Nike has unveiled s latt le of rabow-lored sneakers unr s #BeTe Free Run 5.0 le as a nod to gay pri and the LGBT muny. Profs of the llectn's sal will go to the LGBT Sports Coaln, which has set the goal to end the practice of anti-LGBT discrimatn sport by 2016.
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- NIKE UNVEILS LGBT HISTORY THEMED PRI SHOTHE SHO FEATURE PK TRIANGL AND THE LOR LAVENR, TWO EARLY SYMBOLS OF THE LGBT MUNY THAT PREDATE THE RABOW. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLORMAY 24, 2018/3:31 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:630PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}NIKEBY JEFF TAYLORMAY 24, 2018 / 3:31 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NIKE UNVEILS LGBT HISTORY THEMED PRI SHO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-24T19:31:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-24T19:31:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"PRI, STYLE","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIKE HAS UNVEILED THIS YEAR'S OFFERGS S POPULAR BETE PRI LE, AND THEY ARE THROWBACK THEMED AS AN HOMAGE TO LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY S SIGNS FEATURE "LORS AND SYMBOLS THAT HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED AND HISTORILLY REPURPOSED BY THE LGBTQ MUNY," NAMELY THE PK TRIANGLE AND THE LOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PK TRIANGLE WAS ED AS A SYMBOL BY NAZIS DURG THE HOLOT TO INTIFY GAY MEN NCENTRATN MPS. BEFORE GILBERT BAKER SIGNED THE RABOW PRI FLAG, THE PK TRIANGLE WAS THE MOST WILY ED SYMBOL UNR WHICH LGBT PEOPLE GATHERED WHILE LLG FOR LIBERATN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LOR LAVENR, AS NIKE NOT, ALSO PREDAT THE RABOW FLAG AS A SIGN FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LAVENR, A DYNAMIC BLENDG OF GENR-LKED LIGHT BLUE AND LIGHT PK, IS ONE OF THE OLST SYMBOLIC REFERENC LGBTQ CULTURE," THE PANY STAT. "THE SHA APPEARS THE FOUR LORWAYS OF THIS YEAR’S SHOE HORT, THE RNERSTONE PRODUCTS OF THE LLECTN: THE NIKE VAPORMAX PL, THE NIKE AIR MAX 270, THE NIKE ZOOM FLY AND THE NIKE EPIC REACT FLYKN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT THAT THE RABOW FLAG IS BEG DONE AWAY WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TWO OF THE SHO, THE VAPORMAX PL AND THE AIR MAX 270, FEATURE THE RABOW SPECTM ON THE BOTTOM AND SI OF THE HEELS, WHILE THE ZOOM FLY HAS "A MUTED RABOW LORWAY THROUGH THE SHOE’S TRANSLUCENT UPPER."NIKENIKENIKE NIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NIKE BETRUE 2018 LLECTN WILL ALSO CLU T-SHIRTS, SOCKS, A HAT, AND A HERAGE HIP PACK, AND WILL LNCH JUNE 6 ON AND AT SELECT RETAIL LOTNS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LLECTN IS S SEVENTH YEAR. A PORTN OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO NON-PROFS WORKG TO SUPPORT LGBT ATHLET AND END DISCRIMATN AND PREJUDICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- NIKE UNVEILS LE OF SNEAKERS CELEBRATG GAY PRI
NIKE UNVEILS LGBT HISTORY THEMED PRI SHOTHE SHO FEATURE PK TRIANGL AND THE LOR LAVENR, TWO EARLY SYMBOLS OF THE LGBT MUNY THAT PREDATE THE RABOW. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLORMAY 24, 2018/3:31 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:630PX;WIDTH:1200PX;}NIKEBY JEFF TAYLORMAY 24, 2018 / 3:31 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NIKE UNVEILS LGBT HISTORY THEMED PRI SHO","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-05-24T19:31:23.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-05-24T19:31:23.