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8 Inclusive Alternatives To Victoria’s Secret

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With 42 killed, California’s Camp Fire is state’s all-time deadliest

The Human Identification Laboratory sorts through fire rubble to try and find victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Sunday.
The Human Identification Laboratory sorts through fire rubble to try and find victims of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Sunday. Photo: Randy Vazquez/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images

The Butte County Sheriff on Monday reported 13 more fatalities had been discovered on Monday from the Camp wildfire, which all but wiped out the town of Paradise, located about 90 miles north of Sacramento. This brings the death toll to 42, which eclipses the Griffith Park Fire of 1933 as the deadliest wildfire recorded in state history. It already holds the title of the most destructive wildfire on record.

Details: With more than 200 people still unaccounted for, the death toll may increase further. The wildfire has consumed over 6,400 homes. The latest death toll comes after President Trump said on Twitter that he had approved a request to declare the fires in California a major disaster. People affected would be eligible for federal government aid.

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The big picture: The Camp Fire is part of a spate of destructive wildfires that have ravaged California communities in the north and south, with evacuations still in effect in parts of Ventura and Los Angeles counties due to the damaging Woolsey Fire, which has claimed 2 lives and destroyed more than 300 structures.

8 Transgender-Friendly Lingerie Brands to Support Instead of Victoria’s Secret

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From TomboyX to Chromat.

By Eli Erlick

“Shouldn’t you have transsexuals in the show? No. No, I don’t think we should,” Razek remarked during the interview. “Well, why not? Because the show is a fantasy.” It may be the fantasy of far-right conservatives that trans people don’t exist, especially after the Trump memo. However, in a country where nearly 3% of teens are trans or gender nonconforming and the average woman is size 16/18, the fantasy is just that — unreal, unnecessary, and exclusionary.

Following a long silence on the clearly anti-trans and anti–plus-size statements, Razek clumsily walked back on the comments: “To be clear, we absolutely would cast a transgender model for the show. We’ve had transgender models come to castings… and like many others, they didn’t make it…But it was never about gender. I admire and respect their journey to embrace who they really are.”

In response to their continued refusal to cast trans or plus-size models, here are eight lingerie and undergarment brands you can support that actually embrace our communities.

  • The beloved brand churns out swimsuits activewear and lingerie that caters to and celebrates body types outside of...
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    Chromat

    The beloved brand churns out swimsuits, activewear, and lingerie that caters to and celebrates body types outside of traditional beauty standards. Their groundbreaking Pool Rules campaign embraced curve models, models with disabilities, models with scars, and transgender models, to name a few. The Chromat runway show at NYFW regularly centers models of color, plus-size models, and queer and trans models. The collection runs from size XS to 4X.

  • The brand launched in 2013 to quickly gain international prominence among queer and trans people. The genderneutral line...
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    TomboyX

    The brand launched in 2013 to quickly gain international prominence among queer and trans people. The gender-neutral line runs from XS to 4X and their pieces come in a variety of colors and nude tones.

  • A staple for the queer and trans communities RodeoH boasts genderneutral sizing between 23 to 41 underwear and harnesses.
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    RodeoH

    A staple for the queer and trans communities, RodeoH boasts gender-neutral sizing between 23” to 41” underwear and harnesses.

  • Rebirth specializes in trans genderqueer and disabilityspecific needs in lingerie. They aim to challenge mainstream...
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    Rebirth Garments

    Rebirth specializes in trans, genderqueer, and disability-specific needs in lingerie. They aim to challenge mainstream beauty standards through radical visibility. Sky Cubacub founded the brand after not being able to buy a binder — and get this: sizes can be customized.

  • The Brooklynbased LGBTQIAcentered lingerie boutique features plenty of plussize and trans models on its website....
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    Bluestockings Boutique

    The Brooklyn-based LGBTQIA-centered lingerie boutique features plenty of plus-size and trans models on its website. Portions of the proceeds are donated to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Planned Parenthood, and Fenway Health, among others.

  • The customfit slow fashion retailer offers sizing from XXS to 5XL specializing in genderdiverse undergarments. Their...
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    Origami Customs

    The custom-fit slow fashion retailer offers sizing from XXS to 5XL, specializing in gender-diverse undergarments. Their lingerie is made from eco-friendly bamboo and swimwear from family-owned Canadian dead stock.

  • The U.K.based company focuses on 2844DK cup sizes and recently featured trans disabled black and plussize models in...
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    Curvy Kate

    The U.K.-based company focuses on 28-44/D-K cup sizes and recently featured trans, disabled, black, and plus-size models in their fearlessly diverse campaign.

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