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Meet the visionary partners whose generous support makes the Fierce and Fabulous Expo an inspiring reality, showcasing their commitment to empowerment and community.

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4 the love of crystals where we sell all things crystal and metaphysical. From jewelry to crystal carvings and even tarot cards.
4 the love of crystals
Activate with YD (she/her) is all about sparkle, self-expression, and art you can wear. Each piece is made to empower, stand out, and celebrate individuality — created for performers, creatives, and anyone who loves a little drama and main-character moments. Instagram handle : @ActivatewithYD
Activate with YD
Afro-Indigenous Fusions is a cultural food brand offering handcrafted products inspired by Afro and Indigenous culinary traditions. Our products honour heritage, healing, and community through bold, nourishing flavours.
Afro-Indigenous Fusions
Handmade Leather and Chainmaille creations by Beyond Jewelery.
Beyond Jewelry
Luna Baker is a Toronto based, queer tattoo artist that does drag to elevate their artwork. Luna does art vendor popups at local drag shows and queer events to connect with the ink lovers and art enjoyers in our community.
Carbanoid Tattoos
Cherei
Aaron El Sabrout is a trans Egyptian artist, zinester, and gamemaker living on the unceded Haldimand Tract.
Aaron El Sabrout
Arson is a Toronto based illustrator that specialises in digital illustration. He focuses on themes of queer slice of life with a whimsical and demonic twist.. Visually his work has a dream-like quality with a focus on colour and texture. His favourite colour is purple and he loves a snazzy outfit which you can glean from his work.
Arson Illustration
Auralys is a Canadian jewelry brand creating bold, versatile pieces designed for self-expression. Our collections focus on inclusive sizing, timeless styles, and comfortable designs, including larger ring sizes and extended chain lengths so more people can find their perfect fit. We believe jewelry should be accessible, expressive, and made for all bodies and identities.
Auralys Jewelry
Big B Creative Co
Boxhers is redefining comfort with gender-inclusive essentials. Designed for style and movement, our pieces are made to fit better and support you wherever the day takes you. Periodt.
Boxhers
Candy’s Costume Shop, located in Midtown Toronto at 685 MT Pleasant Road. Known as Toronto's best costume shop, we specialize in children's & adult costumes, high-quality wigs, special effects makeup, masquerade masks, hats, accessories and more!
Candy’s Costume Shop
Eggify
Elise Luxe Beauty Bold Lips for Bold Humans Smudge-proof LipSense • All-day wear • Vegan • Cruelty-free
Elise Luxe Beauty
Freakchainz offers fanmade merch of your favourite alternative bands alongside internet pop culture memorabilia. All hand drawn and designed with fans in mind!
Freakchainz
Fred Victor
Gillian VandenHeuvel is a 63-year-old sculpture artist based in the charming town of Goderich, Canada. Her work, rooted in emotion and transformation, is a testament to her journey of self-discovery and resilience. Gill’s art is a blend of alchemy and storytelling, turning ordinary materials and found objects into extraordinary expressions of her authentic self. She has been known to describe herself as an “accidental artist”, that is, a woman who stumbled on her ability to make art out of found objects and realized she had been observing art in all environments for a long time before she actually began to create pieces.
GILL ART THAT SPEAKS
Global Queen Getaways
DBC Jewellery is run by a Montreal based queer woman and specializes in making jewellery and accessories that lean towards a Y2K, millenial nostalgia vibe, with references to pop culture, cyberculture (think memes, vine, tiktok, etc.), and of course, queer culture. Our aim is to offer fun, cute items at an affordable price.
DBC Jewellery
Designed by Doshay is a local business run by a performer for performers. Everything is hand made, plus dairy and gluten free. We promise no drag queens were harmed in the making of any products
Designed by Doshay
At Enchantments by Luiza, you will find all sorts of magical items. From Rainbow crowns worthy of a Queen, to one of a kind silk kimonos that will make you feel magical at any occasion. Come see what magic awaits at their booth.
Enchantments by Luiza
Fabulously Fierce creates corsets, waist trainers, dresses, and cloaks designed to celebrate curves, confidence, and unapologetic self-expression. Every piece is made to feel as powerful as you are.
Fabulously Fierce
Grey Jade Herbals is a queer-run tea shop and perfumery that connects you to nature, history and magic. With their premium LGBTeas, queer-coded perfumes and aphrodisiac tinctures, they offer natural creations that fit easily into your gay agenda.
Grey Jade Herbals
Drag Storyteller, Artist, & Intersectional Community Builder.”