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"PRI, STYLE","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NIKE HAS UNVEILED THIS YEAR'S OFFERGS S POPULAR BETE PRI LE, AND THEY ARE THROWBACK THEMED AS AN HOMAGE TO LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PANY ANNOUNCED ON THURSDAY S SIGNS FEATURE "LORS AND SYMBOLS THAT HAVE BEEN RECLAIMED AND HISTORILLY REPURPOSED BY THE LGBTQ MUNY," NAMELY THE PK TRIANGLE AND THE LOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PK TRIANGLE WAS ED AS A SYMBOL BY NAZIS DURG THE HOLOT TO INTIFY GAY MEN NCENTRATN MPS. BEFORE GILBERT BAKER SIGNED THE RABOW PRI FLAG, THE PK TRIANGLE WAS THE MOST WILY ED SYMBOL UNR WHICH LGBT PEOPLE GATHERED WHILE LLG FOR LIBERATN AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LOR LAVENR, AS NIKE NOT, ALSO PREDAT THE RABOW FLAG AS A SIGN FOR THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LAVENR, A DYNAMIC BLENDG OF GENR-LKED LIGHT BLUE AND LIGHT PK, IS ONE OF THE OLST SYMBOLIC REFERENC LGBTQ CULTURE," THE PANY STAT. "THE SHA APPEARS THE FOUR LORWAYS OF THIS YEAR’S SHOE HORT, THE RNERSTONE PRODUCTS OF THE LLECTN: THE NIKE VAPORMAX PL, THE NIKE AIR MAX 270, THE NIKE ZOOM FLY AND THE NIKE EPIC REACT FLYKN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NOT THAT THE RABOW FLAG IS BEG DONE AWAY WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TWO OF THE SHO, THE VAPORMAX PL AND THE AIR MAX 270, FEATURE THE RABOW SPECTM ON THE BOTTOM AND SI OF THE HEELS, WHILE THE ZOOM FLY HAS "A MUTED RABOW LORWAY THROUGH THE SHOE’S TRANSLUCENT UPPER."NIKENIKENIKE NIKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NIKE BETRUE 2018 LLECTN WILL ALSO CLU T-SHIRTS, SOCKS, A HAT, AND A HERAGE HIP PACK, AND WILL LNCH JUNE 6 ON AND AT SELECT RETAIL LOTNS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE LLECTN IS S SEVENTH YEAR. A PORTN OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO NON-PROFS WORKG TO SUPPORT LGBT ATHLET AND END DISCRIMATN AND PREJUDICE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
While rabows still make an appearance, the sho foc on pk and lavenr them as a nod to gay liberatn before Gilbert Baker created the now inic rabow flag. Nike acknowledg that the pk triangle has “a plex past LGBTQ culture, ” but fends their e of a symbol of gay persecutn, Nazis, and ath on their sneakers.
“Origally ed to intify LGBTQ dividuals durg WWII, the triangle was reclaimed the 1970s by pro-gay activists and was later adopted by the AIDS Coaln to Unleash Power (ACT UP) their memorable 1980s-era “Silence=Death” mpaign, ” they say. What they om is that was worn by ncentratn mp mat who were put to ath for the “crime” of beg gay. The gay muny’s adoptn of the symbol wasn’t for mercial reasons, was to acknowledge our shared history of discrimatn and vlence.
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NIKE UNVEILS LE OF SNEAKERS CELEBRATG GAY PRI
Nike has unveiled this year's offergs s popular BeTe pri le, and they are throwback themed as an homage to LGBT pany announced on Thursday s signs feature "lors and symbols that have been reclaimed and historilly repurposed by the LGBTQ muny, " namely the pk triangle and the lor pk triangle was ed as a symbol by Nazis durg the Holot to intify gay men ncentratn mps. "Origally ed to intify LGBTQ dividuals durg WWII, the triangle was reclaimed the 1970s by pro-gay activists and was later adopted by the AIDS Coaln to Unleash Power (ACT UP) their memorable 1980s-era 'Silence=Death' mpaign, " explaed Nike. Followg the ath of Gilbert Baker – the signer of the universal symbol of gay pri, the Rabow Flag – advertisg agency Ogilvy & Mather created a font memoratg his achievements, while earlier this year, fashn hoe Burberry updated s classic tartan g rabow-hued strip support of LGBT chari.
However, 2019 — as the LGBTQ+ muny celebrat the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts (June 28), which sparked the gay rights movement — brands and retailers have stepped up their msage of clivy wh their Pri llectns.
How supports the LGBTQ+ muny: Unr Armour provis fancial support to Athlete Ally, a not-for-prof group workg to elimatg homophobia and transphobia sports by tg and activatg athletic muni. Nike has ed ntroversy by g a pk triangle – most famoly ed to mark gay men durg the Holot – on their recent Pri llectn. Most notably, several of the sho feature a pk triangle which was famoly ed to mark gay men the Holot.