LOS ANGELES - JAN 26 2014: Madonna arrives at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards | Shutterstock/Ga Fullner Wearing a “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt, Madonna stood up for trans rights on social media.

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 ...

The "Protect the Dolls" tee does just that: it turns a slogan into a battle flag, rallying allies and amplifying trans voices. As rights unravel, the shirt stitches solidarity—and that, truly ...

The phrase 'Protect the Dolls' specifically refers to trans women. It originated in the 1980s ballroom scene, an underground culture that emerged in the African American and Latino queer communities.

The “Protect the Dolls” t-shirt was designed by Conner Ives, who showed it at his runway show during London Fashion Week earlier this year. “Dolls” is how the LGBTQIA+ community refers to ...

What does it mean that the liberal-slogan tee, once a hallmark of cringe, has become popular again? The Protect the Dolls shirt hearkens back to the #Resistance merch of the mid-to-late 2010s ...