This Black Trans Icons Comfort Colors Tee is a new iconic t-shirt that celebrates transgender icons. The garment-dyed fabric gives it a soft color and texture, while the double-needle stitching and seamless design ensure durability. Perfect for those who want to showcase their support for the transgender community, this t-shirt is relevant for Pride Month, Transgender Day of Remembrance, and everyday wear for activists and allies alike.

Frances Thompson was born into slavery around 1840. According to Thompson she was raised in Maryland. She was enslaved by a man named Robert Walker and later traveled with his family to Memphis, Tennessee. She was assigned male at birth and later transitioned into a woman.

Mary Jones (1836–1853) was an American gender-variant prostitute presented as a woman. would wear "a dashing suit of male apparel" in the day, while dressing in feminine attire and wearing prosthetic vagina at night to solicit sexual services for men and steal their money. She is most well known for being the subject of a trial in 1836 where he was charged with grand larceny for stealing the wallets of men he engaged in sexual acts with. He is considered to be one of the first recorded openly gender-variant transgender people in New York history.

Marsha P. Johnson was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights, Johnson was one of the prominent figures in the Stonewall uprising of 1969.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, often referred to as Miss Major, is an American author, activist, and community organizer for transgender rights.

Ajita Wilson was a transgender actress who started out as an entertainer in the red-light district of New York. Wilson had sex reassignment surgery in the mid-1970s. After the operation she started appearing in adult films in New York. Then she was discovered by a European hardcore film producer who got her roles in various French and Italian films of hardcore nature. In 1978 she made a crossover into softcore European films. She worked in a series of softcore and hardcore films over the years. In 1987 Wilson was in an automobile accident and died of a brain hemorrhage.

Tracey "Africa" Norman, aka Tracey Africa, is an American fashion model, and the first African-American trans woman model to achieve prominence in the fashion industry. Originally from Newark, New Jersey, Norman has modeled and been photographed for such publications as Essence, Vogue Italia and Harper's Bazaar India.

Andrea Jenkins The first Black, openly trans woman elected to US public office, she continues to advocate for justice and equality.

Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy in Acting category,

Angelica Ross is an American actress, businesswoman, and transgender rights advocate. A self-taught computer programmer, she went on to become founder and CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises, a firm that helps employ transgender people in the tech industry.

Janet Mock is an American writer, television producer, and transgender rights activist. Her debut book, the memoir Redefining Realness, became a New York Times bestseller. She is a contributing editor for Marie Claire and a former staff editor of People magazine's website.

Product features
- Available in sizes S to 4XL
- Double-needle stitching for durability
- Seamless design for a clean look
- Garment-dyed fabric for a soft feel
- For adults only

Care instructions
- Machine wash: cold (max 30C or 90F)
- Do not bleach
- Tumble dry: low heat
- Iron, steam or dry: low heat
- Do not dryclean

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