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So it’s the holiday season again.  Are you wondering what to get your sweetie for Christmas?  If she’s anything like me, she’ll want something useful.  Ask yourself this question:  can she wear it, eat it, drink it, cook with it, watch it, listen to it….etc?  If the answer is “yes” then that’s pretty sweet.  If the answer is “no” then that means that you were about to buy her some piece of nick-knack trash.  That’s not good.

I’ve compiled a list of sites for holiday ideas.  Why?  Because I’m bored and I had to blog about something.  So here it is: 

LGBT Christmas cards: My favorite is the “Don We Now Our Gay Apparel.” http://www.gay-christmas-cards.com/

Gift ideas:

Here’s a site that sells lesbian focused tee-shirts.  I really love all of them.  These shirts are sexy and/or political and really cute.

http://www.dyketees.com/

This company sells some gay and lesbian greeting cards, candle holders, and jewelry. Overall I’m not really feeling their products.  Maybe you will though, so check it out anyway.  http://www.zingthings.com/index.html

This next site is chock full of lesbian gift ideas.  http://www.lesbiatopia.com/2008/12/lesbian-gift-ideas-for-holiday-season.html

Here are some gifts for gay men.  Question:  Do gay men really like electronics more than lesbians?

http://gaylife.about.com/od/entertainment/tp/gayholidaygifts.htm

Holiday Events:

Boston Gay Men’s Chorus is a great date night idea. http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1372639/

Not necessarily “gay” events, but here is a list of a ton of holiday related goings-on in Boston.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/holidays/3810813/detail.html

My own lesbian gift ideas:

1.  Surprise her with tickets to a concert that she’s been wanting to see.  Concert tickets are almost always an awesome gift.  Just make sure that she doesn’t have other plans for that night because that could start a fight and that’s not very Christmasy.

2.  Clothes are always good as long as you are positive that you know what she likes.

3.  Make an album/scrap book of your times together—photos, movie stubs, old cards and letters.  Yes, this is a time consuming project, but it comes from the heart and I guarantee that she will be impressed and perhaps even moved to tears.  I had a couple of friends who did this for me and it was one of the most thoughtful gifts that I’d ever received.

4.  Knit her something.  Knitting is a labor of love.

5.  Clean her living space and treat her to a relaxing bath with her favorite smelling bath oils, salts, soaps, and incense.  Then make (or buy) her favorite foods for dinner.  She doesn’t have to do anything because it’s all taken care of. 

I would advise against buying every lesbian you know seasons of The L Word.  Chances are she already has all of them, or she hates the show.  Plus, that’s not really a creative gift at all.

Lastly,  the holiday season is a great time to do some volunteer work.  There are tons of people out there that don’t have family around for the holidays, are in bad situations, or could just use a pick-me-up during this difficult time.  There are so many agencies that would love to have volunteers:  soup kitchens, homeless shelters, nursing homes, and hospitals.  Doing a volunteer project with your significant other will only make you closer.