Our Hotspots Happening Out LGBTQ lifestyle magazine Hotspots is back with features on the ultimate 2025 Holiday Gift Guide — more than 60 curated picks for every budget and every queer household. This year’s guide highlights standout wines like Norah Jones’ This Life Wines and KALEO’s Hot Blood blends, plus non-alcoholic options such as Maschio Zero Sparkling.
For book and music lovers, Hotspots features Debbie Wileman’s A Christmas Garland and the heartwarming LGBTQ-inclusive children’s book The Heart That Found You. For families, gifts range from the ReadBright Backpack to Zoonicorn light-up plush toys. Pet parents get love too with Sticks N’ Bones adjustable leashes and Trot Pets snack trays.
The guide also showcases home and wellness favorites like Viking’s PureGlidePro pans, PATH reusable bottles, Holy Chocomoly truffles, and Even Keel’s bath fizzies. Beauty picks include Sliick’s Exfoliate + Polish and Honeydew Sleep’s silk masks. For the practical gifter, options include bb.FONTS LGBTQ-owned bags, nCase Narcan keychain cases, and Better Battery Co.’s zero-waste batteries. From luxury wines to stocking stuffer gems under $10, this year’s Hotspots Gift Guide makes holiday shopping easy, inclusive, and fabulously queer. This feature story and many more are included in your free copy of the upcoming issue of Hotspots Magazine on stands this Thursday, December 2.
