different
bold, contemporary designs with a
for everyone. Some of us spend it
distinctly queer artistic edge.
with family, others with partners,
It’s a refreshing alternative to the
friends or the chosen families we’ve
endless shelves of generic Christmas
built around us. Whoever you’re
cards, particularly for those of us who
celebrating with, there’s no reason
want our festive greetings to reflect
your Christmas cards shouldn’t have a
our relationships, identities and
little personality.
chosen families.
So whether you’re sending
Individual cards cost £3.99, while
something sweet, sentimental or
five-card collections are available for
gloriously cheeky, this could be
£14.99, making it easy to stock up for
your excuse to make the season a
friends, partners and family. Festive
little gayer.
baubles and other gifts will also
feature in the growing range.
GayChristmas.co.uk launches on
But there’s more to
31 October. Browse the collections,
GayChristmas.co.uk than fabulous
shop festive gifts and support
festive stationery.
LGBTQ+ creativity at
The brand has pledged to donate
10% of all profits to Antidote at London
Friend, supporting LGBTQ+ people
affected by alcohol and drug use.
London Friend is the UK’s
oldest LGBT+ mental health and
wellbeing charity, and its Antidote
service provides specialist support
for members of our community
navigating substance use, addiction
and recovery.
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