WEAREPROUD.ORG THIS IS IT. THIS IS MY SHIRT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I PAID MORE THAN TWICE WHAT IT'S WORTH. WHY YOU ASK? BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS SHIRT, I PUT ANONTHER SHIRT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BACK, A RAPE VICTIM, A REFUGEE, A STARVING CHILD, A HOMELESS PERSON. WHY'D I DO THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON I AM AND IF I HAVE TO HIDE IT FROM THE WORLD UNDERNEATH MY SHIRT, I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT LOUD. I AM PROUD. WEAREPROUD.ORG

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The record shows that the mark “WEAREPROUD.ORG THIS IS IT. THIS IS MY SHIRT. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I PAID MORE THAN TWICE WHAT IT'S WORTH. WHY YOU ASK? BECAUSE WHEN I BOUGHT THIS SHIRT, I PUT ANONTHER SHIRT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BACK, A RAPE VICTIM, A REFUGEE, A STARVING CHILD, A HOMELESS PERSON. WHY'D I DO THAT? BECAUSE THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON I AM AND IF I HAVE TO HIDE IT FROM THE WORLD UNDERNEATH MY SHIRT, I'M NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT LOUD. I AM PROUD. WEAREPROUD.ORG” is dead and was abandoned after the applicant failed to respond to a final refusal. The owner listed is WEAREPROUD, LLC, a California limited liability company. The mark was applied for intent‑to‑use on shirts (class 025) and was published for opposition in August 2008, but the application never moved to the principal register and was ultimately abandoned in November 2009. Because the mark was never allowed, it never gained registration rights, and the record does not give the owner control over the wording in any broader context. The prosecution history shows a refusal followed by an abandonment, indicating that the examiner found the mark insufficiently distinctive for the principal register and the applicant did not pursue a supplemental registration. No oppositions, cancellations, or court actions appear in the supplied history, so there is no visible enforcement activity. For someone considering a similar name, the closest concern would be the use of the exact wording on shirts, but the abandoned status means the owner has no enforceable rights at this time.