‘It Was a Rebellion, it’ — Stormé DeLarverie Quote Tee | Wear Words Black-on-White Statement Shirt — Muscle Tank

“It was a rebellion, it was an uprising — it wasn’t no damn riot.” Stormé DeLarverie was the butch lesbian whose scuffle with police may have lit the fuse at the Stonewall uprising in June 1969, and she spent her later years correcting the record. She insisted on rebellion over riot because “riot” cast the crowd as criminals rather than people refusing to be arrested for the crime of existing.

**Bella+Canvas 3483 — Muscle Tank (Black only for now, Color finish).** A white option isn’t available from our printer at the moment — we’ll add it the moment it is. 100% combed & ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz, 30 singles. Unisex muscle fit, crew neck, cut-off sleeves, wide armholes, side-seamed, pre-shrunk. Care: machine wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, no bleach, cool iron inside-out (never iron the print).