Wearing a “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt, Madonna stood up for trans rights on social media. The t-shirt was created by fashion designer Conner Ives, and he wore it to Fashion Week in London ...

W hen Conner Ives strolled out for his Fall 2025 finale at London Fashion Week in a plain white tee reading “Protect the Dolls,” it looked like a quiet moment, but within hours, the T-shirt ...

During Coachella weekend, Australian pop singer Troye Sivan joined Charli XCX onstage wearing a white T-shirt with bold black lettering reading: 'Protect the Dolls.' ...

When Conner Ives strolled out for his Fall 2025 finale at London Fashion Week in a plain white tee reading “Protect the Dolls,” it looked like a quiet moment, but within hours, the T-shirt had ...

As a result, he created “Protect the Dolls” as an accessible, discernible slogan that could reach a wide number of people. Still, he and his team had not braced for the impact.

Like doll, the term “brick” has its roots in the ballroom scene of the 70s and 80s. A brick is a trans woman or femme presenting woman who is often clocked, i.e. someone who doesn’t “pass ...

The word “doll” is having a moment in queer culture, leaping from ballroom slang to social media feeds. In April, actor Pedro Pascal turned heads on a red carpet by sporting a “Protect The ...

He wore a “Protect the Dolls” shirt to his 50th birthday party on April 6 as well as to the London premiere of Marvel’s Thunderbolts* on April 22 in the wake of the U.K. Supreme Court’s ...