Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Wellness, Style & LGBTQ+ Inclusive Finds
- Joey Amato
- 16 hours ago
- 5 min read
This holiday season, discover gifts that inspire wellness, creativity, and inclusivity. From eco-conscious beverages and bold cookbooks to artisan puzzles and luxury self-care, these thoughtfully curated brands offer something special for everyone on your list. Sip sustainably with Caliwater, nourish your spirit with Queer Devotion, or elevate your style with Mi Tesoro jewelry. Whether you’re shopping for the foodie, the art lover, or the self-care enthusiast, each of these products celebrates quality, purpose, and representation—making them perfect additions to any holiday gift guide.
Mi Tesoro
Mi Tesoro is a collection of everyday luxury jewelry designed to complement a stylish, active lifestyle. Crafted from 14k gold and platinum-plated stainless steel, each piece is waterproof, durable, and made to keep up with you—from sweaty workouts to nights on the dance floor. Offering a blend of elegance and functionality, Mi Tesoro brings accessible, high-quality jewelry to those who value both style and endurance. As a growing woman-owned business, Mi Tesoro makes an inspiring feature for stories about affordable luxury, thoughtful gifts for her, or sleek, enduring designs for him. High-resolution images and samples are available upon request. Explore the full collection at www.mitesorojewelry.com
This exquisite follow-up book to the acclaimed Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love offers over 300 never-before-seen photographs celebrating a century of same-sex love. Curated by collectors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, LOVING II captures moments of tenderness, joy, and connection—an inspiring testament to queer resilience and beauty. A stunning holiday gift honoring LGBTQ+ history, romance, and the enduring power of love.
Harney & Sons Fine Teas
From its humble beginnings to today’s international reputation, Harney & Sons has stayed true to its simple promise to deliver customers the finest quality tea possible. As the third generation of Harneys continues to carry out that mission, including educating tea lovers about fascinating tea traditions and types of tea found around the world, Harney & Sons customers are discovering their own passion for tea through the products and experiences we offer.
Founded by actors Oliver Trevena and Vanessa Hudgens, Caliwater is a plant-based beverage made from prickly pear cactus (one of the most sustainable crops in the world) that is a refreshing, functional alternative to traditional holiday beverages. Naturally light and refreshing, Caliwater delivers antioxidants, vitamins, and five naturally occurring electrolytes in a clean, vegan, kosher, non-GMO drink with no artificial sweeteners. Flavors include Wild Prickly Pear, Watermelon, Pineapple, Ginger + Lime, and Peach Mango, with kid-friendly pouches available for select flavors. Beyond wellness, Caliwater is eco-conscious and community-minded, supporting nonprofits like American Forests and Olive Crest through its #CaliCares initiative.
Family Thai
Arnold Myint, a James Beard Award semifinalist and celebrated chef of Nashville’s beloved Thai restaurant International Market, brings his bold flavors and vibrant storytelling to the page with his new cookbook, Family Thai (ABRAMS, $40). Known for his appearances on Top Chef and Food Network Star, Myint infuses his recipes with the same creativity and warmth that define his culinary journey—and his drag persona, Suzy Wong, who was crowned Miss Gay America 2017. Beyond the kitchen, Arnold is a devoted single father to his daughter, Henley. Family Thai has already earned widespread acclaim, named one of Eater’s Best New Cookbooks for Fall 2025, Bon Appétit’s 14 Standout Cookbooks for Fall 2025, and Southern Living’s Best Southern Cookbooks of Fall 2025. The book is available now on Amazon for $33.38. (available on Amazon $33.38
(BUM) Coffee Scrub
Bottoms Up Movement has released a premium coffee + sugar + skin-loving oils for smoother, softer, touchable-and-kissable skin - a consistent crowd-pleaser and intimacy game change for our core audience.
