Different year, same story: somehow, Christmas always arrives earlier than you expected. If you, just like us, are late on presents and have absolutely no idea what to get for your loved ones, you’re in the right place. Here is a list of wonderfully queer last-minute Christmas gifts for all your friends and fam.
Embroidery prints by Hazel Coonagh
A Dublin-based artist who is very well known to GCN, Hazel Coonagh’s multifaceted work uses a “combination of disciplines with photographic portraits at its foundation”. Alongside her photography, which has been featured on several GCN print covers, Coonagh also commonly features “hand embroidery, digital editing, and mixed media” in her work.
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Gas Bitch Jumpers by TheDirtBird
Looking for a cheeky, comfy and, most importantly, sustainable jumper for your friend or loved one? Then the Gas Bitch Jumpers by Irish creator TheDirtBird are what you’re searching for. All that’s left to do is pick your favourite colour. Check out the full selection here.
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Funky earrings by Gorgeous Goose
From Dreamy Drops and Heart Huns to Cowprint Cousins, there’s a pair for everyone in this fun and playful collection of polymer clay earrings by Gorgeous Goose. Find them on their Etsy shop!
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Emotionally honest prints by Tiny Greens
Kildare-based comic artist Tiny Green is simply a master at creating these bright and colourful prints that put an emphasis on showing emotional honesty. These comic creations are so candid and funny that everyone is simply bound to love them!
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GCN subscription
If you are truly down to one last minute, you only need a few clicks to get your friend a subscription to GCN as a Christmas gift. With the launch of our new subscription plans, we will bring not only amazing queer content directly to your friend’s front door throughout the year but also new benefits, including the amazing Q Card, the passport to queer Irish life. If that’s not an incredible queer gift, then what is?
The Q Card is back, just in time for Christmas! ✨🎁🦄 Subscribe to get GCN delivered right to your doorstep + access all the fabulous Q Card discounts and offers 👉 https://t.co/D84k4IEgv4. pic.twitter.com/aF1BT4R8kB
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) November 28, 2023
Titty tote bags by Saraoh
If you’re looking for some bolder Christmas gifts to get last minute for your queer fam, then you need to check out the Titty tote bags by Saraoh. All her creations are focused on non-binary identities and alternative forms of beauty… it really doesn’t get queerer than that.
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Vegan Wax Melts by Wickcraft & Wickery
Wickcraft & Wickery presents an amazing collection of scented vegan wax melts inspired by different fandoms, fantasy tales and Irish folklore. Add a dash of feminist chaos and you get the ultimate queer gift.
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Unique bumbags by mála-bum
Fun and functionality get together in these fab bumbags created by mála-bum. They’re in fashion every month of the year and handmade in Ireland. What more could you possibly want?
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GCN T-shirts
If we’re talking about last-minute gift ideas, we feel compelled to mention our exclusive selection of t-shirts launched as part of the GCN collection. There is a variety of designs catering to all tastes, and what’s best is some are currently on discount! Hurry up and get yours here or in the Dublin Pride Hub!
Yaaas queers! Check out GCN’s stunning brand-new merch collection feat. gorgeous tees, tote bags, beanies & Christmas jumpers 👉 https://t.co/lt8mSheESb pic.twitter.com/sjgr4HB0cW
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) October 31, 2022
Quirky tote bag by In Rainbow
Alli McKee is an artist and small business owner from County Down in Northern Ireland. His queer-owned Irish small business sells handmade custom badges, pins, prints, jewellery, beanies, advent calendars, stickers and these fun tote bags in collaboration with comedian Heidi Stemp. His work centres around queer Pride and the celebration of identity, and every sale from his shop, In Rainbows, helps fund his medical transition!
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RuPaul-inspired necklace by KIKI
KIKI offers a wide range of stunning handmade jewellery, and the best thing about these queer Christmas gifts is that no two pieces are alike. Kiki says the jewellery includes designs “ranging from musical icons such as Bowie, artists such as Frida Kahlo, political figures, writers, actors…” and more! There’s something for everyone, and really, who wouldn’t want a RuPaul-inspired necklace?
