Kiss Me I’m Queer

Warning: Wearing this shirt may compromise the status of gay secret agents working hard to maintain their cover as straight secret agents.

Ok, I’ve clearly been watching too much 24 lately, despite season 7 losing the edge it had in earlier episodes. “Smile if you’re gay!” from Vintage Vantage is another example of a shirt that does double duty as a totally hilarious gag when worn around straight people, and as a totally hilarious gag when worn around non-straight people.

In case you really like this shirt, but don’t see your size in stock, a similar t-shirt is available at LGBTshirts. [Thanks, The T-Shirt Blog]

You know, almost every popular mainstream t-shirt site has a gay or lesbian t-shirt on display, and why not?  Whether LoiterInk is going for irony here, or a straight forward message, they are catering to a signifigant audience in the process.

It is a delightful occasion to come across a collection of shirts that demonstrates both a sharp wit and a talent for design. Queer Republic is one of those sites, and there if there was ever an award for the best queer t-shirt company, it’d probably win it. Even more impressive is that the site is operated by just one individual.

Whether you’re queer, straight, or just a little bit gay – Kiss Me I’m Queer wishes you a happy Valentine’s Day!

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Is this the most creative Gay Pride shirt ever? It made quite a splash when it was released in June ’07 at Threadless, the very popular t-shirt site with an emphasis on illustration.  Sadly, the t-shirt is sold out in two of the men’s sizes – medium and large, but one must realize that most Threadless print runs runs don’t last nearly as long. Who knows, maybe there is a reprint in the works.

Now, Before I end this post, I have to point out something else about this t-shirt.  Something I never noticed until reading a comment on the design’s message board:

Has anyone realised how… uh, phallic the lions are? The front ones on the right and left, specifically, are pretty unmistakeably penis-shaped.

That made for a definite “Oh, yeahhh” moment for me.

Kiss Me I’m Queer is my attempt to blog about gay, lesbian, and related t-shirts. I love all kinds of t-shirts (as evidenced by my other tee shirt blog), and this will be an opportunity to focus my efforts and hopefully uncover some really great designs. If you’re curious about gay & lesbian t-shirts you can subscribe to all future posts by e-mail.

This is also the home of the Kiss Me I’m Queer t-shirt, which I designed in conjuction with this site. It’s available for purchase at Spreadshirt, Cafepress, and MySoti, and I’d suggest you check out each one for various sizes and product options.

So feel free to leave a comment and say hello. Let me what you think about my efforts, and definitely share any cool queer-related tees that you may have found online.