Our readers recommended a series of projects and ventures to keep in mind. From original clothing in various sizes, books, places to buy food, and entertainment, we've put together this diverse repository of products, services, and places.

Textile ventures

A wide range of sizes and conscious production. Gender-neutral clothing with cool designs and prints—Fela is the perfect place. This Buenos Aires-based business is committed to conscious production. They offer t-shirts, shirts, pants, and sweatshirts in up to eight sizes. The t-shirts feature original prints and can be selected through their website, www.tienda.felizarcoiris.com. They also offer decorative items with various designs.

Phrases for everyone. A wide range of fun and original phrases and prints can be found at Degenerada. “I don’t use pronouns (don’t talk to me)”, “Stop being Pakistani”, “My psychologist knows about you”, are some of the phrases you can choose for your own t-shirt design.

Purchases are only available through the Instagram account, @ropa.degenerada. The size chart and printing options are available there.

More than just clothes. Mundillo Trans is another option for finding designs you'll love. It's a "homemade" project, as they describe themselves on Instagram.

They offer caps, sweatshirts, bucket hats, and handbags. Orders can be placed through their account @mundillo.tienda.

Accessories and clothing. Carolo offers earrings, glasses, hats, t-shirts, socks, flags, and many other products . The website has a special section for LGBT-themed products. Their Instagram account is @carologiladas.

Comfort and identity. From Córdoba, Argentina, the Munay store offers clothing for all tastes. Under the motto "style is individual, the cause collective," it has various sizes, is gender-neutral, and has a relaxed style.

Additionally, the website offers advice on sizes and styles available in the store. Their Instagram handle is @munayofficial.

Clothing with a nautical feel. “Don’t let fashion make you uncomfortable,” says Abuela Yetta about their products. The shop, located in Mar del Plata, Argentina, offers fanny packs, handbags, fans, and tops and skirts, among other items. Custom-made garments are available. Find them on Instagram at @abuelayetta.mdp.

Trans art and design. Deseo Zapatos is a trans cooperative from Argentina that designs shoes, handbags, lighters, and t-shirts. They have a particular focus on footwear and leather goods design. Their Instagram handle is @deseozapatos

Lingerie and accessories. With a wide variety of lingerie products, Badowska celebrates diversity through its designs. Panties, boxers, and bras are complemented by harnesses and accessories. They also offer attractive product bundles. Find them on Instagram at @badowskalenceria, and you can also visit their website.

For people who menstruate. Petit Yeuxis a textile business that offers lingerie and sanitary pads for people who menstruate. You can find their products at @_petityeux_

Accessories with pride. Accessories, LGBT products, and diversity flags can be found at the Argentinian business @ladivinaflow. They also offer wholesale and nationwide shipping, and you can find LGBT-themed watches and bracelets.

Gender-neutral hoodies, oversized t-shirts, and tank tops with original prints can be found at Axolote. A wide variety of sizes are available on their website, where you can browse and choose your designs. Axolote's Instagram handle is axolote.singenero. It's a self-managed business that ships nationwide within Argentina.

Original clothing and plus sizes. A wide variety of garments, original designs, and plus sizes can be found at Balma Ropa. The store has an online but also a physical location on Avenida Santa Fe in Buenos Aires. There you can visit and discover the designs and find all nine sizes they offer. Their Instagram account is @balma.ropa

In southern Argentina, this textile company creates shops and accessories from repurposed materials. With a vintage style, you can buy corsets, pants, dresses, and other garments. Find them on Instagram at @_supervaga_.

LGBT identity. Flags, accessories, mugs, bracelets, and other items necessary for an LGBTQIA+ identity are offered by @tiendaqueer. The store is located in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina, and ships nationwide.

To beat the heat. Marica Abanica offers a variety of handcrafted LGBT+ fans. Made by and for the community, as their presentation states. You can see them at @maricabanica.

