How-To: Display and Celebrate Pride at Your Salon

Cultivating inclusivity and gender affirming practices within the hair world should be a best practice on the daily; however, June is the time to step it up!

Pride Month honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and recognizes the impact that LGBTQIA2S+ individuals have had on history. It’s a time to support and foster community by making sure all members feel safe, seen and celebrated.

Jamie DiGrazia (she/they), Owner of Logan Parlor Salon @loganparlorhair and Founder of HAIR HAS NO GENDER NFP (HHNG) @hair_has_no_gender, offers inclusive education and LGBTQIA2S+ resources that support everyone’s right to a safe experience. As a leader of the movement in the professional industry, she offers salons the following tips for Pride Month:

"This Pride Month, we're calling on the beauty community to turn their spaces into powerful platforms for advocacy, education and equality," DiGrazia says.

Ways to Display and Celebrate Pride Jamie DiGrazia (she/they), Sam Villa Ambassador, Redken Artist, Owner of Logan Parlor Salon @loganparlorhair and Founder of HAIR HAS NO GENDER™ NFP (HHNG) @hair_has_no_gender, offers inclusive education and LGBTQIA2S+ resources that support everyone’s right to a safe experience.Courtesy of Sam Villa Hair

• Order HHNG inclusive barber pole exterior window cling and gender-inclusive bathroom sign to proudly display year-round.
• Join the HHNG Affirming Service Finder to show LGBTQIA+ clients your space is safe and welcoming.
• Answer phones with a celebratory greeting: "Thank you for calling (salon name) where hair/nails have no gender. This is (name), how can we help you?" During Pride Month, add "Happy Pride!"
• Ask for pronouns when booking and normalize inclusive language every day.
• Update social handles, email signature and website to share pronouns. You can also display the HHNG Allied Space Badge in your salon and share your story on social media.
• Update staff name tags to include pronouns, fostering a more inclusive environment.

Educate and Advocate

• Celebrate inclusive practices—like all-gender restrooms and pronoun pins.
• Talk to guests and coworkers about the harm of gender-based pricing.
• Celebrate with purpose and join HHNG in their grassroot fundraiser during Pride Month.
• Read LGBTQ+ media like LGBTQ Nation.
• Contact beauty associations and demand accountability for illegal gender-based pricing.
• Use your skills to support LGBTQ+ youth by offering free or sliding scale affirming haircuts.
• Host workshops in collaboration on self-expression through hair.

“The concept and idea of salons understanding that hair has no gender is very personal to me because I embrace human beings,” adds Sam Villa.  “In today’s world diversity is our strength and inclusivity is our passion.”

Let salons be a place of belonging, join the movement and stand with the LGBTQIA+ community to reshape how beauty services are offered—with fairness, and inclusivity at the center.  Visit www.hairhasnogender.org to donate, start a fundraiser, and access free resources to help make salons more affirming spaces. All funds raised support inclusive education and salon training, public awareness campaigns and advocacy for fair pricing and LGBTQIA+ rights in beauty.