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An old classic of ours revisited, this fem “Read My Lips” T-Shirt with a pink magenta “READ MY LIPS” displayed below revised original artwork. Unless your shirt comes from ACT UP NY or another ACT UP chapter – it’s not “official” and does not support ACT UP.

Preshrunk – 100% cotton.

Standard unisex sizes available in: XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL. Made in the USA, proudly, union made, fair trade, and eco-friendly! XS – XXXL priced at $39.50.

History: On April 29, 1988, As part of the nine-day-long ACT NOW National Spring AIDS Actions, ACT UP NY organized a Kiss-In in Sheridan Square, NYC. The ‘same-sex’ kiss-in was a striking challenge to homophobia, a core stigma in the fight against AIDS, and to the media, church, and political elite that prevented the crisis from being brought to the forefront (which could have saved millions of lives). ACT UP and Gran Fury made a number of different T-shirts to publicize the spring action, drawing inspiration from iconic moments such as the “Read My Lips” statement made by President Bush, and including this photograph of two ‘girls’ kissing. “Read my lips: no new taxes” was a famous statement made by President George H. W. Bush during his 1988 presidential campaign. It became a well-known phrase associated with his presidency that avoided talking about or spending significant tax dollars on AIDS and HIV prevention issues.

Why buy Official Merchandise from ACT UP NY?

ACT UP’s Mission Triangle is:

Programs/ACTIONS/Demos (doing what we do).
Communications/Social Media (keeping people up to date on what we do).
Fundraising (raising money to pay for what we do).

When you buy official ACT UP, merchandise you not only support our “Programs, ACTIONS and Demos” and our “Communications and Social Media” efforts, but our “Fundraising” point on the triangle is supported by a an employee owned, Long-term AIDS survivor staffed fulfillment company! What’s more, all goods are Union Made, in the USA, environmentally, responsibly made—and are not a knockoff or a questionably made, unauthorized imitation!

We fight AIDS! And, we’re not going to stop until AIDS is over for everyone!

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Note: Consider pairing up our Limited Edition, Authentic ACT UP NY Silence = Death Tote Bag along with this shirt.

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Size	Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, Extra Extra Large, 3XL

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We gladly accept returns and exchanges for merchandise purchased within the first 30 days so long as the customer pays the return postage and obtains a valid tracking number from their post office for the returned package. Additionally, items must be in the original state (unwashed, unworn, unused, etc.).

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Pack the item carefully for return shipping (so that it doesn’t get damaged in transit thus voiding the return).
Ship the item back to us from your post office requesting a “TRACKING CODE” and enter that number on the Request Return form. Be sure to include a copy of your original invoice or packing slip. We need your order number to be able to process the request.

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- ACT UP NY
  c/o Fulfillment by JournalsAndBooks.com, Inc.
  130 Palmetto Street # 301
  Brooklyn, NY 11221-8192
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ACT UP “Read My Lips” Fem T-Shirt, WHITE

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