Orgullo Rosario ( @orgullorosario ) also has a large number of fans to offer and can be purchased through their IG account.

Masks. Artivist and teacher Emy Infante offers a variety of woven and artistic masks. Her work can be seen at @emyinfante.

The page @soymenjunje also offers knitted masks as well as dolls and keychains.

Additionally, we recommend the accounts of

@Changuita_remeras is a business venture by Lidia Pérez, Nacha Borget, and Alan Otto Prieto. Original t-shirts with a wide variety of sizes.

@tombolataller custom printed t-shirts

@unicornia.pride queer and transfeminist objects and accessories that can also be accessed on their website.

@guarrotes Premium leather harnesses and equipment. Villa Urquiza, CABA.

@bette.accesorios offers LGBT-themed accessories and items for lovely gifts. You can also visit their shop.  

@ollivander.ch LGBT-themed accessories and jewelry

@puanfire original t-shirts and clothing. The store is viewed online.  

@soy.pinto_ lighter holders

@vixilografia Woodcut and hand-printed

@delmonio.ds fanny packs

@pasodelareyna designer containers. They have an online store .

@blackchinastore original design t-shirts. You can check them out in the online store.

@ecyg.estudio designs and screen printing for t-shirts and caps.  

@kosmos_accesorios LGBT pins, accessories, keychains and bracelets

@rinconlgbt.bsas accessories, earrings, lgbt rings.

@angel.angel.disenos flags, bags and other accessories.

@lamagasublimada/ LGBT pride t-shirts and mugs. Also featuring music and literature themes, and Memory, Truth and Justice.

@el.lobitoferoz offers gifts in Mexico City: crochet crafts, dolls, clothing, bags

@muta.mrm clothes from Córdoba, Argentina.

@polisastation K-pop items, keychains, stickers, cuteness, and LGBTIQA+ flags to find in Mexico City.

Something to read

Among the recommendations we received from our readers are the following novels.

– You can destroy me whenever you want, a novel by Julieta Sverdlick published by Metropolis.

–I Will Rescue You from Hell, a gay love story, by Matías D'Angelo, published by Libros Creativa.

–Afloat, by Martín Salva.

–Kumas, published by the Trans Memory Archive, is a book with 19 first-person stories.

– Trans stories told through drawings is the work of Bruno El Transformer. You can see his work on his Instagram @bruno_el_transformer.

There are also publishers whose catalogs you can browse. One of them is Puntos Suspensivos Ediciones, which has an interesting catalog of poetry, fiction, and essays by trans, non-binary, and LGBTQ+ people, in Spanish, in both print and digital formats, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can explore their work through their website. Their Instagram handle is @puntossuspensivosediciones.

In Peru, Alza el vuelo is an independent publishing house where you can meet Peruvian writers.

Other options

@huellaencomunidad where you can find various authors from the northern and southern areas of Buenos Aires.

@pimientarosaediciones, a self-managed trans publishing house in Córdoba, Argentina.

In Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, you'll find El Desvío, a queer, transfeminist, and deviant bookstore. They offer books and fanzines produced by independent, artisanal, and LGBTQIA+ publishers. Their Instagram handle is @desviolibreria

@oasiscuentos is a bookstore that offers online shipping or in-store pickup at Pasaje Rivarola 158 (CABA, Argentina) in partnership with @libreriademujeresargentina

For planners and notebooks: check out Somos Vulva (IG: @somosvulvaok). Also try Aurora Somos , which has notebooks, planners, and publications with esoteric themes.

Sex toys

Among the recommendations we received were some for sex toys. “Pleasure isn't the exclusive domain of cisgender heterosexuals!” says Marsha Tienda, in Argentina, which offers a catalog of sex toys with nationwide shipping. Their Instagram is @marsha.tienda/ 

Flama Placer is another option for finding unique ceramic toys. Their Instagram handle is @flama_placer.

