Bee’s Knees is a small business that is trying to make a big difference. You've already chosen to use your purchasing power to support ethical labor practices by shopping here. When you support my small business, you in turn support organizations whose impact reaches far beyond the pole dance community.
In 2023, Bee’s Knees donated a total of 3% of its pre-tax profits to the following organizations.
Human Rights Campaign
The Human Rights Campaign works to mobilize voters nationwide, educate the public about LGBTQ+ issues, and advance pro-equality policy and litigation. Founded in 1980, the HRC doesn’t separate the values it holds from the way they approach their work, and they’re now 3 million members strong.
NAACP LDF
The Legal Defense Fund defends and advances the full dignity and citizenship of Black people in America using the power of law, narrative, research, and people. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is the country’s first and foremost civil and human rights law firm, founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
RAINN
RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, carrying out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. RAINN has helped more than 4.3 million survivors since 1994.
Urban Justice Center | Sex Workers Project
The Urban Justice Center has a two pronged approach to meet the ongoing advocacy needs of their clients: Anchor Projects, which are longstanding and led by experts in the field; and the Social Justice Accelerator, which incubates groundbreaking new projects. Bee’s Knees supports an Anchor Project called the Sex Workers Project, which defends the human rights of sex workers by destigmatizing and decriminalizing people in the sex trades through free legal services, education, research, and policy advocacy.
Strippers United
Strippers United is an authoritative voice in the stripper’s rights movement. They strive to advocate for the diverse community of people who call themselves strippers, and their ultimate vision is to dismantle whorephobia and decriminalize sex work.
VetCrew
Veterinarians Leonid and Valentina Stoyanov founded the Vet Crew Foundation and the Vet Crew Veterinary Hospital with the primary goal of rescue and preservation of animal lives. When war broke out in Ukraine, many animals were abandoned in the war zone, with no chance of survival. The Vet Crew team decided to stay in Ukraine and help all the animals, wild and domestic, affected by the war.