A polarizing article comprising: (a) a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface; (b) a first orientation facility residing over said first surface of said substrate, said first orientation facility having a first orientation direction; (c) a first polarized layer residing over said first orientation facility, said first polarized layer comprising a first dichroic fixed-tint dye and a first liquid crystal material, said first polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said first orientation direction of said first orientation facility, wherein said first polarized layer has a first polarization axis; (d) a second orientation facility residing over said first polarized layer, said second orientation facility having a second orientation direction; and (e) a second polarized layer residing over said second orientation facility, said second polarized layer comprising a second dichroic fixed-tint dye and a second liquid crystal material, said second polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said second orientation direction of said second orientation facility, wherein said second polarized layer has a second polarization axis, wherein said first polarization axis and said second polarization axis are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°, wherein said first dichroic fixed-tint dye has a first electromagnetic absorption spectrum comprising a first visible light absorption spectrum, said second dichroic fixed-tint dye has a second electromagnetic absorption spectrum comprising a second visible light absorption spectrum, and said first visible light electromagnetic absorption spectrum and said second visible light electromagnetic absorption spectrum are different from each other, and wherein the polarizing article is free of and does not include a photochromic-dichroic compound, having both photochromic and dichroic properties. (a) a substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface; (b) a first orientation facility residing over said first surface of said substrate, said first orientation facility having a first orientation direction; (c) a first polarized layer residing over said first orientation facility, said first polarized layer comprising a first dichroic fixed-tint dye and a first liquid crystal material, said first polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said first orientation direction of said first orientation facility, wherein said first polarized layer has a first polarization axis; (d) a second orientation facility residing over said first polarized layer, said second orientation facility having a second orientation direction; and (e) a second polarized layer residing over said second orientation facility, said second polarized layer comprising a second dichroic fixed-tint dye and a second liquid crystal material, said second polarized layer being aligned at least partially with said second orientation direction of said second orientation facility, wherein said second polarized layer has a second polarization axis, wherein said first polarization axis and said second polarization axis are oriented relative to each other at an angle of greater than 0° and less than or equal to 90°, wherein said first dichroic fixed-tint dye has a first electromagnetic absorption spectrum comprising a first visible light absorption spectrum, said second dichroic fixed-tint dye has a second electromagnetic absorption spectrum comprising a second visible light absorption spectrum, and said first visible light electromagnetic absorption spectrum and said second visible light electromagnetic absorption spectrum are different from each other, and wherein the polarizing article is free of and does not include a photochromic-dichroic compound, having both photochromic and dichroic properties. <EOS>