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Shop high quality Legalize Gay T-Shirts from CafePress. See great designs on styles for Men, Women, Kids, Babies, and even Dog T-Shirts! Free Returns % Money Back Guarantee Fast Shipping. Marketing the Rainbow. Click on pictures for larger image. American Apparel Inc. AA is an online-only retailer and former brick-and-mortar stores operator based in Los Angeles.

Founded by Canadian businessman Dov Charney in , it was a vertically integrated company that ranked as one of the largest apparel manufacturers and marketers in North America. After losing money for six consecutive years, they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U. The company officially exited bankruptcy and became privately owned. In , in addition to participating in a variety of immigration protests, the company launched an advertising and advocacy campaign called "Legalize LA", relating to immigration reform.

After the passing of Prop 8 which defines marriage in the state as one man and one woman in California in November , AA launched the Legalize Gay campaign. When a group of anti-LGBT vandals broke the store's windows, the company didn't back down, but rather agreed to send shirts to any group in D. They sent of the t-shirts to the UWW campus, and took out a full page ad in the student newspaper, which declared itself an ally to the GLBT community.

Some considered it bad taste to turn gay-bashing into a PR-moment, but I think it was well done. The campaigns featured different clothing and accessories with the signature rainbow symbol and messages supporting the LGBT community, but it was the words on one of the retailer's tote bags that got people fuming.

According to BuzzFeed, the backlash started when the retailer posted a picture on its Instagram account with the term 'ally' on one of its LGBTQ tote bags. In Pride Month was celebrated with a limited-edition capsule of five different t-shirts, from cheeky illustrated butts to important slogan messages. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, so did American Apparel rise from the dead after filing Chapter 11 in On top of that, they announced a new collection just in time for Pride month titled " They O.

Still queer. Hodges and joined major employers in support of marriage equality. Since then they handed out over 50, of the shirts at Pride rallies, run protest advertisements nationwide featuring same-sex couples kissing and holding hands, and even partnered with the Human Rights Campaign for their March on Washington. They were the first drag queens to be ad girls for the brand.

As of mid, AA runs as an online-only retailer and markets itself as "Ethically Made - Sweatshop Free," with the majority of its products being made internationally. Fun fact: in January , the company had an executive board consisting entirely of women. American Apparel designs, creates and prints its own advertisements. The company is known for its provocative and controversial advertising campaigns.

Their print campaigns are widely considered to be some of the best in the industry. The sexually charged advertising has been criticized, but has also been lauded for honesty and lack of airbrushing. The company has also used ographic actors and glamour models in some of its ads. In the summer of they announced their desire for more "transexy" models.

In , American Apparel was named one of TheStreet. The "A" can also represent "aromantic" and "agender," Fusion reported. As a result, people felt that the company completely disregarded the asexual identity. I personally have a strong aversion against the crocodile tears about 'feeling excluded' in the acronym, or claiming exclusivity of one letter.