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• INFLUENCER TURNED ENTREPRENR HOP TO RECLAIM THE WORD ‘GAY’ WH GAY WATER DRK
• YOUR INBOX IS HUNGRYENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRS BELOW TO GET FOOD NEWS LIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX.FOOD NEWSKCHEN LEAGUEBY FOODBEAST SHOPCONTACTPRIVACYFOOD NEWSKCHEN LEAGUEBY FOODBEAST SHOPCONTACTPRIVACYADVERTISEMENTFOOD NEWSGAY WATER IS HERE, QUEER, AND READY TO BE THE DRK OF THE SUMMERDYLAN PAVLIKJUL 20, 2023PHOTO: GAY WATERANOTHER JUNE HAS E AND GONE WHICH MEANS THE DROV OF PANI WHO DOLE OUT GENERIC PRI MERCH HAVE OFFICIALLY RECED BACK TO HIBERNATN FOR ANOTHER ELEVEN MONTHS. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE PRODUCT THAT'S BREAKG THE MOLD ON NNED CKTAILS AND SHG THROUGH — TRODUCG GAY WATER, A NEW NNED VODKA SODA. ADVERTISEMENTSOCIAL MEDIA STAR SPENCER HODSON (@HODDSPENRS) REALIZED THAT THERE WERE SO FEW PRODUCTS THAT TLY REPRENTED PRI AND THE QUEER MUNY OUTSI THE NF OF PRI MONTH AND CID THAT NEED TO CHANGE. WHILE GAY WATER IS THE UNIVERSAL LLOQUIALISM FOR A VODKA SODA THE QUEER UNIVERSE, THE BRAND SELF IS LOOKG AT BEG A HOEHOLD STAPLE. "GAY WATER IS MORE THAN JT A VODKA RTD —  OUR MISSN ISN’T PRODUCT-FOCED OR BEVERAGE-FOCED; ’S MUNY-FOCED," HODSON TOLD FOODBEAST ON LNCH DAY. "WE FELY FOREE OURSELV EXPANDG TO NEW TEGORI AND PRODUCTS THE G MONTHS."PHOTO: @HODDSPENRSADVERTISEMENTWE HAVE SEEN RECENT NEWS HOW CERTA ALHOL BRANDS HAVE ACTED AND RPOND TO CRICISMS AGAST THEIR LGBTQIA+ BRANDG — HT HT DYLAN MULVANEY — SO 'S REHG TO SEE A PLETELY QUEER-BRAND PANY LIKE GAY WATER MAKE WAV."I STARTED GAY WATER BEE OF THE REALIZATN THAT THE SPIRS DTRY, CLUDG BUD LIGHT, LACKS QUEER REPRENTATN," HODSON REVEALED. "I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL BRANDS THAT RAISE AWARENS FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, BUT I HAVE TO ADM THEIR MPAIGNS LACKED NSISTENCY. OVERALL, THEY FELT MORE LIKE A ONE-TIME THG, AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED SOMETHG BOLD AND ONGOG TO ENSURE PROPER MUNY REPRENTATN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT'S WHAT SPIRED GAY WATER —  THE NEED FOR THENTIC QUEER REPRENTATN. THIS IS SOMETHG THAT ISN’T GOG TO GO AWAY — WE’RE HERE, AND WE MATTER."AS A CUR NSUMER, I HAD TO ASK HODSON WHERE HE ME UP WH THE GEN IA TO MARKET THE EVER-POPULAR VODKA SODA:ADVERTISEMENT"GAY WATER HAS BEEN THE MAKG SCE 2022! IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I WENT ON A TRIP WH A GIRL IEND WHO HAD JT BEGUN WORKG AT A MAJOR BEVERAGE PANY. WE WERE CHATTG ABOUT HER NEW JOB, AND I SUALLY ORRED MY GO-TO DRK, A VODKA SODA (WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A FAVORE AMONG QUEER FOLKS). I PLAYFULLY MENTNED TO HER THAT THE GAY MUNY AFFECTNATELY LLS THIS DRK "GAY WATER." SURPRISGLY, SHE WAS ALREADY FAIAR WH THE TERM. THAT SIMPLE NVERSATN SPARKED SOMETHG WH ME, AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY SPIRED TO TAKE ACTN. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I BEGAN CRAFTG A BS PLAN TO CREATE A MUNY AND MISSN-DRIVEN PANY AIMED AT MAKG A POSIVE IMPACT ON THE LGBTQ+ MUNY."THE NEW LE OF NNED CKTAILS CLUS FOUR DIFFERENT FLAVORS: LIME, PEACH, WATERMELON, AND GRAPEU. UNLIKE MOST SELTZERS ON THE MARKET TODAY, GAY WATER IS MA WH REAL VODKA AND SIMPLE GREDIENTS, CLOCKG AT ONLY 80 LORI. I N NFINTLY SAY THAT I TRIED AND LOVED THEM ALL BUT LIME WILL ALWAYS BE MY #1. PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AS A SIX-PACK OF LIME OR A VARIETY PACK OF TWELVE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO FD YOUR CLOST RETAILER, GET PRODUCT SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO YOU, OR SNAG SOME CUTE MERCH, CLICK HERE AND GET YOUR GAY WATER ASAP. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE FOMO ON THIS ONE, Y'ALL. FEATURE PHOTO: GAY WATERSHARETWEETWE DELIVER!
• HI, GAY! - CANNED VODKA SODA BRAND CREATED BY AND FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AIMS TO DTIGMATIZE THE WORD 'GAY', LNCH WH FOUR INIC FLAVORS
• A DRK FOR THE COMMUNY - GAY WATER
• GAY WATER — CYNIL, PAT-BY-NUMBERS VIRTUE-SURFG START-UP? OR BEVERAGE INDTRY UNIRN WH GIFT OF GAY RIGHTS?
• WILL YOU BUY GAY WATER?
• GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM
• CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER

INFLUENCER TURNED ENTREPRENR HOP TO RECLAIM THE WORD ‘GAY’ WH GAY WATER DRK

Influencer turned CEO Spencer Hodson has lnched Gay Water wh the hop of reclaimg the word ‘gay’. He soon grew a followg on social media wh his relatable ntent on what datg is like as a gay lennial.

While on holiday wh a iend, Hodson orred a vodka soda and asked his iend if she knew that olr generatns referred to the drk as “gay water. Gay Water is a nned vodka soda that is now available the Uned Stat. Through Gay Water, Hodson aspir to drive posive change through shared valu.

As Gay Water mak s but the Uned Stat, the brand is aimg to foster a sense of belongg and celebratn for the LGBTQ+ muny and s alli.

YOUR INBOX IS HUNGRYENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRS BELOW TO GET FOOD NEWS LIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX.FOOD NEWSKCHEN LEAGUEBY FOODBEAST SHOPCONTACTPRIVACYFOOD NEWSKCHEN LEAGUEBY FOODBEAST SHOPCONTACTPRIVACYADVERTISEMENTFOOD NEWSGAY WATER IS HERE, QUEER, AND READY TO BE THE DRK OF THE SUMMERDYLAN PAVLIKJUL 20, 2023PHOTO: GAY WATERANOTHER JUNE HAS E AND GONE WHICH MEANS THE DROV OF PANI WHO DOLE OUT GENERIC PRI MERCH HAVE OFFICIALLY RECED BACK TO HIBERNATN FOR ANOTHER ELEVEN MONTHS. HOWEVER, THERE IS ONE PRODUCT THAT'S BREAKG THE MOLD ON NNED CKTAILS AND SHG THROUGH — TRODUCG GAY WATER, A NEW NNED VODKA SODA. ADVERTISEMENTSOCIAL MEDIA STAR SPENCER HODSON (@HODDSPENRS) REALIZED THAT THERE WERE SO FEW PRODUCTS THAT TLY REPRENTED PRI AND THE QUEER MUNY OUTSI THE NF OF PRI MONTH AND CID THAT NEED TO CHANGE. WHILE GAY WATER IS THE UNIVERSAL LLOQUIALISM FOR A VODKA SODA THE QUEER UNIVERSE, THE BRAND SELF IS LOOKG AT BEG A HOEHOLD STAPLE. "GAY WATER IS MORE THAN JT A VODKA RTD —  OUR MISSN ISN’T PRODUCT-FOCED OR BEVERAGE-FOCED; ’S MUNY-FOCED," HODSON TOLD FOODBEAST ON LNCH DAY. "WE FELY FOREE OURSELV EXPANDG TO NEW TEGORI AND PRODUCTS THE G MONTHS."PHOTO: @HODDSPENRSADVERTISEMENTWE HAVE SEEN RECENT NEWS HOW CERTA ALHOL BRANDS HAVE ACTED AND RPOND TO CRICISMS AGAST THEIR LGBTQIA+ BRANDG — HT HT DYLAN MULVANEY — SO 'S REHG TO SEE A PLETELY QUEER-BRAND PANY LIKE GAY WATER MAKE WAV."I STARTED GAY WATER BEE OF THE REALIZATN THAT THE SPIRS DTRY, CLUDG BUD LIGHT, LACKS QUEER REPRENTATN," HODSON REVEALED. "I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL BRANDS THAT RAISE AWARENS FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY, BUT I HAVE TO ADM THEIR MPAIGNS LACKED NSISTENCY. OVERALL, THEY FELT MORE LIKE A ONE-TIME THG, AND THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED SOMETHG BOLD AND ONGOG TO ENSURE PROPER MUNY REPRENTATN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT'S WHAT SPIRED GAY WATER —  THE NEED FOR THENTIC QUEER REPRENTATN. THIS IS SOMETHG THAT ISN’T GOG TO GO AWAY — WE’RE HERE, AND WE MATTER."AS A CUR NSUMER, I HAD TO ASK HODSON WHERE HE ME UP WH THE GEN IA TO MARKET THE EVER-POPULAR VODKA SODA:ADVERTISEMENT"GAY WATER HAS BEEN THE MAKG SCE 2022! IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN I WENT ON A TRIP WH A GIRL IEND WHO HAD JT BEGUN WORKG AT A MAJOR BEVERAGE PANY. WE WERE CHATTG ABOUT HER NEW JOB, AND I SUALLY ORRED MY GO-TO DRK, A VODKA SODA (WHICH ALSO HAPPENS TO BE A FAVORE AMONG QUEER FOLKS). I PLAYFULLY MENTNED TO HER THAT THE GAY MUNY AFFECTNATELY LLS THIS DRK "GAY WATER." SURPRISGLY, SHE WAS ALREADY FAIAR WH THE TERM. THAT SIMPLE NVERSATN SPARKED SOMETHG WH ME, AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY SPIRED TO TAKE ACTN. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I BEGAN CRAFTG A BS PLAN TO CREATE A MUNY AND MISSN-DRIVEN PANY AIMED AT MAKG A POSIVE IMPACT ON THE LGBTQ+ MUNY."THE NEW LE OF NNED CKTAILS CLUS FOUR DIFFERENT FLAVORS: LIME, PEACH, WATERMELON, AND GRAPEU. UNLIKE MOST SELTZERS ON THE MARKET TODAY, GAY WATER IS MA WH REAL VODKA AND SIMPLE GREDIENTS, CLOCKG AT ONLY 80 LORI. I N NFINTLY SAY THAT I TRIED AND LOVED THEM ALL BUT LIME WILL ALWAYS BE MY #1. PRODUCTS ARE SOLD AS A SIX-PACK OF LIME OR A VARIETY PACK OF TWELVE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO FD YOUR CLOST RETAILER, GET PRODUCT SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO YOU, OR SNAG SOME CUTE MERCH, CLICK HERE AND GET YOUR GAY WATER ASAP. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE FOMO ON THIS ONE, Y'ALL. FEATURE PHOTO: GAY WATERSHARETWEETWE DELIVER!