Drag Storyteller
Haus of Deveraux. Award Winning Drag Family
Haus of Deveraux
Deep from the underground atelier of The Hackney Horror comes The House of Horrors, a bespoke jewelry company dripping in glamour and drama.
The Hackney Horror
Medical aesthetic clinic specializing in natural, preventative neuromodulator treatments and evidence-based skin rejuvenation, led by an experienced registered nurse.
Justalitl Medical Aesthetic Clinic
Just Simply XO is a non-toxic, art-inspired candle and lifestyle brand based in Oshawa, Ontario. We specialize in handcrafted soy and coconut soy candles designed with creativity, storytelling, and elevated aesthetics in mind. Each collection is thoughtfully curated to create a clean-burning, visually striking experience. Sustainability and quality are at the heart of everything we create, from our non-toxic ingredients to our reusable vessels.
Just Simply XO
Lolly Gags is a quirky novelty boutique and beverage bar in downtown Cobourg that leans hard into hilarious, cheeky, and sometimes downright naughty fun. Packed with irreverent, laugh-out-loud gifts you won’t find anywhere else, it’s the kind of place where everything is meant to make you grin, snort, or do a double-take—made even better by the laid-back café vibe that invites you to hang out, sip a drink, and enjoy the mischief.
Lolly Gags
Marliana Alisemon is an evidential psychic medium who cuts through the noise with clarity, heart, and truth. Her work is deeply healing, refreshingly real, and rooted in integrity and soul connection.
Marliana Alisemon Psychic Medium
Headinajart (he/him) is a Taiwanese-Canadian animator and comic artist interested in gothic and folk art, psychoanalysis, and creepy crawlies of all kinds. He is the author of the comic "On Love and Death, or, The Spectacular Exploit Into the Psyche with Dr. Sigmund Freud," along with various other zines and prints. His favourite animal is the Anomalocaris
Headinajart
Lil.Darnie (he/him). Gay artist from Montreal, currently living in Toronto with a penchant for Bara inspired art. Using a mix of cartoon and nerdy styles, I strive to bring something for everyone to enjoy!
Lil.Darnie
Welcome to Love Shop! Our mission is to celebrate and empower our customers' sex lives. Our team is a diverse group of individuals with one common goal—judgment-free passion for all! Love Shop has over 20 years of experience serving our community and beyond.
Love Shop
MaigeCreations is a small queer, disabled, and Indigenous-owned business that specializes in an eclectic variety of both nerdy and retro-based creations. Selling a range of products, from Perler Beads to jewelry, as well as fiber arts and mixed media pieces. We provide both custom pieces alongside pieces procured from our imagination, and continue to provide our time, care, and commitment to each and every work we create.
MaigeCreations
Modern Metis Designs
Prism Power Designs
Nimis Design is an Indigenous beadwork and art brand created by Blanche Chief from Fisher River Cree Nation and Pine Creek First Nation. Rooted in land-based teachings, Nimis Design brings together traditional beadwork, natural materials like moose hide, antler, birchbark, and porcupine quills, and contemporary design. Each piece is made with intention, honouring culture, healing, and connection to community.
Nimis Design
AmnesiaNina
One Arm Bob
Royal Ontario Museum
Zen Fragrances
Lilah Belle Life is about living life on your terms. We handmake timeless alt jewelry, art, and decor for those who embrace authenticity, creativity, and fearless self-expression. On site, we offer custom jewelry, leatherwork, and body chains.
Lilah Belle Life
MG NAILS serves high-impact, custom handmade press-on nails made for self-expression, spotlight moments, and living your boldest queer fantasy. From horror, glam, and maximalist drama to soft romance, goth, grunge, Y2K, kawaii, and everything in between — every set is designed to celebrate individuality, creativity, and chosen family vibes. Each 20+ piece set is hand-painted with salon-quality gels and professional materials, making them durable, reusable, and way more affordable than the salon. Whether you’re a drag artist, club kid, creative, or just love serving looks, MG NAILS is all about statement nails that feel personal, powerful, and unapologetically you.
MG Nails
The Nervous Neko creates hand decorated adult pacifiers as expressive accessories for everyone
Nervous Neko
Nexus Atelier — handmade in Canada to make everyday soap-er comforting.
Nexus Atelier
Nighttime Nicholas uses a 120 year old process to highlight the beauty of the natural world. The process of diaphonization stains the skeleton while making the muscles transparent. Imagine a gummy bear with a skeleton - that's diaphonization! or Nighttime Nicholas makes the dopest sh!t. Have you ever seen diaphonization in person? This process makes muscles transparent and stains the skeleton - imagine a sexy x-ray where your bones are coloured. You gotta see it for yourself!
