LGBTQ-owned businesses, allies, and community organizations across the country — every listing clearly marked so you can see at a glance what it is. No guessing, no outing, no pay-to-be-believed.
Owned businesses carry a badge — Certified if they hold NGLCC LGBTBE certification, Self-Attested if the owners simply told us. Both are real. Only one costs money, and we do not think that should decide who gets found.
Ally businesses and community organizations get their own badge and their own colour. Nothing is hidden and nothing is blurred — you can always tell what you are looking at before you spend a dollar.
Every label on this site comes from the business itself. We never infer identity from a name, an owner, a neighbourhood, or a guess — and we never will.
Some directories list only certified businesses. Certification costs money and paperwork, so those lists quietly leave out the newest and smallest queer-owned shops — the ones that need to be found most. Other directories lump everyone together, so "LGBTQ business" ends up meaning nothing at all. We do neither. Out.cc lists LGBTQ-owned businesses, allies who show up for the community, and the nonprofits holding it together — and every single listing wears a badge saying which it is. You decide what matters for the job you are hiring for. The only rule we will not bend: a business tells us what it is. We never guess, and we never label anyone from the outside.