gaydayslosangeles: #boycottdolcegabbanaSir Elton John on Sunday…

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#boycottdolcegabbana

Sir Elton John on Sunday called for a boycott of the swank fashion house
Dolce & Gabbana after the founders declared their opposition to
same-sex marriage and gay adoptions in an interview with an Italian
fashion magazine.
       

D&G, which has clothed some of the celebrity world’s top stars,
was founded 30 years ago by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbano. Their
designs have been worn by Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, Christian
Bale and many other movie stars.
       

But the founders, who were once a couple, told the magazine Panorama they supported “traditional marriage.”
       

John, who married his longtime partner David Furnish last December, issued a furious retort on his Instagram account, saying he would never wear Dolce and Gabbana again and calling on others to join a boycott of the company.
       

The British
singer-songwriter, who has two children born via a surrogate, was
especially annoyed at Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbano for their
comments about the children of gay couples. They told the magazine Panorama that kids who aren’t born into traditional families are “children of chemistry.”
       

John responded: “How
dare you refer to my beautiful children as “synthetic.” And shame on you
for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF — a miracle that has
allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill
their dream of having children.”
       

The boycott was quickly
supported by other celebs, including tennis star Martina Navratilova and
musician Courtney Love, who said they were dumping their D&G
clothes.
       

Following John’s boycott
call, Steffano Gabbano appeared to respond via his Instagram account,
which featured a photo of a woman embracing a young boy, and using the
the hashtag #dgmamma #dgfamily.
       

          
 
 
   

via March 17, 2015 at 12:14AM