{"product_id":"black-trans-lives-matter-tee","title":"Black Trans Lives Matter Tee","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 2020, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/resources\/violence-against-the-trans-and-gender-non-conforming-community-in-2020\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eas of June 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, there have already been at least 16 violent deaths of trans and gender non-conforming people in the U.S., five of whom were Black.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Human Rights Campaign \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/assets2.hrc.org\/files\/assets\/resources\/2018AntiTransViolenceReportSHORTENED.pdf?_ga=2.92936094.229383255.1559748303-1715817850.1559657610\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ereports\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e that there were at least 130 homicides of transgender people between 2013 and 2018, about 80% of whom were trans people of color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBlack transgender and gender non-conforming people also experience unemployment at four times the rate of the rest of the U.S. population, extreme poverty at eight times the rate of the general population, and homelessness at more than five times the rate of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetaskforce.org\/new-analysis-shows-startling-levels-of-discrimination-against-black-transgender-people\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emost Americans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTo help combat these crises, 100% of our total profit from this shirt campaign will be donated to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/marshap.org\/about-mpji\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMarsha P. Johnson Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which does a lot of work for and by trans folks of color, and includes fellowships for community organizing and for artists; and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theokraproject.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOkra Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which pays Black trans chefs to provide food directly to Black trans people facing food insecurity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe had a local genderqueer artist and friend of the shop provide the artwork for this shirt. The style for this work is similar to that of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_your_face_here_\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003etheir street art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, which focuses primarily on gender, feminism, and social issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere is their statement on the process and the work:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI chose four people to represent here, the most recent Black trans people who experienced violent deaths, many of whom also experienced slow investigations, deadnaming, and other acts of disrespect after these crimes were committed. The people represented in this design are (from left to right):  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-dominique-remmie-fells-black-trans-woman-killed-in-philadelphia\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDominique Rem'mie Fells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, murdered in Philadelphia on June 9. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-tony-mcdade-black-transgender-man-killed-in-florida\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTony McDade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, killed by police in Tallahassee on May 27.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-nina-pop-black-transgender-woman-killed-in-missouri\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNina Pop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, killed in Sikeston, MO on May 3.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/blog\/hrc-mourns-riah-milton-black-trans-woman-killed-in-ohio\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRiah Milton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, murdered in Liberty Township, OH on June 9. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI chose to represent actual people in this design, rather than using only words or an abstract image; it is still too common for gender non-conforming and trans people to experience several layers of erasure, so it was essential to show the humanity of this movement in particular.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was able to find 2-5 photos for each person from which to work, and I used references from other Black trans folks and interpretation to complete the full figures. I wanted to both show each person as a recognizable individual, including aspects of the outfits they were wearing in their photos and their names, and as a representative of the many other trans folks of color who have been violently killed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese people are, unfortunately, both, and this was the best way I could find to pay homage to all the trans lives lost as well as showing the individual humanity of these most recent victims.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eI drew each figure by hand and carved them as linocuts. I do nearly all of my street art this way, and this method involves a lot of hands-on focus on each design; my street art also always involves words in lieu of faces. In this case, this method also created a very contemplative and personal process, and I hope that my respect for each of these people shows in the work. I hand-printed the final figures and scanned them to digitize the design for screen printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs a white genderqueer person, I wanted to use my time and effort to support Black trans lives, and not ask a Black trans artist to advocate for themself or for their community through this kind of art. Instead, the money from this campaign will help, in part, to provide fellowships for Black trans artists to do whatever kind of art they want, trans-related or not.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis graphic is printed on the newest iteration of our Telegraph Tee, our simple classic t-shirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur previous tee factory went out of business during the pandemic (and took our labels and blank tees with them), so we’ve had to start over from scratch to continue our Telegraph Tee. Andrew from Freenote Cloth has done right by us, and has donated many hours of his time to help us source new fabric and new sewing facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fabric for the new version of the Telegraph Tee is a 8oz, 30\/1, American-grown cotton spun, dyed, and knit in Los Angeles. The 30\/1 count works like this - there are 840 yards of single-ply cotton thread on a spool, and the XX refers to how many spools there are in a pound. The higher the number, the finer the yarn, and the softer the shirt. Above 40\/1, the fabric becomes too fine to wear in most cases, and we chose 30\/1 as a happy medium between a soft hand and a long life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% 8oz cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30\/1 yarn count jersey fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicro-denier damask weave labels \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrue to size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWash cold, hang dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo shrinkage expected with cold wash and hang dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Los Angeles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- size chart --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Model size:  --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Initials: EH --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll measurements are in inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel Gen wears a size 40\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGen's sizing specs are:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6'1 and 180lbs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e41\" chest and 31\" waist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to size. 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