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Rwandan LGBTQ fashion designer plans comeback after arrest

Less than a decade after founding Moshions, a fashion brand whose customers included Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, LGBTQ designer Moise Turahirwa's career came to a crashing halt following their arrest a year ago. Turahirwa was charged after sharing a post on Instagram claiming that their passport was changed to reflect their gender. Now out...

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LGBTQ Rwandan designer held on forged passport claims

A transgender Rwandan fashion designer, who counted President Paul Kagame among their customers, has been detained on forgery accusations after claiming their passport has been changed to reflect their gender, police said Friday. Moses Turahirwa, 35, was taken into custody on Thursday after sharing a photograph on Instagram of their passport,...

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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...

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More arrests following murder of Kenyan designer, model and LGBTQ activist

Kenyan police said Sunday they have arrested three more suspects over the killing of LGBTQ activist Edwin Chiloba, whose mutilated body was found on a roadside stuffed in a metal trunk. Rights campaigners at home and abroad have condemned Chiloba's violent death in the Rift Valley of western Kenya and issued calls for heightened efforts to...

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In a month of Pride-themed collections, Savage x Fenty has relevance

Rihanna’s lingerie brand Savage X Fenty echoes the sentiment of her beauty business: celebrating fearlessness, confidence and inclusivity. Perhaps this is why the company debuted its second Pride collection and campaign this week, which features everything from rhinestone and lace trimmed underwear to fishnets and a smoking jacket, to celebrate...

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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...

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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...

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Podcast: Conscious Chatter examines genderless fashion with Isiah Magsino

In this episode, Conscious Chatter interviewed fashion writer Isiah Magsino and examined the current trend of genderless fashion. They also discussed the importance of paying respect to the LGBTQ+ community, and the nuances within fashion's recent obsession with genderless clothing. Listen to the podcast below. Source: Conscious Chatter via...

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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...

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The British fashion industry failed an inclusivity test

There is cause for alarm in the British fashion industry where inclusivity and greater representation continues to be lacking, impacting a loss of potential revenue. The report ‘Representation and inclusion in the fashion industry’, published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Textiles and Fashion, found 68 percent of people have...

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UGG launches Pride campaign with Lil Nas X

UGG, the Australian sheepskin shoe company, has launched a Pride campaign with Lil Nas X. Think fluffy rainbow hued slippers and that is just the start. Dressed in head to toe purple a la Prince, Lil Nas is seen lounging against a backdrop of balloons, glitter, flowers donning a sparkly crown, chunky gold jewellery, and the pièce de resistance:...

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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...