About
Mission
OutCoast LLC supports LGBTQ-inclusive destinations, businesses and experiences in Florida through online blog channels, networking opportunities, content creation and consulting.
Our Company
OUTCOAST™, LLC is comprised of three main business areas: OutCoast.com Explore LGBTQ Florida, OutCoast Photography, and OutCoast Consulting.
OutCoast.com Explore LGBTQ Florida is the go-to digital resource for Florida’s LGBTQ visitors, celebrants and residents traveling to and living in Florida. In addition, we provide the complete advertising solution for companies interested in marketing their services and product offerings to Florida’s LGBTQ+ visitors, celebrants and residents. To learn more, click here.
OutCoast Photography offers content creation services to a variety of businesses, both in and outside of Florida. Specialities include conferences, corporate events, marketing images and travel blogging. We also offer a variety of drone and video services. Click here to view our online gallery and to inquire about rates.
OutCoast Consulting works on a strategic level with companies in a variety of ways. We speak at events on diversity and inclusion, work with corporations to roll out LGBTQ Employee Resource Groups, assist fellow bloggers on content development and SEO strategies, and offer guidance to DMOs and travel partners on best LGBTQ marketing practices.
Read more about our OUTCOAST team on our Team page. Read More
What makes the LGBTQ+ community a Dream Market?*
- 15 million U.S. adults identify as LGBT (6.8% of US population)
- 3 million Americans live in same sex households.
- 75% of gays and lesbians live in “Double Income No Kid” households.
- 40% of LGBTQ consumers prefer companies that advertise to them.
- 55% of LGBTQ consumers do business with and apply for jobs with companies committed to diversity.
- 70% of LGBTQ adults pay a premium for LGBTQ-supportive businesses services
These numbers are significantly higher along Florida’s Gulf Coast!
*Source: Witeck‐Combs/Harris Interactive
Giving Back
With a strong commitment to supporting LGBTQ non-profits, OUTCOAST™ Explore LGBTQ Florida provides all area LGBTQ non-profits with a pro-bono partnership level in exchange for in-kind sponsorship and promotion. In addition, nonprofits receive referral bonuses! To learn more about becoming a non-profit partner and benefitting from our non-profit program, e-mail our sales team.
History
As an LGBTQ non-profit founder and speaker on living authentically and embracing uniqueness, Rachel Covello knows that sharing personal and community stories bridges divides, breaks down walls and provides a platform for empathy, understanding, and openness, furthering equality.
After purchasing a home in Gulfport, Florida, Covello fell in love with the St. Petersburg/Tampa area. The diversity of the people, beautiful gulf coast, and up and coming corporate community sparked creativity from within. Having run a successful LGBTQ business and community journal in Pennsylvania, Covello further explored sharing the stories of the Florida’s LGBTQ community and encouraging people to experience Florida’s most inclusive places and people.
