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Gray t-shirt.
"Hard Cock Cafe, San Francisco"
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Blue t-shirt.
"Are You Into Casual Sex or Should I Dress?"
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Black tank top.
"I'll Never Forget Whats His Name"
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Gray t-shirt.
"The Marines and I Have A Lot in Common. We're Both Looking for a Few Good Men."
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White t-shirt.
"Let She Who Is Without Sin Cast the First Orange"

Protest t-shirt in relation to Anita Bryant campaigns.
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White t-shirt.
Front: "Catherine Did It"
Back: "Caution: Ice-pick wielding bisexual fag-dyke Do Not agitate!"

T-shirt produced by an affinity group of Queer Nation/San Francisco that organized protests during the 1991 on-location filming of "Basic Instinct," a feature film that suggested lesbians were homicidal maniacs.
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White t-shirt.
"National Enquirer. Sick! 50,000 Weirdos March in Revolting Parade of Perverts. August 12, 1980"
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Pink t-shirt.
Front: "Click & Drag Queen"
Back: "DQ. Digital Queers"

National nonprofit network of gay techies working to provide access to the community
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Pink t-shirt. 
Front: "I've Had My Last Drag" 

Possible affiliation with anti-smoking campaign.

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

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Pink t-shirt.
Front: "I've Had My Last Drag"

Possible affiliation with anti-smoking campaign.

Unknown origin. If you have any information regarding this t-shirt, please contact Wearing Gay History.

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Blue t-shirt.
"I Can't Even Think Straight"
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Green t-shirt.
"Gay? Fine by me"
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Blue t-shirt.
"Nuke a Gay Whale for Christ"
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White tank top.
Image of a rainbow sperm.
"Born this Way"

Origin Unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this t-shirt.
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White t-shirt.
Image of a man in front of Leaning Tower of Pisa.
"Get Ho'ing! August 12, 2005"

Origin Unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this t-shirt.
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Gray t-shirt.

Front: "Homoland Security"
Sleeve: "WearYourHearonyoursleeve.org"
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White t-shirt.

Front: "I Dream of Weenie"
Back: "This Ain't Kansas"

Play on "I Dream of Genie"
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White t-shirt.
"The Butt Whisperer"

Origin Unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this t-shirt.
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Black t-shirt.

"Heidi Abromowitz Fan Club"

In reference to book by Joan Rivers. From the jacket flap:
Written with complete candor and riotous disregard for sworn confidences, America's number-one comedienne, Joan Rivers, confides the naked truths about her former best, best friend, Heidi Abromowitz, the girl whose come-hither look inspired the discovery of penicillin.
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Black t-shirt.

"ITMFA"
An acronym suggested by a reader of Dan Savage, the gay online advice columnist of 'Savage Love'. It stands for Impeach The Mother Fucker Already, and was coined as a slogan calling for the impeachment of President George Bush. It was inspired by a typically direct piece of advice delivered by Savage on a radio programme for a caller.
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White t-shirt.

"Real men… cry, shop, dance, gossip, see dirt, cook meals, clean floors, listen to women, don’t bully others, do laundry properly, acknowledge feelings, don’t need pornography, can laugh at themselves, admit to making mistakes, support a woman’s choice, get scared and admit to it, love and care for children, aren’t afraid of differences, do not need a gun to feel real, speak out against sexual violence, know their penises are not their brains, don’t want war, violence, hate, and greed, need to love others and want others to love them. Oh yes . . . real men eat quiche."
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White t-shirt with rainbow text.
"Ask Your Doctor if Mykok is Right for You"
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Black t-shirt.
"Got Fur? We Do! Red Earth Bears. Oklahoma City, Okla. www.redbearthebears.org"
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Brown/tan t-shirt.
"Queens PS 15"

Possible connection to term "queens" as term in queer community.
Origin Unknown. Please contact Wearing Gay History if you have any information regarding this t-shirt.
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Cardinal and gold t-shirt.
"Trojans"
Official mascot of the University of Southern California
Likely included in reference to Trojan condoms
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Blue t-shirt.
"Louie, Don't Shoot! Paid for by Concerned Citizens Against Stupidity"

The t-shirt references conservative Republican Louie Welch's off-the-air comment that one way to stop the AIDS crisis is "to shoot the queers." Welch later lost the Houston mayoral election to Kathryn J. Whitmire.
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White t-shirt.
The word "Drama" with a red slash mark through it. "No Drama"
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White t-shirt.
Image of two dogs engaging in sexual intercourse.
"Bury the Bone"
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Purple t-shirt.

"Wanted: Good Man. Willing to cook, clea, follow orders and worship the ground I walk on while I do whatever the hell I want to do. Access to ALL cash & plastic required. Lovable, huggable, disposable. Must have high-powered sex drive. Please send photo of high-powered sex drive."
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Gray t-shirt.
Front: "I Can't Even Think Straight"
Back: "Don't Panic"
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