Bi Sasquatch<p>Source: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/the19thnews" class="u-url mention">@<span>the19thnews</span></a></span> </p><p>From the article: "In 2018, Charlie Sprinkman was working for an organic beverage company, a job that required them to travel to 42 states. But along the way, they struggled to find LGBTQ+ hangouts. The solution came to them while they were driving home from Brave Trails, a youth LGBTQ+ leadership summer camp where they were a counselor: They’d create Everywhere Is Queer, a digital map of queer-owned businesses.</p><p>"Launched in January 2022 with a website and social media presence, Everywhere Is Queer has grown to a directory of over 13,000 LGBTQ+-owned brick-and mortar and online businesses, services and community groups across the globe. Since February, a mobile app has been available on iOS and Android with over 80,000 downloads and many more resources, including a job board with LGBTQ+ and ally-owned businesses looking to hire. "</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/EverywhereIsQueer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EverywhereIsQueer</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/QueerOwnedBusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>QueerOwnedBusinesses</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Pride</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/AcceptanceMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AcceptanceMatters</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LGBTQIAPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LGBTQIAPlus</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Lesbian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lesbian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Bisexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bisexual</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Queer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Intersex" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Intersex</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Asexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Asexual</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NonBinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NonBinary</span></a><br /><a href="https://c.im/tags/Businesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Businesses</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Services" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Services</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/CommunityGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CommunityGroups</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://19thnews.org/2024/06/everywhere-is-queer-app-lgbtq-businesses/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">19thnews.org/2024/06/everywher</span><span class="invisible">e-is-queer-app-lgbtq-businesses/</span></a></p>