Avenge Oscar Wilde (Replica 70's Gay Liberation Protest Tee) vintage gay The Lion Pub (San Francisco

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and a DIY attitude long before it was celebrated

Cabaret stars Liza Minnelli as the dazzling Sally Bowles

making it an icon of queer fascination with camp

Avenge Oscar Wilde (Replica 70's Gay Liberation Protest Tee) vintage gay The Lion Pub (San FranciscoAvenge Oscar Wilde T Shirt Long before slogans went viral, one simple phrase said it all: Avenge Oscar Wilde. Emerging in the late 1960s and 70s as a rallying cry within the growing gay liberation movement, the slogan connected the modern fight for equality to the legacy of Oscar Wilde the brilliant playwright and wit who was imprisoned in 1895 for gross indecency after his homosexuality became public scandal. To wear this phrase was to reject shame