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Owner – LGBTQIA+ Student Success Center at Iowa State University. This was very popular that year, and many students brought a similar t-shirt.” –personal interview with Brad Freihoefer, Director of the LGBTQIA+ Student Success Center at Iowa State University, September, 2017 So just being legalized and being their own identity. “At one of the conferences, one of the vendors was selling “Legalize Trans” shirts to really talk about the lack of trans inclusion legally and just across the board. In addition, Kolieboi allows other trans-folx to sell “Legalize Trans” shirts for the campaign and use their earnings to pay for their transition surgery. The “Legalize Trans” shirts were developed by a Trans-activist, Asher Kolieboi, as a way to expand on and address the lack of inclusion of Trans Rights in the original 2008 American Apparel “Legalize Gay” T-shirt campaign.
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The slogan t-shirt gained importance as a part of queer representation and activism alongside Pride events, and, more obviously, became a way to overtly state queer identity. Participating in a Pride event, whether organizing or attending, can be an important part of showing queer identity and finding community.
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Pride parades and events serve to both advocate for queer rights and celebrate queer identity. The LGBTQIA+ community historically has experienced significant discrimination and forced to hide their identities, often living their lives in the “closet.” Being a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community is an important and revolutionary act of self-love and civil rights.