Here & Queer for the Holigays!
A beautiful image of Queer Chocolatier's Chocolate House from a year ago, 12/2019. Photo credit: Anna Mitchel
Queer Chocolatier is entering its third holigay season in the Village, fourth overall since the business launched, but this year is the hardest.
I don’t get to see my queer family enter my shop and hear them tell me about their excitement (or nervousness) for the upcoming holidays with their families.
I don’t get to celebrate with them or console them.
I don't get to share in their joy or pain.
2020 has been a thief.
Although, I have received more virtual connection and more widespread support this year than any other year we have existed as a business. This comes as a small surprise as the world operates with a lot of virtual meetings now. But it has brought me comfort and I am grateful.
I truly wish we weren’t in the spot to be closed for in-person business, but I cannot reopen with a clear conscience.
Not even for the potential boost of holiday sales.
My health and the health of my community members is not worth that to me.
But please know that I will do all that I can, until my bones are as weary as my heart, to deliver and ship as much chocolate as those who want it for themselves to get through or treat themselves for getting through, and for those who want to treat someone dear they love unapologetically.
If you wish to place your holiday order for shipping, please place your orders by Friday, December 18th so that they will be made and shipped on Monday, December 21st!
If you are local and wish for your goodies to be delivered for the holidays, please place your order by Monday, December 21st so that they will be made and dropped off on Wednesday, December 23rd!
If you wish to get in on the real goodness, check out the delightfully queer collaboration between Queer Chocolatier, Sis Got Tea, and Nanny Goat Books for our Happy Holidays Boxes! Our Basic Box contains a four-pack of truffles (Turtle Truffles or Pomegranate Molasses Truffles), a 4-oz tin of specially-blended holiday tea, and a choice of a paperback book from a carefully curated list! Our Premium Box is stuffed full of a 12-pack of truffles, 8-oz jar of holiday tea, and two paperback books! We intend for this to be a comforting package to help staying at home to be an easier, more enjoyable and indulgent experience! Order our boxes by Wednesday, December 9th!
There are lots of queer-owned businesses and minority-owned businesses out there to support for this gift-buying/giving season. Find one local to you or one that you wish to support from afar! Just know that we are still here to help make your holidays just that little bit more gay and merry!