Dissent Pins
"We create fun stuff that funds the future."
Dissent Pins' founder Nick Jehlen has been designing tools for social change for 20 years, including actions for the campaign to save the Fenway neighborhood in Boston (a campaign that successfully saved Fenway Park from destruction). After the 2016 presidential election, Nick heard the story of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her "dissent collar," which she wore to subtly demonstrate her convictions when she dissented from a Supreme Court decision. He asked Caitlin Kuhwald to draw RBG's dissent collar and had the design made into small enamel pins.
Dissent Pins donates 50% of all profits to charities that support the LGBTQIA+ community. Learn more about Dissent Pins' donations here!
Babes Against the Binary Enamel Pin
$13.95
This pin is made in collaboration with b. against the binary.
What is b. against the binary?
b. against the binary was born shortly after the birth of our child. As queer parents, we were confronted by a world in which, in order to guarantee us equal legal protections to our child, we would need to complete a second parent adoption. This reality was both emotionally and financially taxing. It also further illustrated oppressive dynamics that we both knew well as a queer, non-binary, interracial couple, but that we were now experiencing through the new lens of parenthood.
From the moment we announced that we were expecting a baby, we were inundated with assumptions and questions about our unborn baby's future gender identity. Once our child was born, we witnessed all of the ways their sex assigned at birth dictated the way they were perceived and the treatment they received. We want our child and other children in this next generation to feel liberated from the inherently oppressive dynamics of the gender binary. We want a world where children are asked, "who are you?" rather than, "what are you?" We want a world where children are safe to be and become their whole selves.
We decided to design, produce and sell BABIES AGAINST THE BINARY onesies and toddler t-shirts and BABES AGAINST THE BINARY adult garments to defray some of the exorbitant costs of our second parent adoption process. After meeting our initial need, we decided to continue as a family business, with the goal of continuing to support families and communities like ours by bringing visibility to this message and by donating to organizations that are fighting for gender justice locally and worldwide.
With love and gender liberation for all,
Anastasia & Pam Fujii
b. against the binary
50% of profits from this pin are donated to Third Wave Fund.
Made with polished silver plating and enamel
Two metal pin clutches
Measures 1.5" x 1"
Drag Queens Taught Me to Read Enamel Pin
$13.95
The Drag Queens Taught Me to Read pin lets you show your support for your local drag queens who are teaching us to read (in more ways than one)!
50% of profits from this pin are donated to:
- T.A.K.E. Resource Center (Birmingham)
- The Ali Forney Center (NYC)
- The Trans Lifeline
Made with polished silver plating and enamel
Two metal pin clutches
Measures 2" x 2"
Let Trans Kids Bloom Enamel Pin
$13.95
Trans kids are kids, and the Let Trans Kids Bloom Pin is the perfect way to show you're here to support them as they grow. This pin was designed by Noah Grigni, a freelance artist and community worker from Atlanta.
50% of profits from this pin are donated to:
- T.A.K.E. Resource Center (Birmingham)
- The Ali Forney Center (NYC)
- The Trans Lifeline
Made with polished silver plating and enamel
Two metal pin clutches
Measures 1.5" x 1.5"
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