Pedro Pascal is voicing his help for the transgender group as soon as once more. The actor attended the London premiere of Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” on Tuesday, sporting the viral “Shield the Dolls” T-shirt, which he had beforehand worn on his fiftieth birthday celebration on April 6.
The T-shirt was created by Conner Ives, who debuted the design whereas closing out his fall 2025 runway present throughout London Vogue Week in February. The message written in it, “Shield the Dolls,” exhibits help to trans ladies, who’re affectionately known as “dolls” within the LGBTQIA+ group.
Pedro Pascal attends the “Thunderbolts” U.Ok. particular screening at Cineworld Leicester Sq. on April 22, 2025 in London.
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After his present, Ives made the T-shirt accessible on connerives.com, pledging to donate all proceeds from the sale to the Trans Lifeline, a corporation that delivers life-saving companies to trans individuals within the U.S. “Given the U.S. Federal authorities’s present hostility in direction of trans individuals, help like that is wanted now greater than ever,” Ives wrote on his web site.
The “Shield the Dolls” T-shirt.
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In keeping with The New York Instances, Ives has offered about $252,600 of the T-shirt since its launch. He additionally invested in infrastructure to fulfill the net demand. The model is out of inventory, however consumers can preorder it at 75 euros (about $99).
Different celebrities, together with singer Troye Sivan and designer Haider Ackermann, have additionally worn the “Shield the Dolls” T-shirt not too long ago.
Pascal has lengthy been a supporter of the trans group. His sister, actress Lux Pascal, got here out as a transgender girl in 2021. The actor’s look on the “Thunderbolts” premiere comes per week after Britain’s Supreme Court docket dominated that the authorized definition of a lady is somebody born biologically feminine. The choice is being extremely criticized by trans teams and supporters who imagine the ruling would undermine trans rights.
