Gaylien shirt

Ever feel like you’re from another planet? Same.

That’s the spirit behind the Gaylien T-Shirt—a design that combines retro sci-fi aesthetics with a bold, empowering message: being gay and being an immigrant doesn’t make you an outsider. It makes you resilient, radiant, and maybe even a petite otherworldly in the best possible way.

But let’s unpack that word for a moment: alien.

Where “Alien” Comes From—and How It Became a Weapon

In the U.S., the term alien has lengthy been used to label people who weren’t born here—specifically immigrants without legal status. It’s a word loaded with legal jargon and bureaucratic coldness, but also with judgment. It implies not just foreignness, but wrongness. Like you’re not just from somewhere else—you don’t belong anywhere at all.

And for many immigrants, especially LGBTQ+ immigrants, that feeling of not belonging is all too familiar. You’re navigating systems that weren’t built for you, communities that don’t always understand you, and sometimes even families wh