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Cheeky embroidery by Ciara Purdy Pictures
If there’s anyone on your list who would appreciate displaying some profanity in their home, Ciara Purdy Pictures has exactly what they need. Ciara offers plates, frames and embroidery in a variety of creative and fun designs. Go check them out!
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Holiday cards by Weird Watercolours
You can’t miss these incredible Christmas cards from Weird Watercolours. Abi and Audrey are partners in love who own a card printing company with designs “heavily influenced by memes culture and queerness, with a twist of Irish nostalgia.” Doesn’t that sound like the ultimate Christmas gift?
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Stunning shirts and knits by P.Shirts
With cosy knits, fleeces and oversized jumpers, P.Shirts offers unique unisex apparel. The store is run by an Irish/Venezuelan couple who spread a message of love, tolerance, equality, friendship and union in all of their work.
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Colourful candles by D8 Design
Next up, D8DesignCo is a queer-owned business that offers a range of sustainable Irish products that would make excellent queer Christmas gifts. They are best known for their customisable and refillable soy candles which are handmade in Dublin.
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Sustainable chocolate by Faerly
Faerly is passionate about supporting local gift makers. The two owners, James and Eoin, live in Kildare with their chickens and their cat, and they intend to help customers live simpler lives. Perfect for the sustainable people on your list, they avoid unnecessary chemicals and plastics in their products.
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Queer Love anthology
This anthology of Irish LGBTQ+ fiction is a fantastic holiday read. McVeigh, the editor, said he was inspired to create this collection after spending his childhood hiding in libraries. He said, “These were pre-internet days, back when LGBTQI+ representation on TV and in film was rare. Stories about people like me weren’t always easy to find. Irish ones even harder.”
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Gorgeous t-shirts by Mundo Moo
The beloved illustrator behind Mundo Moo, Daniel Mooney’s illustrative talents are not bound solely by his famous prints. His illustrative work is intertwined throughout Mundomoo’s shop, manifesting as prints but also as clothing, totes, stickers, key rings and even a potential jewellery line.
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Pride flag pins by House of Dapper
Dedicated to a personalised twist on conventional Pride merch, Dublin-based creatives Vicky Barron and Sonya Mulligan create their community work through House of Dapper. Featured as one of the main queer creative brands in the Dublin Pride Hub, House of Dapper includes eccentric and customisable designs for masks, jewellery (custom rings, pins, and pendants), t-shirts and more.
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Necklace by Lenny the Jeweller
Based in Dublin, Lenny Coffey is an Irish designer and contemporary jewellery artist whose work has gained lots of recognition, including a Bronze Award from the Goldsmith’s Craft and Design Council UK in 2019 and a nomination for the acclaimed NCAD Staff Prize in 2020. Their business is a platform for their work that shares their “narrative style of designing where each piece tells a story”.
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Iconic prints by JANDO
JANDO, an acronym for the company’s husband-and-wife founders, Julie and Owen, is a multi-award-winning printmaking studio based in Dublin. In addition to their usual offers on graphic prints of iconic Irish landmarks like Cork’s Cobh Castle, Galway’s Blackrock Diving Board, and Dublin’s Poolbeg Towers, JANDO is currently offering Christmas gifting bundles for the 2023 holiday season. To purchase prints or to learn more about JANDO’s unique Christmas offers, head over to their website.
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Prints by Eraqurio
Eraquario is a Dublin-based Brazilian street artist and printmaker specialising in LGBTQ+ printmaking. His recognisable pop-art designs have been plastered all over Dublin city, and his work was recently featured in a World AIDS Day campaign in partnership with PozVibes Podcast and Quirk Market, where the artist (alongside many of the other Irish creatives on our list) can often be found selling prints.
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That was the end of our list, so all you have to do is match each gift to one of your queer friends and have a very merry Christmas!
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