Are 'The Gap' Stor Named for 'Gay and Proud'? |

Contents:

• ARE 'THE GAP' STOR NAMED FOR 'GAY AND PROUD'?
• BALENCIAGA MAK THE CLASSIC GAP LOGO HOODIE ‘GAY’ FOR PRI

ARE 'THE GAP' STOR NAMED FOR 'GAY AND PROUD'?

The clothg store cha The Gap took s name om an acronym for 'Gay and Proud. Ak to the Troop Sport ("To Rule Over Opprsed People") and Adidas ("All Day I Dream About Sex") nards, the mor about The Gap asserts that drew s name om an ializatn of the phrase "Gay And Proud":. Yterday, I heard this one: The GAP was started by a gay man and the name means Gay And Proud.

Although The Gap did beg San Francis, a cy home to a large homosexual populatn and strongly associated wh gay pri, s name has nothg to do wh eher of those cint facts. "Gay and proud" beme a tchphrase wh the gay muny bee proclaimed a posively-voiced manner that s members took pri who they were rather than feelg ashamed of their liftyle. It wasn't that long ago that ncealg all evince of a same-sex preference was the orr of the day, and the phrase "Gay and proud" th reprented a major shift how a muny viewed both self and the value of s dividual members society.

(It's one thg to wave a "Gay and Proud" sign if you know you're holdg , but que another to fd one has been pned to your back whout your knowledge. Even the most gay-sympathetic person might take umbrage at that. The Balenciaga signer has unveiled his celebratory psule for Balenciaga — and all you need to do is look at the hoodi to see jt how “Gay” is.

BALENCIAGA MAK THE CLASSIC GAP LOGO HOODIE ‘GAY’ FOR PRI

Ever the fan of rporate logo parodi, Gvasalia has transformed the inic Gap hoodie to read simply, “Gay. For a full “Gay” f, the Gap remix will also appear on hats and T-shirts that’ll go on sale next shown as part of Balenciaga’s Pre-Fall 2021 llectn, the Pri psule has been nfirmed for an “early June” release, and 15 percent of the proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project — which should be a nontrivial amount of given Balenciaga’s pric.