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ABOUT US
WORD FOR Pos FACTORY • We aid our customers share who they are & what they care about. Using bold colors & compressed language to set the stage for clear information & genuine connection. Our collections highlight social justice, queerness, chronic illness, books, cats & more. We are a queer, chronically ill owned & operated identity in Los Angeles, California.
HOME OF THE SOCIAL Aware BUTTON • We contain a design for almost every social signifying require. It’s hard to opt just one!
SUPERIOR QUALITY IS A PRIORITY • From product to packaging, quality means a lot to us. All of our pinback buttons are constructed, printed, pressed & packaged in our little Los Angeles studio (no mass production here). Our sizzling foil stationery & laser cut acrylics are also made entirely in-house. We care about consistent upper quality craftsmanship and produce it a priority every single day.
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY • We donate a portion of our proceeds to social justice orgs that center & support women, gender non-conforming, trans, black & brown lives. Built in donation percentages are detailed in applicable product listings. In 2023 we donated $4k to social justice or
In 2001, noted gay rights activist Madeline Davis founded the Lesbian, Gay, Multi-attracted , Transgender (LGBT) Archives of Western New York as a way to amass, safeguard, and provide access to materials that document the LGBTQ+ communities of Western New York and Southern Ontario.
In 2009, the archives were transferred to SUNY Buffalo State’s E. H. Butler Library. Housed in the Archives and Special Collections, the archives have expanded to more than 300 linear feet of items and get the region’s largest Diverse collection. More than 80 individuals, groups, and diverse organizations are represented in the tens of thousands of documents and items that include photographs, local organizational records, multimedia materials, pamphlets, posters, clippings, awards, signs, banners, plaques, published materials, as well as an array of ephemeral items and other pieces that date back to the 1920s.
The LGBTQ Pin/Button Collection has been donated by many various group members and organizations, and amassed over a lifetime of activism and political efforts. It is our great honor to present them in this digital exhibit. Please contact an archivist if you aspire to donate to the collection o
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