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Contents:
- WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
- WHAT ABOUT GAY BOB?
- THE STORY BEHD GAY BOB, THE WORLD’S FIRST OUT-AND-PROUD DOLL
- NIKE'S #BETE SHOE AND CLOTHG COLLECTN SUPPORTS GAY PRI
- THE NEW ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSED GHANA WILL DTROY LIV
WEARG NIKE'S PRI-THEMED AIR FORCE 1: SUPER GAY, SUPER GOOD
The First Openly Gay Doll (for everyone) Was a Trailblazer Toy * bob nike gay pride *
It’s crazy that this even needs to be said, but all LGBTQ people should boytt the Herage of Pri until they make sure none of the sponsors fund anti-gay legislatn. This year, Nike is supportg more than 20 anizatns advancg LGBTQ empowerment and visibily, cludg Camp Pri, the Hetrick-Mart Instute, the Los Angel LGBT Center, and the Natnal Gay Basketball Associatn. The limed-edn rabow s ll on you to be Jabs Bety is donatg 10% of proceeds, up to $75, 000, to SAGE USA, advotg for olr LGBTQ people, and Le Refuge, providg shelter and support to young survivors of homophobia and transphobia.
5-ler dishwasher-safe bottle, tote bag, and a rsable straw wh s own bag and proceeds om SodaStream's Pri ks will be donated to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn.
WHAT ABOUT GAY BOB?
How Disney Giv Back to the LGBTQIA+ Communy: Disney works wh LGBTQ+ members, alli and nonprof anizatns to liver thentic products and experienc like Gay Days at the parks support of the muny.
THE STORY BEHD GAY BOB, THE WORLD’S FIRST OUT-AND-PROUD DOLL
They will also be hostg the Big GaySwap Meet, a multi-vendor market shop NYC to support lol LGBTQIA+ found brands andvendors.
How Adidas Giv Back to the LGBTQIA+ Communy: Adidas has an ongog partnership whAthlete Ally, a nonprof that foc s efforts to end homophobia and transphobia sports. Four s later, the flag is featured on this year's le of Be Te products, alongsi Baker's year Nike is also grantg fancial support to 20 LGBTQ+ anizatns, cludg the GLBT Historil Society, the Hetrick-Mart Instute, the Natnal Gay Basketball Associatn, and You Can Play. The nonprofs clu Athlete Ally, Camp Pri, The GenrCool Project, Lato Equaly Alliance, The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center, Queer Art, You Can Play, and many more lol and natnal s that foc on "advocy sports, creatg safe spac, and elevatg the history of the muny, " acrdg to Nike.
NIKE'S #BETE SHOE AND CLOTHG COLLECTN SUPPORTS GAY PRI
Thirteen ch tall and plastic, Gay Bob was marketed as the first openly gay doll and ma his retail but mail-orr talogs.
At face value, Gay Bob’s msage about the mers of g out seems earnt, pog the valu of urage, honty, and livg thentilly; however, the brandg and sign of the Gay Bob doll are brash. We had somethg to learn om the gay movement, jt like we did om the black civil rights movement, and the women’s movement and that is havg the urage to stand up and say, ‘I have a right to be what I am. While Rosenberg did not intify as gay, he stated that he had created the doll to liberate men om tradnal sexual rol.
THE NEW ANTI-GAY BILL PROPOSED GHANA WILL DTROY LIV
Acrdg to Rosenberg, regardls of a person’s sexualy, Gay Bob uld serve as an example for havg the urage to “e out of the closet” and be your te, thentic self. Durg a prs blz for the doll’s release, Rosenberg also dited that Gay Bob was a spoof of other “amorpho, sexls dolls, ” which was undoubtedly a reference to Mattel’s KenTM and BarbieTM.
He had plans to release addnal dolls that would have ma up the rt of Gay Bob’s fay (a mother, father, and two brothers); however, the other dolls were never produced.
Gay Bob dolls were sold via mail-orr advertisements gay magaz and a few boutique shops New York Cy and San Francis.