Nighttime Nicholas
Olivia Gracelin is a Psychic Medium, Intuitive Healer, and Public Speaker known for her big heart and real-talk approach. She holds inclusive spaces where every identity and story is welcome, helping people feel seen, celebrated, and wildly at home in themselves.
Olivia Gracelin Psychic Medium
Unleash your inner ROYALTY, with QueenMaker Cosmetics
QueenMaker Cosmetics
Since 1999, Rashelle of Squidworx Media creates original works of art using a vast array of mediums. From pet & people portraits, to your favourite retro characters, horror movies and much more
Squidworx Media
For nearly 40 years, the Imperial Court of Toronto has been a cornerstone of charitable giving in the 2SLGBTQ+ community. As a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organization, we bring people together through the transformative art of drag performance and entertainment to support local charities that make a real difference in our community.
The Imperial Court of Toronto (TICOT)
K. Kenley is a Canadian sapphic author who fell in love with reading later than most. But just like the characters she writes, when she falls, she falls hard. Now, she's writing sapphic romance novels left and right, while enjoying the constant chatter from her characters. Each of her books are filled with humour, healthy relationships, found family and always a happy ending!
TAG (The Advocacy Group) K. Kenley
Tpot's Tea House offers unique, handcrafted tea blends touching on a wide variety of herb and botanical combinations. Each tea blend comes pre-packed in 100% cotton tea bags for convenience of the customer, making enjoyment hassle free. Focused on promoting holistic healing and building community, we carry both herbal and black tea blends, each curated with intention and gratitude, keeping the everyday tea lovers in mind.
tpots.teahouse
Sofia Borisova, who goes by Slborisova online, is an illustrator and digital artist that likes character art with lots of stars and bright colours. She began her journey as a digital artist after many years of writing stories. Each illustration done by Slborisova carries those stories through little details. Take a look and try to guess what the flowers could mean or the small things hiding in plain sight.
Slborisova (Sofia Borisova)
Shop Bitz
Queer romance and fantasy. Happily ever after guaranteed.
Read The Rainbow
Natalie Axon is a Toronto based former high school teacher turned fiber artist, specializing in creatures featuring 2SLGBTQ+ flags and toys inspired by children’s books. Her goal is to spread inclusivity, love, and joy to kids and kids at heart, one cuddly creature at a time.
School’s Out Crochet
24 year-old Independent artist based out of Brantford, Ontario. Graphic designer and digital artist inspired by nature, monsters and cartoony things. I'm a very queer and very radical artist, and I'm trying something new.
Smellbus
Spooky Ghost Dice creates handmade polyhedral dice for tabletop roleplaying games, designed to be as fun and unique as the people who roll them.
Spooky Ghost Dice
Studio Oddball Trinkets
The Clockwork Beetle - purveyors of strange and odd creations consisting of Frankenstein’ed taxidermy, ossuary delights, altered states and dark conglomerations. Allow us to invoke your curiosity and conjure delight… afterall… tempus fugit.
The Clockwork Beetle
The PrEP Clinic
bright pink and bloody
Uglley
Made by Weird Kang specializes in creating one of a kind, tiny origami jewelry and accessories for all genders. Each piece is hand-folded, treated to be water-resistant, and uniquely finished with gemstones and crystals.
Made by Weird Kang
Wild Rabbit Beads is an artist, activist and student from Nogojiwanong (Peterborough) Ontario. Each item is handcrafted with love in her apartment with her 2 cats and dog side kick. She specializes in beadwork, regalia digital art, stickers, patches and acrylic accessories! Wild Rabbit Beads is for everyone to enjoy and wear.
Wild Rabbit Beads
Hi, I’m an artist who creates one-of-a-kind art dolls and paper mâché wall pieces made from recycled materials, giving discarded items a new story and new life. I also create digital illustrations, which I offer as high-quality prints alongside my sculptural work. As a non-binary artist, my work celebrates transformation, fluidity, and self-expression. Each piece I create is rooted in sustainability, imagination, and the belief that art can be both meaningful and magical.
Web.Kinnie
ZakArtZak is an Anishnaabe-Dutch Canadian artist with a focus on original designs in both traditional and Digital media. Catch him at the Fierce and Fabulous Expo, where he’ll be turning guests into art with his live caricature sessions!
ZakArtZak