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* I only have one rainbowy shirt, and it's the D&D logo in rainbow. But, the logo isn't very recognizable even in general gaming spaces, so I need something else. I mean, I have San Junipero shirts and my Pink Opaque pins, but I need something that's not an obscure reference. And of course I've got the classic trans-masc problem of not wanting flair or anything that would read femme. I do have the TPK Brewing Logo in rainbow colors on one of my bags, but I need like... more shirts or like an accessory that I can add to whatever outfit.

Pride collections either sucking or not happening this year is being very inconvenient for me. Ditto art pop ups and markets either not being around or turning out to be furry event that the venue mis-advertised. (the more I think about it, the more that one event just makes me feel fucking depressed)

I was even at the mall yesterday for various reasons and the only place with rainbowy and/or pride stuff was the PopMart store and no, I am not going down that path.

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Bleh! I'm sorry it's so hard to find decent and also relatively obvious pride stuff. The things you do have sound great, but I understand wanting something that isn't super niche.

I want to be a but more visible when on the street without reading even more femme.

This should not be do difficult, but a lot of designs with the 6 color rainbow are stylized in a way that maaaaybe it's Pride?

It is frustrating how so many of the "easy" Pride accessories are very femme.

I know what you mean about things being a little too ambiguous on whether they're Pride-related or not. I have at least a handful of rainbow-y things (t-shirts, tote bags, things like that,) but I'm not sure how often it actually reads as Pride vs. just a rainbow thing.

Yeah, I used to have stuff to wear but that was ages ago and it's all worn out. Some of the water bottles I've looked at are very 'could be pride, but will also sell to just anyone when stocked on a shelf'.

The "ambiguously pride" thing is frustrating. I have a lot of rainbow stuff, all intended to be pride-y, but I'm afraid it misses the mark and lands on "extra girly" which is really deeply NOT the vibe I want.

I do understand that for some people it's a good thing, because they have plausible deniability built into "oh, it's not pride-related. I just like rainbows!/It's just so colorful!/I just thought it was cute!" That's certainly fine, and I'm glad for things that can give people both the experience of expressing themselves and still being "safe."

But for me I want it to look gay, actually. :/