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EntertainmentYahoo Style UKMunroe Bergdorf labels JK Rowling's views 'dangerous' in latest transgender Twitter row
The controversy was sparked on Twitter at the weekend.
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Same-sex couple paint house rainbow after homophobic attack
This gay couple decided to paint their home rainbow after years of facing homophobia and slurs within their community. Lisa Licata and Sherry Lau, of Penn Hills in Pennsylvania, decided to paint their fans in reaction to the abuse before painting
EntertainmentHuffPost UKJameela Jamil Reflects On 'Clusterf***' Of A Week After Coming Out As Queer
The Good Place star recently came out in response to a backlash she faced over her involvement in a new voguing show.
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKComedian Kate McKinnon makes touching Golden Globes speech about sexuality
The ‘Saturday Night Live’ star described the realisation that she was gay as 'a very scary thing to suddenly know about yourself'.
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKHallmark apologises for removing adverts featuring lesbian couple kissing
'We are truly sorry for the hurt and disappointment this has caused.'
LifestyleYahoo Style UKMiss South Africa won the Miss Universe crown, but it was also a win for the pageant's first openly gay contestant
Miss Myanmar came out publicly a week before taking part in the Miss Universe final.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKA quarter of British parents 'would not feel proud' to have an LGBT+ child, study reveals
When faced with the statement: “I would feel proud to have an LGBT child”, 26% of those polled disagreed.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKNon-binary singer Sam Smith wants to be referred to as ‘they’ not ‘he’
The non-binary singer has reportedly requested friends and family use they/them pronouns instead of he/him when referring to the star.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKNivea responds after homophobic comment allegation row
The comment was alleged to have involved a person on the client team remarking "we don't do gay at Nivea."
LifestyleYahoo Style UKLondon Pride 2019: When is it, where is it and how can you get involved?
The parade will take place on Saturday, July 6 at 12pm.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKParents can struggle for years to adjust after their child comes out, new research reveals
Parents who have known about a child's sexual orientation for two years struggled as much as parents who had recently learned the news.
NewsYahoo Style UKListerine mocked for ‘gay pride’ rainbow bottles
No one's quite sure what mouthwash has to do with the gay pride movement.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKThe world's first range of specially designed luxury lingerie for transgender women has dropped
Because all women deserve to feel sexy and feminine in their lingerie.
LifestyleYahoo Style UKTwo-thirds of LGBT people 'fear holding hands in public', survey reveals
This is sad news.
NewsYahoo LifeThis gay couple is fighting for their right to be their high school's prom king and king
Hundreds have signed a petition calling for a "prom royalty" title that isn't based on gender or sexual orientation.
NewsYahoo LifePeople are losing their minds over this suit company's same-sex fashion campaign
When the Suitsupply line of affordable suits unveiled a series of ads featuring all-male couples, the images angered some people and excited others.
NewsYahoo LifeA 10-year-old drag kid, breast cancer survivors, plus more inclusive modeling moments at NYFW
NYFW is in full swing and this season might have the most inclusive model casts yet.On Sunday, lingerie label, AnaOno collaborated with #Cancerland for an empowering fashion show that featured real women who were also breast cancer survivors. The designer behind the brand, Dana Donofree is known for providing women who have undergone a mastectomy, breast reconstruction or breast surgery an option for comfortable bras and other lingerie, that not only fit, but make them feel sexy. At the show, a few of the women proudly showed off their breast scars while strutting the catwalk in a powerful display of courage, bravery, and survival.That same day, 10 year-old drag kid, “Desmond the Amazing” (his real name is Desmond Napoles) stole the show at Gypsy Sport‘s runway show. The young drag kid had his hair frosted and slicked down. He wore a an oversized black blazer with an Elizabethan style ruffled neck. The sleeves were editorialized, scrunched up and his waist cinched by a wide black band. Every glide he strut on the catwalk was made with intention and style. A skill he closely studied beforehand by watching old ’90s Anna Sui runway videos in a statement to The Cut. But at only 10, Napoles has not only walked in his first major fashion show, he is also the founder of Haus of Amazing, “the first and only drag house for kids.” Napoles first rose to prominence in 2015 after he was spotted dancing and twirling in a rainbow tutu dress at the NYC Pride Parade. In 2017, he “slayed” the runway at RuPaul’s DragCon. Now, in 2018 Napoles was modeled the Gypsy Sport runway alongside an inclusive cast with Shannon & Shannade Clermont, gender fluid model Jazzelle, plus size models, and more.A few days prior, Telfar Clemens broke tradition with a “concert” in lieu of a runway show made up of all-black musicians: Dev Hynes, Ian Isiah, Selah Marley, Kelela, Kelsey Lu, and Angel who modeled the clothes while performing. “We are not alone in questioning the show and season systems — so we are using