At the premiere of Marvel Studios in London Thunder and lightning April 22, 2025 Pedro Pascal50, causing waves by raising awareness of trans women.
On Marvel’s British red carpet, Pascal will soon be Reed Richards/Mr. Upcoming Fantastic Four: Step Onewearing a striking white T-shirt with the words “Protect Doll”. T-shirts are part of a broader initiative for fashion designers Conner Ives28, aims to illustrate the “an unprecedented surge” viewed by the ACLU in its attacks on trans communities. The LGBTQ+ community affectionately adopted the term “doll” to describe trans women in the 1980s, which was at the heart of the sport.
In an interview in April 2025 The New York TimesIves shares his motivations to use his fashion platform to advocate for trans rights. “In today’s world, more common than graphic t-shirts? It’s very active. Given what we’ve observed over the past few months with the U.S. government and the current political regime, I know what I want to say.”
Pascal, a long-time outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community, has made a particularly voice in his support for trans women. Our last one The actress’s sister Lux Pascalis an actress and activist. Pascal has been a staunch supporter of her journey since, often clamoring against anti-deal violence and state crime (let’s stop calling for these policies as many recent court rulings and executive orders attempt to overturn long-standing precedents that have long provided civil rights protections to the Queer community).
However, in the ruling of the Supreme Court on April 16, Pascal’s decision was even more obvious, saying that “the definition of gender used in the Equality Act 2010 is ‘binary’ and is determined by biology.” The British government claimed that the decision provided women and service providers with “clearness and confidence” that allowed single-sex services to exclude trans women.
Pascal also opposed the British Supreme Court ruling. In the comments section of Instagram video posted by activists Tariq ra’ouf Explain the author JK RowlingPascal wrote: “She is the challenge for Scottish women, the challenge for Scottish women, she is a financial supporter of the organization, Pascal wrote: “The bad disgusting sh – totally right. Heinous loser behavior. ”
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Proceeds from the “Protect Dolls” T-shirts are donated to the Trans Lifeline, a peer support and crisis hotline dedicated to assisting trans people.
