LGBTQ+ news and archive

CFDA and Versace to launch LGBTQ+ scholarship

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) is launching a new programme focused on LGBTQ+ youth and education with Italian fashion house Versace. The initiative will launch with a Master Class event featuring Donatella Versace in a “fireside chat” with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s chief marketing and communications officer Phillip...

Business

Nyx Cosmetics enters metaverse through diversity hub in The Sandbox

Nyx Professional Makeup has been revealed as a collaborator for the People of Crypto Lab’s (POC) metaverse diversity hub set to debut in The Sandbox, an open world online platform. The trio have announced plans to work together on the Valley of Belonging, a diversity, equity and inclusivity space within the metaverse that is set to launch June...

Business

Abercrombie, Neiman Marcus and VF among top scorers in 2022 Equality Index

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released its 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the 20th edition of its report measuring company policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. For this year, the organisation reported a record-breaking 842 businesses that earned a top score of 100, which it has said demonstrates the...

Fashion

Della Terra partners with The Ali Forney Centre for LGBTQ+ youth fundraiser

Footwear brand Della Terra has partnered with The Ali Forney Centre to raise money for LGBTQ+ homeless youth. The brand will donate 10 percent of its tie dye Terra sneaker sales to The Ali Forney Centre. The handcrafted sneaker uses sustainable materials and is made in a carbon neutral factory. Additionally, Della Terra and The Ali Forney Centre...

Fashion

Model Naomi Campbell slams Ghana over gay rights

Actor Idris Elba and supermodel Naomi Campbell were among signatories of an open letter published Monday criticising Ghana's stance on gay rights. Ghanaian security forces last month raided and shut down the office of an LGBT rights group in the capital Accra after politicians and religious leaders called for its closure. Some 67 celebrities and...

Fashion

VF Corp. and FashionUnited unite in support of LGBTQ+ collective

In yet another example of its commitment to moving towards a more inclusive fashion industry, and especially in the defense and visibility of the LGBTQ + collective, the American multinational VF Corporation and FashionUnited have joined together in the organization of an online event titled 'Grow Your LGBTQ+ Career'. Online registration is...