There’s not long before the chance to nab one of Sebastian Croft’s adorable ‘Queer was always here’ charity t-shirts is over. Often being queer is sold as a choice or watered down to a trend. But it’s not, and exists across nature,”the 20-year-old actor shared upon the shirt’s intial release. Heartstopper's Sebastian Croft is an absolute badass when it comes to allyship with his LGBTQ peers.

Judging by what’s been transpiring so far in 2022, the festooning of rainbows on corporate logos and proclamations of “standing with” or “supporting” LGBTQ employees and the community really haven’t been moving the needle. Such action is about as effective and inspirational as a Nancy Pelosi poem reading at yet another U.S. Capitol open mic. We’re also robbed of a lot of gay history, and can easily forget how long we have been here for […] I wanted to remind people with this T-Shirt, that queer has not just always been here throughout human history, but almost definitely predates us.” To everyone who bought a ‘queer was always here’ t-shirt THANK YOU. because of you, we have raised 150K for @chooselove and @RainbowRailroad🥺🦕🏳️‍🌈💖🏳️‍⚧️ Co-designed by the Heartstopperstar Croft, 20, and artistKieran Blakey with Everpress, thewhite t-shirt features an orange and blue illustration of designof two dinosaurs kissing against a blue forestSolid colors are 100% cotton; Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester (Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester); Antique colors are 60% cotton, 40% polyester. Fabric is made from specially spun fibers that make very strong and smooth fabric. Cotton 50% Polyester and the medium-heavy fabric (8.0 oz/yd² (271.25 g/m²). Made from specially spun fibers that make very strong and smooth fabric. Polyester fibers are extremely strong, resistant to most chemicals, stretching and shrinking

Claiming to be an “ally” is easy. The hard part is the follow through. How to be an ally, by Sebastian Croft Some of the proceeds from the sale of these T-shirts will go to the nonprofits Choose Love and Rainbow Railroad, which are working together to support LGBTQ refugees seeking an escape from threats of violence and persecution. To be clear, IRL Croft is nothing like Ben Hope; in fact, on his social media accounts he makes it clear that he’s part of the “ Ben Hope Hate Club” and is no where even close to Ben at all.

I wanted to remind people with this T-Shirt, that queer has not just always been here throughout human history, but almost definitely predates us. Homophobia is the newcomer…” That reaction was about far more than any cliche about having "the guts." Croft responded with unconditional love and an unrestrained side of emotional intelligence. If there’s a video of a Big 4 accounting firm or CPG company employees reacting the same way at a Pride event in their rainbow logo T-shirts, please do send it onto us.