PRIDE HISTORY
Rainbow Clothing Store - Come Out
Say it loud: "I'm gay and I'm proud!" Wear your home team spirit on your sleeve with gay clothing from GayActiveWear.com's rainbow clothing store.
We all know just how liberating coming out can be, so why not come out to the world with a sense of fun and style? Gay pride merchandise from our online catalog is a hip way to do just that.
Gay Pride Merchandise
Thank goodness we live in a time and place where people - no matter what their persuasion, creed or ethnicity - are relatively free to express themselves openly. This ability to joyfully proclaim our true selves to the world has made GayActiveWear.com's gay pride merchandise a must-have for gays and lesbians who love their lives and aren't afraid to say so.
Talented celebrities like Lance Bass, Clay Aiken, Wanda Sykes, Alan Cumming, Rupert Everett and others have done the gay community proud, moving homosexuality out of the fringe and into vogue. These trailblazers have shown the world what it means to be truly comfortable in their own skin by pushing boundaries and just being themselves.
Experience the freedom for yourself: Be flirty and free with unabashedly gay clothing from Gay ActiveWear's online rainbow clothes store.
Gay T Shirt
If you haven't gotten the idea already, Gay ActiveWear is all about choice: the choice to express yourself, and to do it on your own terms. For some, that may come in the form of spike heels, a glam wig and eyelashes out to there. For those who choose simpler fashions for everyday wear, our rainbow clothing store more than fits the bill.
Our selections include 100% cotton tees in a variety of shades for men and women. Find a gay T shirt for men in a wide range of sizes for everyone from the cub to the large bear, and in many women's extra-small to plus sized scoop neck shirts as well.
The team at Gay ActiveWear is constantly creating products and designs that provide our customers with the choice they desire. We welcome you to visit with us awhile and check out the merchandise.
After all, what good is coming out if you don't enjoy your freedoms to the fullest?
It is probably safe to assume that most of you have at least some passing knowledge of the meaning behind the most famous gay pride emblem: the rainbow. Clothes store shelves are teaming with this popular symbol of unity for good reason, and it's not just the pretty colors! However, if you want to sport a gay T-shirt with this symbol, it bears repeating the colorful history of the flag.
The rainbow was the vision of artist Gilbert Baker, who created it in 1978 as the banner of the LGBT community. The eight colors each stood for certain concepts:
· Red = Life
· Orange = Healing
· Yellow = Sunlight
· Green = Nature
· Violet = Spirit
· Indigo = Harmony
The original eight colors also included pink, which stood for sex, and turquoise, which symbolized magic or art. Those colors were eventually dropped from the design, and indigo was replaced with royal blue, which stood for serenity.
So, now that you know what you're really saying to the world when you don your multicolored pride clothing, you can connect with other rainbow-wearing citizens in the most meaningful way.
Other Symbols on Pride Clothing
Another trend making its way into designs in pride clothing is "bear wear." Yes, if you weren't aware, bear fare is shared here, there and everywhere!
Unlike the brightly colored rainbows of the general LGBT flag, the Bear Flag features earthier shades of gray and brown for our big, fuzzy friends in the bear community. Just to drive the point further home, the banner also sports a large paw print in the corner.
Your visit to the odd rainbow clothes store may also turn up other LGBT symbols, such as the inverted pink triangle, which appears alone on a solid background as well as in combination with the rainbow.
Beyond the Gay T-shirt
Read our other articles for more information on other sexual orientation (or even fetish) flags you may discover in your shopping.
For now, though, we hope you'll browse our own selection of colorful active wear for a gay T-shirt that expresses your orientation.
Gay Pride Merchandise
The summer of 1969 was a time of social trailblazing in many ways - music, race relations and other social causes, not the least of which was gay pride. Merchandise like banners, flags, buttons and pride clothing now proudly proclaim homosexuality for those who wish to express it, but before the pride movement, many in our community didn't feel so free to just "be."
For the LGBT community, '69 was the kickoff of a whole new attitude toward homosexuality. It was the year of the famous "March on Stonewall" protest in which gays fought back against violence and flagrant discrimination.
In the decades since Stonewall, gay pride events have become a largely accepted part of many big cities' annual celebrations. Our world has come a long way toward accepting and appreciating the value of diversity in its many forms.
Pride Clothing: A Deeper Meaning
Pride Clothing: A Deeper Meaning
Now, when we hear the word "pride" in reference to the LGBT population, its meaning is so much deeper than what the dictionary spells out. Pride clothing is an affirmation of our very identity, our place in our community and the world at large.
But our proud wearing of gay pride merchandise does more than speak of our own individual dignity. It also unites us in solidarity. A rainbow, flag or other LGBT emblem expresses to others our shared vision of equality, peace and a united front. It lets our brethren know that we believe we contribute much to the world and shows our appreciation for his/her contribution to the community as well.
Who knew a little color could say so much?
