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Chicago's Diversity and Collaborative Nature Inspire Me

Chicago's Diversity and Collaborative Nature Inspire Me | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Justin LeBlanc calls Chicago home. The deaf queer fashion designer and installation artist has competed on Bravo’s Project Runway Season 12 and All Stars Season 4. Today, LeBlanc helps mold the creative skills of burgeoning fashion designers as an Associate Professor at Columbia College Chicago. As told to Ari Bendersky. Coming from a small town in North Carolina

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Palm Island council delivers first LGBTQI portfolio in Queensland

Palm Island council delivers first LGBTQI portfolio in Queensland | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"Sista girls" and "brother boys" have always been a presence in this Queensland community, now their needs are part of the local council's business.

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Swimwear for transgender kids, such as Rubies, can help them feel seen, parents say

Swimwear for transgender kids, such as Rubies, can help them feel seen, parents say | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Finding the right swimsuit can be especially fraught for gender noncomforming kids, advocates say.

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Meet the new queer clothing line that celebrates all bodies and backgrounds

Meet the new queer clothing line that celebrates all bodies and backgrounds | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

He hopes that his new clothing will bring a little bit of warmth to people everywhere. Though the brand is inspired by his family, Jewish roots, and queer identity, he’s designed it to be for everyone–not just for people who fit a certain mold.

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Design project spotlights defunct LGBTQ bars

Design project spotlights defunct LGBTQ bars | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Promoter and designer Art Smith has launched an online store highlighting defunct LGBTQ bars to honor and preserve community history. Smith’s TBTeez project, which sells apparel featuring logos from “bars gone by” printed by Teespring, began …

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Youth To The People Is Donating 100% Of Its “With Pride” Kit Proceeds To GLSEN

Youth To The People Is Donating 100% Of Its “With Pride” Kit Proceeds To GLSEN | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The skin-care kit will be accompanied by an LGBTQ+ content series.

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Bliss and The Trevor Project Join Forces to Help At-Risk LGBTQ Youth During COVID-19 and Beyond

Bliss and The Trevor Project Join Forces to Help At-Risk LGBTQ Youth During COVID-19 and Beyond | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Long term partnership kicks off with donation match campaign to shine light on mental health

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The Very Queer, Extremely Relevant Power Of A Good Waistcoat

The Very Queer, Extremely Relevant Power Of A Good Waistcoat | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The last time I was seriously considering the debonair potential of a waistcoat, I was eight and raiding the dress-up box for something pirate-appropriate – striped t-shirt, eye-patch, and kohl moustache included.

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How the grand design led Jonathan Adler to Toronto’s Interior Design Show

How the grand design led Jonathan Adler to Toronto’s Interior Design Show | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A kid in a Rush T-shirt became an interior-design star thanks to clay, ‘my forever love.’

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Trans People Share Their Hair Stories

Trans People Share Their Hair Stories | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"I've missed out on a lot of the styling practice that young girls get."

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First transgender designer shows at New York Fashion Week

First transgender designer shows at New York Fashion Week | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Los Angeles designer Pierre Davis made her debut in New York this week, becoming the first openly transgender creator to present a collection at Fashion Week, further shaking up an event that had already featured trans models.

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Designer Marco Marco debuts an all-transgender roster on his New York Fashion Week runway

Designer Marco Marco debuts an all-transgender roster on his New York Fashion Week runway | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"The real tea is that being trans is not a trend; it is life, beauty and power.”

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Brutus and Butch Founder Gwen Lonigro gives back to Gender Spectrum and LGBT Organizations

Brutus and Butch Founder Gwen Lonigro gives back to Gender Spectrum and LGBT Organizations | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Gwen Lonigro, owner and founder of haircare line Brutus and Butch started her company as a way to give back to the community that always supported her. After 38 years in the hair care industry in various roles from salon owner, mentor, and platform artist, she saw an opportunity to grow and create a hair care line that could give back to the community that supported her.

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Disney launch new Pride 2021 collection

Disney launch new Pride 2021 collection | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The new Rainbow Collection also features transgender, bisexual and lesbian flag enamel pins as well as merch featuring the rainbow flag with black and brown stripes.

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Gender-fluid fashion goes mainstream in New Orleans and beyond

Gender-fluid fashion goes mainstream in New Orleans and beyond | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In the 1980s, Arthur Severio was pioneering “gender-fluid fashion” on the streets of the French Quarter, though at the time he didn’t know it. That’s because back then, there wasn’t

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Gender-neutral fashion: fluidity as freedom

Gender-neutral fashion: fluidity as freedom | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Is gender-neutral fashion a future trend? Styles for Spring 2021 saw a growing number of major brands champion gender-fluid, unisex or polysexua

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Phoenix couple creates Gay Pride Apparel to celebrate LGBTQ community

Phoenix couple creates Gay Pride Apparel to celebrate LGBTQ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The "coolest thing" happened to Sergio Aragon and Jesus Gutierrez of Gay Pride Apparel this year when star Lili Reinhart wore one of their hoodies.

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Business Is Booming For Pride Merchandise, Even Without Parades

Business Is Booming For Pride Merchandise, Even Without Parades | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Even without an event to go to, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer consumers are shopping for ways to express themselves.

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UGG Just Launched Fluffy, Rainbow Pride Shoes With Tommy Dorfman

UGG Just Launched Fluffy, Rainbow Pride Shoes With Tommy Dorfman | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Nail that 'all dressed up with nowhere to go' look this Pride Month with UGG's new rainbow-hued collection.

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'Making the Cut' on Amazon: Meet winner Jonny Cota

'Making the Cut' on Amazon: Meet winner Jonny Cota | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Times spoke to the $1 million prizewinner of Amazon's fashion design competition, which premiered its Season 1 finale on Friday.

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Swimwear and underwear targeting gay men gets boost in Asia as newcomers enter the niche industry

Swimwear and underwear targeting gay men gets boost in Asia as newcomers enter the niche industry | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Men’s underwear and swimwear targeting gay men is nothing new in the West, but now newcomers based in Asia like Tight Tams and U-Touch are making forays into this niche industry with often daring and colourful designs.

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Pantene Is “Going Home for the Holidays” to Inspire Acceptance and Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community This Holiday Season

Pantene Is “Going Home for the Holidays” to Inspire Acceptance and Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community This Holiday Season | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Partnering with GLAAD and the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, the Brand Shines a Light on the Millions of Young LGBTQ+ People Who Feel They Can’t Come Home as Their True Selves

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The trans, disabled model taking on a $2.4-trillion industry

The trans, disabled model taking on a $2.4-trillion industry | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Born with cerebral palsy and identifying as a gender-non-conforming trans woman, Aaron Philip wants to change fashion forever.

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At Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019, a Celebration of Drag and LGBTQ Life

At Opening Ceremony's Spring 2019, a Celebration of Drag and LGBTQ Life | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Put together by Ru Paul's Drag Race winner Sasha Velour. 

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The Renegade Fashion Guru Who Wants to Change the Way We Think About Gender and Clothes

The Renegade Fashion Guru Who Wants to Change the Way We Think About Gender and Clothes | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

How a former frat boy and high-flying retail exec finally found his calling—by opening America’s first gender-fluid clothing store.

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