fashion week to start to define something that can break free from it and be suited specifically to our vision. For us, this means working collaboratively with musicians and artists — not in the sense of “endorsement” and celebrity BS, but in a truly creative way to start figuring out a different cultural platform,” Clemens tells i-D.The clothes were deemed unisex, something Clemens also has been implementing since the early 2000s before many designers embraced it. But it wasn’t until 2017 that Clemens became formally recognized by Vogue and much of the industry after winning the prestigious CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund.The runner up in the competition to Clemens was Becca McCharren-Tran, of Chromat who also staged her fashion show the same day with an incredible display of women of all colors, size, and shapes—something McCharren-Tran, too, has been doing for quite some time. In her show, a woman with visible breast scars displayed her chest proudly, cinching her green caftan dress together to expose her scars. Mia Michaels, famed dance choreographer of So You Think You Can Dance made a surprise appearance showing off her curves in a black-and-red-color-block dress. The show also included an amputee and a hijabi model.PH5 also cast a mix of real women, including two girls from the Girls Who Code program, an NICU nurse, a sculptor, and more.Though, It was only a matter of time before New York Men’s Fashion Week followed in the footsteps of Fashion Week when it comes to inclusivity.The fall 2018 Fashion Week: Men’s got off to a great start thanks to a handful of labels. Krammer & Stoudt’s Autumn/Winter 18 collection was inspired by two people, according to the New York Times: playwright Sam Shepard and Terra Juano, a model known on Instagram as TJ or Skinnybonejones.And while Krammer & Stoudt’s show was a part of Men’s Fashion Week, there were no men in this show. And no women, either. Married couple Mike Rubin and Courtenay Nearburg made a revolutionary move to cast only nonbinary models in their show. Their soft yet rugged, stylish while still practical designs hung from the bodies of genderless figures: a model with short cropped blond hair looking dapper in a blue velvet suit, a model with a short Afro in a kimono-style robe, hats of all sizes atop shaved heads. Along with Terra Juano were gender-fluid and Instagram-famous models, such as Madison Paige, Rain Dove, and Merika Palmiste.And while seeing such feminine figures in a men’s fashion show could be distracting, after a few looks, onlookers stopped seeing gender altogether. It was just beautiful people in beautiful clothing.Willy Chavarria, a queer Chicano designer known for his streetwear-inspired collection infused with a bit of punk and edge, staged a show with a similarly nontraditional cast. Always one to shake things up, Chavarria cast a diverse array of models for this show. Owning the runway in “protective, comfortable clothing,” as Chavarria describes the collection, were an amputee, a woman, “real people” sprinkled in with professional models, and a baby.And it’s become somewhat of a trend. ASOS staged a formal show during NYFW for the first time, debuting its autumn-winter 2018 menswear collection. Rather than using traditional models, “ASOS cast some of its favorite guys, who continue to inspire the brand with their talent and passion across a range of industries, including fashion, food, music, and social activism,” the company wrote in a press release. Not all of these men were models, like Adam Eli Werner, a queer activist and writer, who looked sleek in a black button-down and shiny light pants.Meanwhile, women’s fashion continues to strive for greater diversity. Fashion label Teatum Jones is known for casting paralympians and amputees, and the September 2017 New York Fashion Week was the most diverse one yet. Not only did we see more plus models on the runways than in any other year in NYFW’s history, but we saw plus-exclusive shows like Addition Elle and Torrid, and queer fashion showcases like Dapper Q.We can’t wait to see how NYFW in 2018 continues to unfold and add to the inclusive fashion conversation.Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle:• Everything you need to know about the amputee model in the new inclusive ASOS campaign• Is the term ‘skinny’ outdated?• What it’s like to break into plus-size modeling, from 4 women doing it nowFollow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for nonstop inspiration delivered fresh to your feed, every day.
NewsYahoo LifeBarbie wears 'Love Wins' T-shirt to support LGBT rights
Barbie wears “Love Wins” T-shirt in newest collaboration. Now Mattel is adding advocate for the LGBT community to that long list. On Monday, the Barbie Style Instagram account shared a photo of the blond doll with a new friend —a Barbie version of Los Angeles-based fashion blogger Aimee Song of Song of Style — both sporting “Love Wins” T-shirts.
NewsYahoo LifeTopshop just got rid of gender-specific changing rooms
Topshop has made a big move to promote gender equality: Stores will have gender-neutral changing rooms.
NewsHuffPostPlayboy Makes History With Its First Transgender Playmate
Ines Rau will appear in the magazine's November/December issue.
NewsYahoo Style UKTransgender model Munroe Bergdorf is the new face of Illamasqua
One beauty brand that actually celebrates diversity.
NewsYahoo Style UKParents plan to sue school for allowing transgender boy to wear a dress
They say it's causing "confusion" among young children.
NewsYahoo Style UKL'Oreal sacks transgender model Munroe Bergdorf over 'racist' rant
A lot of people disagree with the decision.