Famo Gay Digners Who Changed How We Drs - queer voic

Contents:

• STEFANO GABBANA: HOMOSEXUAL DOLCE AND GABBANA -FOUNR NOUNC E OF 'GAY' AS A LABEL
• FAMO GAY DIGNERS WHO CHANGED HOW WE DRS
• A WORLD OF PRI: GAY DIGNERS TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND CHALLENG

STEFANO GABBANA: HOMOSEXUAL DOLCE AND GABBANA -FOUNR NOUNC E OF 'GAY' AS A LABEL

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Fashn spac have always had a fair amount of cis gay male signers, but seeg female, trans, and genr nonnformg signers shakg up the sug dtry (Kirr Fch and SharpeHs) and the swimsu game (Beefke, OUTPLAY, and HUMANKIND) really ma known to that this was a space for all of . Stay ahead of the trend fashn and beyond wh our ee weekly Liftyle Ed newsletterStay ahead of the trend fashn and beyond wh our ee weekly Liftyle Ed newsletter Stefano Gabbana - one half of Italian signer label Dolce & Gabbana - says he is tired of beg fed by his sexualy and has asked that people stop g the word “gay” relatn to him.

Speakg to Italian newspaper Corriere lla Sera Mr Gabbana said, “I don’t want to be lled gay, bee I am simply a man... ”He ntued, “The word ‘gay’ was vented by those who need to label people, and I don’t want to be intified by my sexual choic.

FAMO GAY DIGNERS WHO CHANGED HOW WE DRS

”Gabbana, who, along wh his ex-partner and -signer Domeni Dolce, is openly gay, has had enough of people nsirg sexualy above human Gabbana told the newspaper, “I thought that I uld help spread a new culture as a famo person, a culture no longer based on gay rights but on human rights, ” but is now adamant that “We are human begs before beg gay, heterosexual, or bisexual. ”The signer nounc e of the label 'gay'Durg the same nversatn, the signer also shared how he realised he was homosexual at age 18 when his girliend - “who I really liked” - me to vis for a weekend Milan. ”Acrdg to Gabbana, this realisatn me after “knowg about beg gay for a while, ” but “not havg the urage to adm .

”And yet spe this self-acceptance, Mr Gabbana claims gay associatns “often serve as a fence but I don’t want to be protected by anyone, bee I’ve done nothg wrong. ”Mr Gabbana’s ments e after a seri of unpopular opns shared by the signg 2015, Mr Gabban and Mr Dolce ostracised themselv om the gay muny when they shared their thoughts on IVF children, llg the children, “children of chemistry, synthetic children. ”As a monly ed method for homosexual upl to have children of their own, the signers’ ments offend many the gay muny, cludg Sir Elton John, who has two IVF children wh hband David Furnish.

Rpondg to the ments, Sir Elton John wrote on Instagram, “How dare you refer to my betiful children as ‘synthetic, ’” before ntug, “And shame on you for waggg your judgmental ltle fgers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legns of lovg people, both straight and gay, to fulfil their dream of havg children. ”Elton John rponds to Dolce and Gabbana on Instagram regardg IVF mentsWhile Mr Gabbana’s views on the age of “gay” are now clear, is unclear whether Mr Dolce shar the same views on the e of the term. The Vatin Mms even has a number of homoerotic piec of art and a vis to this magnificent llectn is certaly orr.

A WORLD OF PRI: GAY DIGNERS TALK ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND CHALLENG

For visors lookg for an LGBTQ+ scene, the relatively small but spired gay nightlife is only steps away om the Colism. Leonardo Da Vci’s legacy Milan is well known and many historians agree that he was a gay artist leavg his mark many masterpiec of the cy, cludg The Last Supper, hoed by the refectory of the nvent of Santa Maria lle Grazie.