Looks like gay-themed tees are totally in this season! But Old Navy and American Apparel weren’t the first to issue gay-in-your-face fashion statements. Designer Kenneth Cole was the trendsetter here, when 3 years ago he released a t-shirt in support of marriage equality.
Well, Cole is back this year with a “Take Your Lover Up the Aisle” tee for $35. Created under The Kenneth Cole Foundation, 100% of net profits from sales will go to the HRC. By comparison, Old Navy is only donating 10% of the profits of their Pride collection to “It Gets Better” and profits for American Apparel’s “Legalize Gay” tees probably ended up in some underage girl’s panty drawer.
You can get the “Take Your Lover Up the Aisle” t-shirt at kennethcole.com or hrc.org.
Click next to view Kenneth Cole’s gay rights designs from the last two years. Which t-shirt would you rock out?
beergoggles
So proceeds going to HRC or IGB. I think that pretty much makes my decision for me.
Ryan Parker
@beergoggles: offer up something here. Where would you prefer the proceeds to?
beergoggles
@Ryan Parker: Local groups, especially those fighting NOM in the states. We’re going to need a huge amount of money and support in MN. We’re going to need even more to get a marriage prop on the ballot in Cali. Maine is still recovering from losing marriage at the ballot there and we need to get that law passed again. I think IGB does much needed work, along with the Trevor project and places like the AF center.
HRC has outlived its usefulness. It’s turned into the whore that gets trotted out to prove someone isn’t anti-gay or working against our interests.