A group of Irish musicians and acts have put their name to a t-shirt in support of trans and non-binary youth.
The Love Yourself Tour” limited-edition tee is being sold by LGBTQ+ resource organisation ShoutOut, with artwork by Irish trans artist Callum Coad, created to raise both awareness and funds.
Participating artists whose name is on the back of the tee include:
- Adore
- Ailbhe Reddy
- All Girls Piss
- Anna Mieke
- Basciville
- Big Tears
- CABL
- Cable Boy
- Cherym
- Colm Lindsay
- Cruel Sister
- Cursed Murphy
- Dose
- Elaine Mai
- Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
- For Those I Love
- Gilla Band
- girlfriend.
- Gurriers
- hotgirl
- House Plants
- Jackie Beverly
- Junior Brother
- Lankum
- Limoncello
- Lisa Hannigan
- M(h)aol
- Maykay
- Morgana
- Niamh Regan
- Naoise Roo
- Pillow Queens
- Pixie Cut Rhythm Orchestra
- Problem Patterns
- Púca
- Rachel Grace
- Sammy Copley
- Senu
- Sinéad White
- Síomha
- Soda Blonde
- Sorcha Richardson
- SPRINT
- Stella and the Dreaming
- The Mary Wallopers
- The Null Club
- The Ocelots
- The Scratch
- VERA
- Vernon Jane
- Wallis Bird
- Wine Mom,
- Ye Vagabonds
All proceeds from sales will go directly to ShoutOut’s projects for trans and non-binary communities, and the Irish charity LGBTQI+ inclusion workshops nationwide.
“It’s been a really difficult few months for trans and non-binary communities – we’ve seen rollbacks on trans rights in the UK and US, and rising transphobic rhetoric in Ireland, where we have the worst trans healthcare in the EU.
“Trans folks are feeling scared and vulnerable, so it means a lot to us that so many of the Irish music community have our backs.”
Ruadhán Ó Críodáin, Executive Director of ShoutOut.
The t-shirt is available for pre-order until June 3rd, with delivery guaranteed ahead of Pride.
“We hope this t-shirt shows the trans community that there is so much support out there.
“People might just not be sure how to show it in a functional way yet. This feels like a good first step.”
Pillow Queens.
Order at shoutout.ie/shop
ShoutOut has reached over 75,000 young people since 2012, working to create safer and more inclusive environments for LGBTQI+ youth across Ireland.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
