Queer Socks
Description: Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer, and drag queen. Closely associated with the independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical productions, and adopted a female drag persona for his music career.
Description: The medieval Arabo-Islamic Poet Abu Nuwwas used the imagery of land and sea to denote attraction to various genders, and thus for us at History is Gay land gay, ocean lesbian, and coastal bisexual were born. And don't worry, although Nuwwas may not have been nonbinary inclusive, we here at HIG definitely are. Our shirts are for Ladies, Gents, and Gentle-enbies of all kinds!
Description: You ever listen to Christmas music and happen to hear the lyrics, "make the Yuletide gay"? You ever think to yourself that, wow actually, yeah I totally should make the Yuletide gay. SO gay. SO gay, that I would wear a cute shirt to announce that I am taking this Yuletide and giving it to the gays. Well, I guess this is your chance to do that!
Description: I was listening to the great Invisibilia podcast from NPR on “the Secret Lives of Clothes” and they were discussing the power of clothes and a simple experiment where subjects say the color of a word they’re shown, but the word is the name of a different color. This proved pretty tricky for some folks, and I thought of this as a sort of simple mindfuck. Classic Helvetica font with the colors mismatched/reversed. Enjoy!
Description: Gay Bob was a doll that was created in 1977 and billed as the world's first openly gay doll. Bob was created by former advertising executive Harvey Rosenberg and marketed through his company, Gizmo Development. Bob stood 13 inches tall and came wearing a flannel shirt, tight jeans and cowboy boots with one ear pierced. He was sold in a box designed to look like a closet, and that proudly explained what “coming out of the closet” meant: "Hi boys, girls and grownups, I’m Gay Bob, the world’s first gay doll. I bet you are wondering why I come packed in a closet. ‘Coming out of the closet’ is an expression which means that you admit the truth about yourself and are no longer ashamed of what you are..." Needless to say, Gay Bob is a gay icon.
Description: Step into the amaranthine sands with this exclusive Bloodsong of Wycaro graphic tee. Featuring the dramatic cover art from Carol Sturka’s smash-hit (and fictional) "Winds of Wycaro" saga, this shirt is a must-have for die-hard fans of Pluribus and lovers of epic high-stakes romance alike.
