Valentine’s day can be heteronormative. Too often celebrating love can be seen as synonymous with celebrating gender norms, ‘traditional’ relationships, and loads of other restrictive ideas of what love should look like. It can also be super commercial.
But that’s not to say it has to be any of those things – if anything, Valentine’s can be a lowkey, annual reminder to tell the people you love that you love them, and celebrate what your love looks like.
It’s also LGBT+ History Month – so to push against the tide of images of straight couples inevitably coming our way, we found the best cards that celebrate queer love.
Scribblr
Happy Valentine’s Gay, Scribbler, £2.49, £3.20, £5.99 (S, M, L)
AvilaDianaArt
LGBT+ Valentine’s Day Cards, AvilaDianaArt, £4 (different skin tones and gender presentations available)
Scribbler
Perfect Match, Scribbler, £2.49, £3.20, £5.99 (S, M, L)
CraftyCyborg on Etsy
GOT PRIDE? Hand-stitched cards, CraftyCyborg, £15.24 for three
HildeAtlanta
Queer Cuties Postcard Set, HildeAtlanta, £2.74
Scribbler
I’m Gay For You!, StudioBoketto, £2.55
CompatibleCards
Penguin Couple, CompatibleCards, £3.45
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