Legalize Gay

Posted by Kelly on January 5, 2010 in My Agenda, Skye, Starr | 6 comments

Starr had a little bit of holiday cash burning a hole in her pocket so she called Skye and they went shopping in Boulder yesterday. While there she sent me this text message:  “I bought the ‘Legalize Gay’ shirt at American Apparel!!” She has had one on her “want” list for a while.

I love that she was so excited about her purchase and that she wanted to share it with me right away! She kinda rocks!

This is what American Apparel has to say about the shirt:

American Apparel believes that sexuality should be celebrated, not condemned. But Proposition 8 is just that, a condemnation of the basic right of marriage of an entire group of people based on their sexuality. We’re proud to stand against Prop 8 and what it represents. In November of 2008 our Legalize Gay shirt was originally printed to give to protesters at rallies and marches. The response was so overwhelming that we had more made and distributed them to our stores and put them up online.

With many of our employees and customers identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered, we are a company that is vocal about our support for the protection of gay rights. Scores of our employees were on the frontlines of protests in Los Angeles, handing out hundreds of Legalize Gay t-shirts to supporters, and we have donated over $17,000 worth of these shirts to protesters, Harvey Milk High School in New York City and local gay-interest businesses. We plan on donating at least 1,000 more to organizations that support marriage equality, and are currently discussing potential projects with GLBT Historical Society in San Francisco.

We stand on the side of love.