Artfelt Puzzles
Artfelt Puzzles is flipping the script on the classic jigsaw puzzle. Think bold designs, inclusive representation, big joy, and a whole lot of heart. It’s the kind of gift that sparks connection, celebrates inclusivity, and adds a little quiet rebellion to your coffee table. Each puzzle features artwork exclusively from LGBTQIA and BIPOC artists, so every gift supports and celebrates underrepresented creators while giving families and friends hours of screen-free fun. Sustainably manufactured and available in both 500- and 1000-piece formats, Artfelt Puzzles are equal parts bold design and mindful entertainment—perfect for holiday downtime. Made for gift-givers who want more meaning behind the wrapping—we’d love to be part of your holiday picks.
Bees Knees Honey Gift Set
Bushwick Kitchen – Small-batch gourmet condiments that are equal parts pantry staple and giftable indulgence. Their curated sets are perfect for foodie friends, holiday hosts, and spice lovers, with options like the Bees Knees Honey Gift Set, Three Knees Spicy Gift Set, Weak Knees Sriracha Gift Set, and Hot Sauce Gift Set. Chef Bobby Flay has even called them “crazy good and a great gift.”
Glo Formation
Glo Formation is a woman & minority-owned skincare brand. Our hero product, Luxe Glo Daytime Face Oil, is made in France with 24 K gold, cold-pressed medical-grade botanical oils, and Vitamins A, C & E. It’s a gender-inclusive, multitasking oil that hydrates, primes, and protects all skin types with a plant-based SPF 15 booster, leaving skin radiant in minutes.
Queer Devotion: Spirituality Beyond the Binary in Myth, Story, and Practice
A liberating exploration of the queer divine in deities and figures of myth and legend that opens pathways for LGBTQIA+ people to revere the divinity within and create an affirming spiritual practice. Queer people have always existed and queerness has always been divine. Queer Devotion, by tarot teacher and deck creator Charlie Claire Burgess, reminds us of this by re-examining sacred stories through a queer and gender expansive lens. With exercises, reflection prompts, and ritual suggestions, readers can discover a deeper spiritual relationship with themselves and the divine and begin building an affirming personal practice of self-defined queer devotion. From gay Greek gods to genderfluid Norse ones, from transgender Catholic saints to queer Arthurian legends, Queer Devotion reveals that spirituality has always been far queerer than we’ve been led to believe. In the beginning, the gods were queer—and they still are.
Cascade Dinner Napkins
The Cascade Dinner Napkins ($72 for a set of four) are a bestseller for good reason. Featuring a refined yet playful colorway that evokes a “classy rainbow” vibe, these napkins bring a touch of vibrant sophistication to any table setting. Crafted with care and designed to elevate everyday dining or special occasions alike, the Cascade Napkins blend modern elegance with timeless versatility. Their beautiful gradient tones make them a striking complement to a variety of dinnerware styles, adding warmth, texture, and personality to your tablescape.
Perfectly Queer: Facing Big Fears, Living Hard Truths, and Loving Myself Fully Out of the Closet
This humorous, heartwarming memoir follows a wife and mother's journey of self-discovery and acceptance as she comes out as a lesbian in her late 30s. Jill had a happy, healthy 20-year relationship with her college sweetheart, two wonderful kids, and rescue cat from the Humane Society. They lived in a nice suburban home with a white picket fence and owned a small bar that was rated one of the “Best Mom & Pop” businesses in Tampa Bay. From the outside, everything looked perfect. Perfectly Queer takes the reader on Jillian Abby's poignant and painfully funny rollercoaster of self-discovery as she identifies and eventually accepts herself as a lesbian just before her 40th birthday. Living her new truth means leaving behind a life that, by societal standards, is nearly perfect. This is a story for anyone who is hiding a piece of themselves and wants to know if it’s safe to be revealed. It’s for the parent who must choose between their own happiness and the stability of their family, wondering if prioritizing themselves is selfish. It’s for the person potentially facing a major life upheaval filled with unknowns in the future who is seeking reassurance that everything will work out just fine. It’s a story of hope and inspiration to those who are starting or are in the middle of their journey, and an affirmation to those who have been through it to stand proudly on the other side.
