thePULSEBy Rick Garner
Want access to a huge selection of gay and lesbian jewelry, accessories, clothes, perfume and more? Then you’ll want to check out loveandpride.com, founded and run by celebrity jewelry designer and Israeli native Udi Behr, whose designs have been worn by Britney Spears, Ludacris, and Angela Bassett, to name a few. The company has bling galore ~ from gold to silver to diamond ~ and a lot of it is tied into some of the hottest gay shows on TV. There’s the Queer as Folk Collection, the L Word Collection, even a collection from lesbian icon Honey Labrador. You can view the jewelry (there’s even something for many major religions) by price, by style, by popularity, and by collection, and can browse the entire catalog on-line. And the best part of buying something from the site? You’re showing your social conscience: 
10% of the Love&Pride collection revenue is donated to Lambda Legal, and Love and Pride uses diamonds certified according to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, an international effort to rid the world of conflict diamonds (to read more about this worthy effort, visit www.kimberleyprocess.com). In addition to merchandise, the site also has a GLBT Information Center with lots of great links and an In the News section with national articles relevant to GLBT jewelry, clothing, and design in general. If you love sparkly things (and HELLO, who doesn’t!), stop by loveandpride.com and pick out something for your sweetie…or heck, for yourself!
