Pedro Pascal (once again) with the viral t-shirt in defense of Trans Rights

Essential clapback t-shirt A militant manifesto for the trans community. You will surely have seen it everywhere: a simple white shirt with the writing “Protect the dolls»In font Big Caslon went around the web, elected to must have among the celebration more cool of the planet. The last, Pedro Pascal, who even does not hesitate to replicate it in his looks.

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A couple of days ago, in fact, the actor of The Last of Us He was spotted in that of the cineworld Leicester Square for the premiere Londonse of the film Marvel Thunderbolts wearing a relaxed ensemble Apparently to the limit of simplicity, but with a resilient impact. A pair of black trousers combined with a camel-colored coat left expertly open, from which the t-shirt-shogan appears in question. Already an integral part of his birthday outfit, celebrated on April 2nd and immortalized by a shot together with the DJ and transgender activist Honey Dijon.

It is a creation of the US stylist Conner Iveswell -known dispenser of caption on canvas («Think Science»On Maya Hawke, rather than”I’m rened»For Rihanna) conceived last minuteas he tells at New York Timesand presented during the London Fashion Week in February at the time of the usual bow at closing his défilé. From there, the viral effect was immediate. In addition to Pascal, the new creative director of Tom Ford, Haider Ackermann, with a photo on Instagram next to Tilda Swinton, also find Pascal. Addison Rae In a video shared on Tiktok and Troye Sivan on the Coachella stage in the company of Charli XCX. Performance that seems to have unleashed the sale of 200 pieces in less than 24 hours.

The reason for all this hype? Lies in the powerful meaning behind the phrase “Protect the dolls». Where “dolls”, or “dolls”, from the vocabulary queer from the ballroom culture It refers affectionately to trans women. Ostracized by history and today violently attacked by the policies of the middle globe. “When I think of the difficulties that transgender people are facing in the United States right now, I continue to remember how frightened when I was a 12 -year -old gay boy in a bourgeois suburb of New York, let alone be a transgender girl in the heart of America under an administration that basically tells her that it does not exist” said Conner Ives a Vogue.

Just think that Pedro Pascal’s appearance in London took place just a week after the British Supreme Court has established with a sentence that the legal definition of Donna is someone biologically born biologically according to the 2010 Equality Act. Which, which can only contextualize its renewed choice of style in response to yet another, blow, blow to the protection of LGBTQ+rights.

Pedro Pascal.

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According to the New York TimesIves collected around $ 252,600 of the sale of the tee, Now available only in pre-order on the site. A proceeds that will support the community by financing trans lifeline, a non-profit organization based in the United States that offers support, resources and an emergency toll-free number for trans people. But for Pascal, beyond politics and the trendtaking position is a family question. Her sister, the actress Lux Pascal, did coming out As a transgender woman in 2021, always supporting her publicly. «Lux has always been one of the most powerful people and personalities I’ve ever known. My protective side is lethal, but I need her more than she needs me, “he said to Esquire. Given the times that run, there is no two without three.