NIAGARA’S 2SLGBTQ+ FRIENDLY VENUES AND SERVICES
A listing of Niagara’s 2SLGBTQ+ friendly and owned and operated businesses, venues and services. The listings in this directory are personal recommendations from members of our community and are based on their own experiences with them.
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- Confident Image Chez France
A Beauty Clinic, specializing in Permanent Hair Removal and Skin Care. France is very passionate about every person that steps foot into her Beauty Clinic. She believes that everyone has NATURAL BEAUTY and it is her job to enhance that beauty and address their most intimate concerns.
Location: St. Catharines
Contact: France Di Paola
Phone: 905-931-0686
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- HONOR Beauty
We provide event and wedding hair/makeup for anyone including the LGBTQ+ community. We have a large team and are able to service large parties of same sex weddings including their wedding parties. Owner Paje, who identifies as bi, also provides private lessons for trans women who are looking for a safe place to learn the basics or advance steps in applying makeup (before, during, or after their transition).
Location: Thorold
Contact: Paje Honor
Email: info@honor-beauty.com
Phone: 279-257-0458 (email preferred)
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- Little Shop of Beauty
Gender Neutral + Cruelty Free. Little Shop Of Beauty Salon & Spa located in the heart of downtown Niagara Falls is home to several talented and creative minds collaborating to serve you! With our strict NO JUDGEMENT POLICY you will always feel comfortable from the second you walk through our salon doors to the moment you leave. We believe your ideas should be heard and all goals should be met. Eco friendly, cruelty-free and vegan friendly beauty products.
Location: Niagara Falls
Contact: Natalie Caruso
Phone: 289-292-3700
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- Tiger Lily Therapies
Reiki Master/Teacher registered with CRA. Blended Bach Flower Remedies. Medical Aesthetician providing skin rejuvenation through peels and dermaplaning.
Location: St. Catharines
Contact: Jennefer Davis
Phone: (647) 236-3239
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- Underdogs Boxing Club
Underdogs Boxing Club is the first women-led boxing club in the Niagara region, and welcomes everyone to attend classes. Through the Shape Your Life initiative, Underdogs Boxing Club offers critical programming to adult & youth members, to women-identified and non-binary survivors of violence and people with various mental health challenges.
Location: St. Catharines
Contact: Laura Ip
Email: laura@underdogsboxing.org
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Well-being & Aesthetics:
- Healing Hands, Message Services
Location: Ridgeway and St. Catharines
Contact: Kristy-Lee McGilvary
Phone: (289) 214-2909
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- Self Care Massage Therapy Clinic
Self Care Massage therapy clinic welcomes people from all walks of life and we want to embrace all of our differences. We are LGBTQ-friendly and respectful to people’s difference status.
Location: St. Catharines
Contact: Carmelina Crocco
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- Tiger Lily Therapies
Reiki Master/Teacher registered with CRA. Blended Bach Flower Remedies. Medical Aesthetician providing skin rejuvenation through peels and dermaplaning.
Location: St. Catharines
Contact: Jennefer Davis
Phone: (647) 236-3239
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Counselling:
- Nancy Sigafoos, M.A.,R.P. Registered Psychotherapist
Location: St. Catharines
Phone: 289-931-8455
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Renovations:
- WS Painting
WS Painting is a local painting company servicing the Niagara Region offering quality painting at competitive prices.
Contact: Wendy Schneider
Phone: (416) 543-2797
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Real Estate:
- Lisa Ibba Royal LePage NRC Realty, Sales Representative
Expect Personal and Dedicated Service and always service with heart ♥️. Top 10 for 2017 and 2018. Diamond Award Winner – Top 3% for 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Contact: Lisa Ibba
Phone: 905-394-0902
Email: lisaibba@royallepage.ca
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Fertility:
- HART Fertility Centre
Dr. Cepeda’s unique, humanitarian approach to fertility, distinguishes him from the rest. His main focus has always been to establish personal relationships with his patients and give them the opportunity to be active participants in their treatment.
Contact: Dr. Rolando Cepeda
Location: Hamilton
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Law Firms:
- EVO-LAW
LGBTQ+ owned and operated. We focus on business and corporate/commercial legal services needed by entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises. In addition, we specialize in technology and privacy law.
Location: St. Catharines (serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe)
Contact: Sapna Mahboobani, lawyer and founder
Email: hello@evo-law.com
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Funeral Arrangements:
- Essentials Cremation and Burial Services Inc.
Our promise to you is that your needs will always be met. You and your loved ones will be looked after with great care, honour and respect. Our core purpose is to always serve the community in any way possible.
Location: Niagara Falls
Contact: Krystal Riddell
Phone: 905-354-2133
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Pet Stores:
- Pet Valu
Gay Owned and Operated
Location: 210 Glendale Ave, St.Catharines
Phone: 905-685-8596
- Mahtay Café & Lounge
A community oriented café & lounge designed to let you explore food, coffee and drinks in a way that truly emphasizes your individuality and sense of adventure. Mahtay is home to the weekly meetups of The Niagara Region LGBTQ+ Women’s Group and the Niagara Regional Gay Men’s Group.
Location: St. Catharines
Phone: 905-685-4040
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- RISE ABOVE
RISE ABOVE is an all vegan restaurant and bakery, located in the heart of downtown St. Catharines, Ontario. We specialize in comfort foods, healthy choices, and fresh baked desserts.
Location: St. Catharines
Phone: 289-362-2636
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- Third Space Café
A THIRD SPACE is a place outside of family or work to gather, find community and deeper connections – such a space invites people to connect, engage, discover, create and learn within an atmosphere of belonging and safety. Third Space Café is a not-for-profit social enterprise, which means we generate revenue through the sale of ethically-sourced specialty coffee and tea, artisan, and/or local goods; while also pursuing a social impact in the Queen Street area through: alleviation of poverty and food insecurity, employment of marginalized persons, and programs/events that foster healthy community.
Location: Niagara Falls
Phone: 289-296-9557
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