Who needs some Pride Socks? 🏳️‍🌈🧦🏳️‍🌈

Published 8 months ago • 1 min read

Reader, we have a treat for you from our friends at Pride Socks!

Pride Socks sells apparel that spreads love, pride, respect, and inclusion, changing the world from the feet up.

I recently had the chance to meet the compassionate Pride Socks founder, Rachel, and can assure you that this is a super cool company with high-quality apparel (more than just socks!).

Rachel has given the Parents of Trans Youth community a 15% discount on the whole website! Use the code translove when checking out and you'll get the discount.

This is not a paid ad; Rachel is just a kind human and likes us. Just click the button below and use the code translove to get the goodness!

Get Pride Socks apparel 15% off!

Mandy Giles
Founder, Parents of Trans Youth

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