2025 Pride collections lean heavily into jorts

ANALYSIS: From American Eagle to Target, many of this year’s Pride offerings are bland on bland

Popular brands’ Pride Month collections have become an annual subject of analysis, critique and backlash over the years. For every lighthearted jab at Target releasing rainbow dog-poop bags, we’ve also seen years where the very same brand walks back collaborations with trans artists after right-wing backlash. 

Amidst the wave of government attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion in the United States and beyond, it’s unfortunately not surprising that brands are phoning it in this year with their Pride merch. 

Senior editor Mel Woods looks at how brands ranging from Levi’s to Abercrombie have dropped underwhelming 2025 Pride collections full of very jorts-heavy offerings.

Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.

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