Gender Is A Construct Tear It Apart Unisex Long Sleeve T-Shirt

If gender is constructed, nobody said you had to admire the architecture.

The phrase takes a familiar idea from gender theory and gives it teeth. Gender can refer to identities people deeply inhabit, but the expectations built around those identities, clothes, behaviours, roles, hierarchies, assumptions, are shaped by culture rather than handed down as immutable law.

“Tear it apart” does not mean erase people's genders; it means interrogate the structure, keep what serves you and stop treating inherited rules as sacred. Queer and trans life has always been full of people doing exactly that in practice. Style this gender-theory long sleeve like political queer streetwear rather than campus seminar merch: black cargos, boots, a sharp coat, maybe one loud accessory.

It works at Pride, art school, gigs and ordinary city wear where the message can sit between theory and attitude. A nonbinary- and trans-friendly long sleeve for people who prefer deconstruction with sleeves.

There is a useful difference between generic Pride merchandise and a shirt with a precise point of view. Gender Is A Construct Tear It Apart keeps the message specific, and using the graphic treatment makes it memorable enough to wear beyond a single event.

The result is a graphic piece that can live in an everyday wardrobe while still carrying the exact phrase, joke or value that made you choose it.

Product details

• Solid colours are 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton.
• Heather colours are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton / 48% polyester; Athletic Heather and Black Heather are 90% combed and ring-spun cotton / 10% polyester.
• Lightweight 4.2 oz / 142 g/m² fabric with a regular unisex fit.
• Side-seamed construction with a classic crew neck, coverstitched collar and 2 in / 5 cm ribbed cuffs.
• Machine wash cold, inside out on a gentle cycle with similar colours; tumble dry low or hang dry; do not iron directly over the print.

Sizing note

This is a regular-fit unisex long sleeve T-shirt. Width is measured flat across the chest and length from the shoulder to the hem. Compare the measurements with a long sleeve T-shirt you already like; size up if you want more room for layering.

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Shipping

This Queer In The World Original Design is printed to order, so please allow around 2-5 business days for production before dispatch. Making each piece only after it is ordered helps avoid overproduction and unsold inventory, and orders are fulfilled regionally where possible to reduce unnecessary travel. If your order includes other items, they may be produced separately and arrive in more than one parcel.