This Canadian Fashion Brand Wants to Create Equality and Acceptance, One T-Shirt at a Time

Frank and Oak celebrates diversity with a touching film

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Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, delivered a tearful apology last week to Canada’s LGBTQ community for past wrongdoings, showcasing the nation’s willingness to include all people. A Canadian fashion brand, Frank And Oak, is echoing that inclusiveness this week with a new clothing line and campaign that embraces everyone.

To introduce the “And*” campaign and new collection to the world, the brand created a touching film that includes a poem by Toronto-based rapper Cadence Weapon. “We prefer to say ‘and’ instead of ‘or,’ as in, we are graceful, and we are polite, and we are thankful, and we apologize, and we are resilient, and we are resistant, and we are passionate …” the poem goes.

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