When single becomes many—a package delivery merman, a firefighter merman, a trick-or-treating merman, and one that specifically honors noted LGBTQ-friendly Rehoboth Beach in Delaware—you start to suspect there is a whole gay merman subculture teeming below the surface. For 20 years, a home decor company called December Diamonds has been designing and producing ornaments celebrating the LGBTQ community in kitschy coastal style. They’re about as niche as niche Christmas decor can get, and of course, that’s part of the charm for collectors. For the community, by the communityDecember Diamonds was founded in 1999, and for the first few years, it sold run-of-the-mill coastal-themed Christmas decor. One of Jones’s favorite designs is the 20-year-anniversary edition of Nemo, that very first merman ornament.

Source: CNN December 28, 2023 21:37 UTC