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”But the “gay” green jumpsu still had s crics. One simply says “better out than ” — and another has ught attentn for s choice of words: “not me livg my gayt life. — haley (@hairpntrigger) May 1, 2023“Babe wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped, ” someone tweeted while sharg their hl, which clud both the “better out than ” shirt and one that says “not a phase” wh the phas of the wake up Target Pri Merch jt dropped (this is my hl, rporatns profg off pri month is obvi kd of sketch but the are fun)(special shout out to the gay in shrek gassy quote tshirt) — Tyle Christensen (@tylerrlchris) May 8, 2023Queer artists, trans solidaryEven as social media ers dragged some of the signs as “silly” or “crge, ” many also praised the retailer for hirg queer artists to subm signs and associatg s rporate name wh signs that support transgenr people.
” they was set to fly durg Pri month — then California town cried as ‘divisive’No, Spir Halloween don’t sell ‘Gay Guy’ stum. Target has found self hot water aga over s gay pri llectn, this time bee of s partnership wh a ntroversial major retailer partnered wh U. Ps wh the phras "heteronormativy is a plague" and "burn down the cis-tem" are featured on the webse along wh one that says "homophobe headrt" wh an image of a guillote.