Weaving equality in commerce, culture, and community

Equal Thread is where LGBTQIA+ professionals and allies in retail and e-commerce find each other. We grow careers, open honest conversation, throw fabulous events, and shape tomorrow's leaders and culture. Every room we enter supports the causes that impact our community: the thread is us.

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Equal Thread community members connecting at an event

Why We're Here

We shape brands that shape culture

Our members are the marketers, merchandisers, and creatives deciding what gets made, how it's sold, and who sees themselves in it. On our own, that's a job. Together, it's influence. Used deliberately, it's how voices like ours get heard and change happens.

$1.4T

in annual spending power from LGBTQ+ consumers in the U.S. alone.

<2%

of senior leadership roles are held by LGBTQ+ executives. The customers they're deciding for are four times more likely to be.

160M+

non-LGBTQ+ Americans say they support the community. Reach isn't limited to the community.

Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults under 30 identify as LGBTQ+.
Sources: LGBT Capital; McKinsey and Company; Gallup; MRI-Simmons via GLAAD.

Stronger Together

What happens when we come together

Our activations aren't just happy hours. They're where the real conversations happen.

We keep it real.

Panels and guest speakers on the topics that are important for our community and our lives — no sanitized corporate talk or sales pitches.

We learn from each other.

Real mentorship and career advice from peers who've navigated the same rooms.

We form genuine connections.