Maroochydores Nevermind Cafe, a LGBTQI+ community safe space, struggles to stay open [Video]

A Sunshine Coast cafe set up to provide a “safe space” for the LGBTQI+ community is fighting for survival.

Nevermind Cafe in Maroochydore has turned to crowdfunding to stay open as increasing costs puts it on the brink of closure.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nevermind Cafe’s fight to stay open.

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“We’ve been trying so hard to keep it open, but small business is tough,” Paige*, who co-owns the cafe with her wife Stacey, told 7NEWS.

The cafe was opened a year ago as a “passion project” for the couple who “saw a need in the community for a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ community, the neurodivergent community and the First Nations community”, Paige said.

The “non-judgmental” business includes features such as black walls to combat overstimulation, fidget toys and games, as well as providing space for community events and meet-ups.

“We allow people to be who they truly are,” Paige said.

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