Harnesses for all body types and genders can be found at @bebbo.online . Toys and lingerie are available at Blossom, a sex shop in Río Gallegos. Their Instagram handle is @blossomsexshop. Vulvarnes, also on Instagram, carries harnesses for the vulva.

Gastronomic ventures

Among the recommended options is Leonicio's vegan cuisine. His Instagram handle is @l3onici0nt. Outside of Buenos Aires, but also in Argentina, there are the ventures of Groncho Veggie; their Instagram account is @gronchoveggie/. Also in Río Gallegos is Reactiva Vegan; their Instagram handle is @reactivavegan/ .

Options for veggie sweets can be found at @pandela.veg/

The trans-feminist space @puentedelsur.coop was also recommended , which works in social economy and has products from all over Argentina.

Craft beers and original recipes in Tigre, Buenos Aires. The account featured recipes and anti-heteronormative content. Their Instagram handle is @ komando.tigre .

Leibar, the spark of flavor, is a business that offers artisanal dressings: premium chimichurri, smoked garlic sauce, and hummus. For event information, please contact them at @leibar.la.chispa.del.sabor.

They also recommended: @la.cocina.de.ele, @deluks.cc, and @los_budines_de_alexis in Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, @altapinta.pn, @lu.macedo.129 , and @olimelian3 in Santa Rosa, La Pampa. Botanicuir is a business creating magical plant-based concoctions for enjoyment, self-care, and well-being. They offer limoncello and cocktails. Find them on Instagram @botanicuir/

Art to give as a gift

Handmade bookbinding, notebooks, photo albums, journals, diaries, recipe books and boxes, among other products, are the options offered by @testarudopapel.

The business @flowpottery_ offers mugs in all styles, colors, and shapes. They also have penguin-shaped mugs and LGBT-themed pitchers. Other options include scented candles from @bruxa.da_lua, ceramic pieces from @kiwi.ceramicas, terrariums from @terrayafun, and pipes from @fumona_lafilomona.

Brown, queer, trans, and dissident art is featured by the Peruvian artist Shañu on their account @nietodelasbrujas. The artist @melapple also offers illustrations, as does the Peruvian artist Ilustracións, cuadros y dibujos. In Mexico, you can enjoy the illustrations, embroidery, and tattoos of @soyunmusgotengosed , who works in Oaxaca, Aguascalientes, and Mexico City. To buy or rent artwork, visit the Instagram page @gualichodearte.   

Custom-made furniture for the lesbian in your life is the invitation from @sayni.creaciones, a carpentry business.

Services

Readers also recommended services, ranging from psychology and massage to astrology and sensory education. They also recommended learning spaces such as creative workshops.

For those in Peru, we recommend the services of @marcos.trans.arte, an artist, trans activist, consultant, and psychologist. In Argentina, trans astrologer Luz Cabadas offers yoga and body training classes. For activities and information, visit her Instagram account @luzcabadas.

The account @rari.sensorial offers options to provide sensory self-regulation tools for adults. These include options, ideas, objects, and information related to neurodiversity. In Mar del Plata, another health-related service is @esencial.masaje, which offers massages with a special focus on the LGBTQ+ community.

To access mother tinctures of mushrooms and herbs with double extracts, you can find them on the account @laelecciondeki. They also offer body care and cosmetics from @runapakcosmetica.

In astrology, actress and astrologer Flor Sandulli offers birth charts, solar returns, and other services. She can be contacted through her Instagram, @c0nej0defueg0. Espacio Tolomocho, which offers various workshops, includes tarot readings. They also have a range of offerings for the trans community. Their Instagram handle is@espaciotolomocho 

Makeovers

Among the options for a change of look, our readers recommended the services of @barberqueer for those in Córdoba, Argentina.

If you're looking to get tattoos, here are three recommendations: @clari_tattoo, @carrie.tattoo, and @lediable.estudio/

To create

There are writing workshops @escrituraautogestiva, @laescritorapoesia