Say what everything you ever wanted to say without speaking a word. Proudly wear your own rainbow T-shirt and other Gay ActiveWear for the world to see. Shop our selection of men's and women's active wear, and drop in often for the latest creations.
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Gay Clothing Tips And Trends
Who says no white after Labor Day? With the right strut and proper air of confidence, baby, you can pull off an all-white outfit like nobody's business!
Gay clothing is all about bucking the trends (well, setting them when you get right down to it) and making choices that are distinctly yours. So go ahead, pair those sleek, snowy slacks with a delightfully bulky white sweater for a chic snow bunny look everyone will want to copy.
If white doesn't suit you, why not take color in the other direction with a decidedly non-traditional palette? Use the "because I said so" approach, and infuse your party attire with every color of the rainbow. Clothes store shelves are piled high with a huge spectrum of hues; with a little imagination, you can confidently put solids, stripes, polka dots and paisley prints together in an inimitable way that somehow just works.
Of course, there are always safer bets in men's fashion that always make a splash. It's hard to go wrong with stripes or pinstripes paired with solid pieces, and a good fitting pair of jeans is a staple in any closet - regardless of whether you're in or out!
Simplify: Rainbow Clothes Store Tees
Simplify: Rainbow Clothes Store Tees
If all the fashion advice and shifting trends are too much to absorb, you can choose to simplify: Just throw on a pride tee from Gay ActiveWear's rainbow clothes store, and the world will automatically know where you stand, no ifs, ands or buts!
Remember, the most important advice about gay clothing is to have fun with it. Infuse your own fashion sense - and common sense - but try not to over-think it. After all, we didn't just spend four decades building acceptance, only to be slaves to someone else's concept of fashion.
Use our easy shopping tool to order your own tees. Pick your favorite shirt shade, choose a design/logo and select your size, and you're good to go.
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Gay T Shirt - A Must Have
There is so much significance to the gay pride symbol, the rainbow, one can hardly call their closet complete without a gay t shirt that features this emblem. Choose one in your size and favorite color and pair it with fabulous jeans for a good, basic, everyday look.
Once you purchase your basic gay clothing staples, think about embellishing them to further express yourself. Use buttons or patches to incorporate other symbols that communicate your solidarity with other segments of the overall LGBT community.
Gay Clothing Symbols
Gay Clothing Symbols
Next to the rainbow, clothing featuring the inverted pink triangle is the most recognizable expression of homosexual pride.
The emblem was originally used by Nazis to identify homosexuals marked for extermination during World War II. (Similarly, the black triangle was a Nazi marker for anti-social prisoners.) Leaders in the gay movement eventually revived the triangles and now use them on gay clothing, flags and banners to signal the fight against oppression.
In addition to the pink triangle, the labrys, a double-blade axe, is used as a symbol in the lesbian community.
At least three distinct designs are used in the Transgendered Flag: one that features the pink triangle with male and female symbols within, and others with variations of pink and blue horizontal stripes.
The BiPride Flag features hot pink and blue, and a blending of the two shades in the middle, representing the bisexual's sexual preferences for men and women.
So, as you can see, there are very specific ways to show your pride with rainbow clothing that expresses exactly what you want to say to the world about yourself.
Rainbow Clothing
We at Gay ActiveWear are constantly striving to open up avenues of self-expression to our customers. Using every color of the rainbow, clothing in our online shop is as unique as you are.
Wear Your Rainbow T Shirt
Listen closely, there's advice we'd like to pass on about rainbow clothing. Store it in the closet no more!
If you're itching to wear your rainbow t shirt out and about amongst others of like mind, we can point you toward gay friendly cities and annual festivals and events where those colors - and the attitudes they profess - will be on display.
Every year, all around the world, people celebrate their "stripes" with gay pride happenings. We list a few of the biggest and best here.
Each June, Maryland residents and visitors revel at the Mount Vernon Pride Parade and Block Party, and Druid Hill Park's Pride Festival. Edgewater, MD, hosts the Chesapeake Pride Festival.
In Virginia, the Fredericksburg Pride event takes place in late August, while Richmond looks forward the Gay Pride Day and other events throughout the year. In our national's capital, Washington, DC, the Capital Pride includes a full week of celebration in June, capped off by the Capital Pride Festival and Parade.
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Rainbow Clothing Store
Rainbow Clothing Store
Looking for more of a "long-term" relationship? That rainbow t shirt will be right at home in Ohio. Believe it or not, San Francisco isn't the only city with its doors open to the LGBT community; Columbus is known as a welcoming place for gays as well. Also in the Midwest, Kansas City, MO, is friendly to gays with relatively conservative leanings.
Not to be outdone, New England also has its share of gay friendly communities. While there may not be a rainbow clothing store on every corner, Rhode Island and Connecticut are home to some pretty inclusive towns - Providence and the appropriately named New Haven.
Regardless of where you choose to travel, or what city you call home, know that Gay ActiveWear's clothes boutique will always be available online. Check in early and often for the latest fashions and T-shirt creations.
