Here are some of the easiest aesthetic cues for flexing your LGBTQ energy without a rainbow in sight. You can make your queerness visible to the community, even without the rainbows. And you’re not required to identify yourself to all in such a way that might compromise your safety. You don’t have to be wearing seven-color, primary-hued rainbows head to toe to be visibly queer. Being queer-and appearing queer-requires a rich and varied palette so you can signal to the right parties that you’re down to clown, while still also prioritizing keeping yourself safe. The rainbow metaphor is about reflecting the spectrum of queer experiences-not reducing ourselves to a flat set of predetermined, elementary colors that everyone can agree are very nice. It’s PRIDE time, time for plus size pride outfits, and I have encountered a few instances, including one from a sponsor at Cleveland Pride, where Pride apparel was only available up to a size medium. Choose from A-line dresses in sizes XXS-4XL and T-shirt dresses in sizes XS-XXL. No offense to the many, many guilty parties, but we as queer people are better than this. Womens Gay Pride Gear dresses designed and sold by independent artists. I can tell you exactly how the design meetings went: “Pride collection? No problem, just slap a rainbow on it! The gays love rainbows. Seems like every company with a little clout is trying to jump on the Pride collection float this June, and they’re all taking the same stupid approach. Which would be nice, if the merch weren’t all so damn ugly. Pink and Fancy Fish, you’re assured to have purchased a unique Gay pride outfit.
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