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The Official Love Ball T-Shirt is Here!

May 17, 2019

Aldo Araujo

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Celebrating the revival of the iconic HIV/AIDS benefit during World Pride 2019, the CFDA tapped native New Yorker Raul Lopez of Luar to collaborate on the official merchandise for Love Ball III.

“The T-Shirt, in a small way, pays homage to those who are gone, like my uncle who passed away due to complications from the disease,” Lopez said. “The angels and the sacred heart symbolize those who are gone, but also represent love and compassion for those in the past, present and future – they are all beautiful angels.”

From drag queens to drag kids and nightlife personalities to activists, we tapped our LGBTQI+ friends to showcase their dynamic style in a social media campaign shot by Joe Schildhorn at BFA, our official content sponsor.

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Ethan D'Spain, Kyle Farmery, Aaron Philip, Marc Sebastian, Jacob Tobia

Carried exclusively at The Phluid Project, the world’s first gender-neutral store at 684 Broadway, the limited-edition $50 T-Shirt is now available online and in-store.

“The Phluid Project is proud, honored and humbled to support Love Ball. Educating and de-stigmatizing HIV/AIDS is paramount to our community, and ultimately, humanity,” The Phluid Project CEO and Founder Rob Smith said.

Get your hands on these unique Ts here and at today’s in-store event from 6-8 PM.

Love Ball
Luar
Raul Lopez
Susanne Bartsch
The Phluid Project

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