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Donald Trump presumably has a specific idea of what fashion and mannerisms constitute a woman, but the internet and #DressLikeAWoman beg to differ.
In light of Donald Trump's long history of misogynistic remarks about women, capped by the truly horrifying "I grab them by the pussy" without consent revelation, it comes as no surprise that his expectations of women are based on his narrow views of gender roles. Trump requires the people who work for him to adhere to fairly outmoded forms of gender representation like insisting that women "dress like women," Axios reports. What it looks like to "dress like a woman" is anyone's guess, which is why the internet blew up with photos of women in clothes suitable for doctors, scientists, fighter pilots, law enforcement officers, business executives, athletes, congressional representatives, and so on -- all accompanied by the "DressLikeAWoman" hashtag. Since the phrase "dress like a woman" began trending last Thursday, tens of thousands of women have posted photos to Twitter and Instagram, illustrating an endless array of fashion options that don't make someone more or less a woman.
Since gender expression is so significant to the queer community, we scoured Instagram and Twitter to find #DressLikeAWoman posts by and of some of our favorite queer and queer-adjacent women who represent a range of style and expression.
Olympian and soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe dresses like a woman on the pitch!
\u201cCan I get a hell yes!? Yo @mPinoe\u2014RT if you #dress likes woman!\u201d— WILDFANG (@WILDFANG) 1486154015
Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood has been rocking suits for years.
\u201cYo Trump, you know who would dress like a woman!? #EVANRACHELWOULD #dresslikeawoman #wildfeminist @evanrachelwood\u201d— WILDFANG (@WILDFANG) 1486164538
Hidden Figures and Moonlight's Janelle Monae is a style icon.
\u201cExcuse us while we #DressLikeAWoman \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\u201d— WILDFANG (@WILDFANG) 1486103728
The X Files' and The Fall's Gillian Anderson sees herself in this uniform as Inspector Stella Gibson.
\u201cDetective Superintendent Stella Gibson. #DressLikeAWoman\u201d— Gillian Anderson (@Gillian Anderson) 1486231277
A stylemaker from way, back, Katharine Hepburn dressed for the woman she was.
\u201cKatharine Hepburn after she was lectured for not wearing a skirt: "I'll wear it to your funeral." #DressLikeAWoman\u201d— fundamental. (@fundamental.) 1486132782
This is how women who get stuff done dress.
\u201cThe President's new dress code says females should #DressLikeAWoman\n\nHere is a good example.\u201d— W\u00fclander (@W\u00fclander) 1486093314
Comics and wives Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher represent our wedding fashion goals.
\u201c#DressLikeAWoman Marry a woman while ur both dressed like women!\u201d— Cameron Esposito (@Cameron Esposito) 1486092600
Performer Josephine Baker dressed like she helped the French Resistance, because she did!
\u201c#DressLikeAWoman Josephine Baker. French Resistance. American superstar.\u201d— WhatFreshHellisThis (@WhatFreshHellisThis) 1486086947
Model and star of MTV's The Real World Ari Fitz keeps it real.
Some of the great dystopian and fantasy female characters of all time dress like women -- warrior women!
\u201cSay it again. I dare you. #DressLikeAWoman\u201d— sophia slade \u03c8 (@sophia slade \u03c8) 1486084805
Trans activist and I Am Cait costar Jenny Boylan and a friend show how women dress in academia.
\u201cProfessors Boylan and Gordis of @BarnardCollege know how to #DressLikeAWoman\u201d— Jenny Boylan \ud83c\udf6f (@Jenny Boylan \ud83c\udf6f) 1486220761
Broad City's Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson have something to say to Trump.
Here they are rocking suits.
And because they really got into it, here's one more of Ilana and Abbi trolling Trump.
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