Hodson hop that Gay Water will help to -stigmatise the word and “create reprentatn spac that tradnally don’t have queer-owned products.

HI, GAY! - CANNED VODKA SODA BRAND CREATED BY AND FOR THE LGBTQ+ MUNY AIMS TO DTIGMATIZE THE WORD 'GAY', LNCH WH FOUR INIC FLAVORS

“The word ‘gay’ origally was fed as happy, ” he ntu, “and we’re hopg to remd folks of that by beg visible to queer people areas where they don’t have muny or feel supported. On s ial lnch, Gay Water be available 35 stat – cludg Florida, Tennsee and Kansas – all stat that have recently troduced ntroversial anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn. Photo: Gay WaterAnother June has e and gone which means the drov of pani who dole out generic pri merch have officially reced back to hibernatn for another eleven months.

A DRK FOR THE COMMUNY - GAY WATER

However, there is one product that's breakg the mold on nned cktails and shg through — troducg Gay Water, a new nned vodka soda.

While Gay Water is the universal lloquialism for a vodka soda the queer universe, the brand self is lookg at beg a hoehold staple.

GAY WATER — CYNIL, PAT-BY-NUMBERS VIRTUE-SURFG START-UP? OR BEVERAGE INDTRY UNIRN WH GIFT OF GAY RIGHTS?

"Gay Water is more than jt a vodka RTD — our missn isn’t product-foced or beverage-foced; ’s muny-foced, " Hodson told Foodbeast on lnch day. "We have seen recent news how certa alhol brands have acted and rpond to cricisms agast their LGBTQIA+ brandg — ht ht Dylan Mulvaney — so 's rehg to see a pletely queer-brand pany like Gay Water make wav.

"I started Gay Water bee of the realizatn that the spirs dtry, cludg Bud Light, lacks queer reprentatn, " Hodson revealed. That's what spired Gay Water — the need for thentic queer reprentatn.

WILL YOU BUY GAY WATER?

"As a cur nsumer, I had to ask Hodson where he me up wh the gen ia to market the ever-popular vodka soda:"Gay Water has been the makg sce 2022!

I playfully mentned to her that the gay muny affectnately lls this drk "gay water. Unlike most seltzers on the market today, Gay Water is ma wh real vodka and simple gredients, clockg at only 80 lori.

GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM

If you'd like to fd your clost retailer, get product shipped directly to you, or snag some cute merch, click here and get your Gay Water ASAP.

CANNED CKTAIL ‘GAY WATER’ AIMS TO SH ON BUD LIGHT’S DYLAN MULVANEY DISASTER

This turn has led to a rponse of an altogether more lic variety: Gay Water, a new premium nned cktail brand packaged lorful ntaers and named after the slang term ed for vodka and soda water wh lemon or lime, a popular drk served gay bars. Gay Water offers four different varieti of sugar-ee, gluten-ee vodka and soda cktails bed wh var, well, uy flavorg agents: watermelon, peach, lime, and grapeu.

Appearg time to take advantage of the nned cktail boom, Gay Water won't be direct petn wh Bud Light, which is a beer brand.