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Deadnaming is not a Debate Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Deadnaming is not a Debate Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Deadnaming is not a debate. Using someone's chosen name is basic respect, not a topic with two legitimate sides, and the teacher in the tee works in a state that now requires her to use a name her student stopped answering to two years ago. The line is drawn where it belongs. This tee draws it, five words, at the school board.

Wear it to the school board meeting, the Pride march, the state house hearing on the names bill, the teachers' union meeting, and the family dinner where a relative uses the old name on purpose. It is a strong gift for a teacher, a trans student's parent, a school counselor, and the friend who corrected the relative.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a state house hearing on the names bill. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the two-years-ago entry on our LGBTQ rights and pride page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What is deadnaming? Using the name a trans person no longer goes by. The teacher wearing it is now required by state law to do it, and wears the shirt anyway.

Would a teachers' union order these for the hearing? Unions do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Black and Blossom. White for the march.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the parade, the school board meeting, the family dinner, every day of June.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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