DC-area American Apparel stores vandalized, threatened for displaying pro-gay marriage t-shirt
”We took down the mannequin for 5 seconds to move it, and move it back to this window. But we will not take down this display.”
An employee of the clothing store American Apparel in Silver Spring, which had it’s window smashed for, allegedly, setting up a display of t-shirts emblazoned with the slogan ”Legalize Gay.” The Georgetown store in Washington, DC reportedly said a death threat was phoned in to their location. The American Apparel chain is said to be running a campaign against Proposition 8, the law that recriminalized same-sex marriages in the state of California. (WJLA)
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