I WANT MY GAY T-SHIRT!

So maybe it was horrible that American Apparel's window was smashed over a display of its "Legalize Gay" T-shirts, but if there's a chance I might get some gay swag out of it, then maybe there's a silver lining.

This week, vandals targeted a couple of local, to the DC area, American Apparel stores, where on Monday, a window at the Silver Spring location was shattered and later an anonymous caller informed the Georgetown location that as long as “Legalize Gay” is on display, the storefronts can expect more broken glass.

At one point, the Silver Spring store was going to temporarily remove the anti-Prop-8 clothing from its window display. However, company spokesperson Ryan Holiday told the City Paper that “Legalize Gay” was there to stay. “The store employee misspoke about taking the display down,” wrote Holiday. “[T]hose decisions get made in Los Angeles and we wouldn’t want to give into something like this.”

In a statement, American Apparel’s Jonny Makeup made clear that the two local incidents would only strengthen its marriage equality efforts in D.C. The company will “continue to run Legalize Gay advertisements in papers across DC-Metro area,” wrote Makeup. Some Washingtonians may even get some free stuff out of the deal: “We’ll also send Legalize Gay t-shirts to any group in Washington DC that is fighting for gay rights.”