{"id":345448,"date":"2026-06-03T21:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/345448\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T21:39:08","slug":"local-artist-donates-sapphic-inspired-design-for-pride-month-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/345448\/","title":{"rendered":"Local artist donates sapphic-inspired design for Pride Month t-shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KABC) — Meet Melanie Posner, aka Melanie Posner<\/a>, the artist for ABC7’s Pride Month t-shirt.<\/p>\n

Posner is a fine artist and muralist located in Los Angeles, California. She is known for painting vibrant photo-realistic women.<\/p>\n

Her art can be seen all over the Los Angeles area, including a Pride mural she created for TikTok that will live indefinitely on the side of the Los Angeles LGBT Center.<\/p>\n

ABC7 partnered with Smile South Central<\/a> to identify Pulsinelle to design the shirt.<\/p>\n

Posner believes that her collaboration with ABC7 is a social responsibility to give back to the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n

“It’s important for me to make pieces that are inspiring, uplifting and also focus a lot on identity,” said Posner. I think it’s something that my art has kind of shaped me with to help me find myself,” she said.<\/p>\n

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ABC7LA PRIDE T-Shirt designed by Melanie Posner<\/p>\n

She also explains the inspiration for the design of the t-shirt accurately represents identity.<\/p>\n

“I wanted it to feel inclusive. I can’t help it, I love women, so I paint women,” Posner explains. “I wanted it to feel dreamlike, in a sense,” she said.<\/p>\n

For Posner, designing this t-shirt meant something a little deeper than other projects she’s worked on. This was about making an impact for the LGBTQ community.<\/p>\n

“I think the community has gone through a lot in the past couple years. Sometimes an escape from reality is a little necessary. And yeah, I wanted it, you know, to feel empowering too,” said Posner.<\/p>\n

ABC7 will donate its proceeds from the sale of our Pride merchandise at abc7.com\/shop to support AIDS Walk Los Angeles and APLA Health.<\/p>\n

AIDS Walk LA<\/a> returns to West Hollywood Park on Sunday, October 18.<\/p>\n

Click here to check out the ABC7 Pride Collection.<\/a>

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