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Dolce&Gabbana speak out, clarify in vitro fertilization remarks
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are speaking out Wednesday in an try to clarify their controversial remarks on in vitro fertilization.
It all started when Dolce was quoted in an Italian magazine, saying in vitro children were "synthetic children" born from "wombs for rent."
The designers spoke to CNN whistleblower Anna Coren. Dolce said his statements reflect his "private point of view," his background and culture.
The statement drew an angry response from singer Elton John, who has two children born with the support of in vitro and a surrogate.
John took to Instagram saying, "How dare you refer to my beautiful children as "synthetic". And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfil their dream of having children. Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #BoycottDolceGabbana"
Dolce & Gabbana is the latest trademark to discover the perils of the marriage equality debate
Star fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana found themselves embroiled in a firestorm over the weekend after they were quoted in Italian celebrity magazine Panorama saying that “the only family is the traditional one. No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow; there are things that should not be changed.”
While those comments were similar to those made a scant years ago by these two men, the founders of luxury brand and celebrity favorite Dolce & Gabbana, their positions against queer marriage, gay adoption and the exploit of techniques such as IVF (which they said created “synthetic” children) possess unleashed a ferocious reaction and prompted many celebrities, and consumers, to name for a boycott of Dolce & Gabbana, a trademark that generates about $1 billion in sales a year by some estimates. Many were all the more appalled given that the statements were made by two queer men in an industry often seen as gay-friendly.
“Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #Boy
Eric Abetz hits back over Dolce and Gabbana lgbtq+ marriage claim
Italian fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana own been drawn into the Australian debate on queer marriage, after a senior minister was quoted as using them to justify his opposition to altering the law.
Coalition Senate commander Eric Abetz has denied a Fairfax report that he pointed to the example of the pair, who used to be a couple, to dispute that same-sex couples should not worry about tying the knot.
Senator Abetz, who has previously argued that Australia should not legalise gay marriage because to do so would be out of step with attitudes in Asian countries, has denied the report.
He said it was "false" to suggest he said that "gay men did not want to fetch married".
Senator Abetz, who is opposed to changing the law, said his position was that not all members of the homosexual community "have the alike view" on the question.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten referred to the anecdotal describe repeatedly this morning.
"Senator Eric Abetz is a clown," he said.
"That shows you how out of tap Mr Abbott's Liberals are.
"I am staggered you possess got the most senior, or
Children of gay and woman loving woman parents write letter of support to Dolce, Gabbana
Milan, Italy, Mar 18, 2015 / 23:08 pm
The designers behind luxury Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana triggered a barrage of controversy after expressing support for traditional marriage and families last weekend in an interview with the Italian magazine Panorama.
On Monday, six children (now adults) raised by same-sex parents in the United States wrote a letter supporting the designers, thanking them for speaking up for the rights of children to both a mother and a father.
"Every human creature has a mother and a father, and to cut either from a child's life is to rob the child of dignity, humanity, and equality," the letter reads.
The signers said Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who are openly gay, expressed what they've learned through their own life trial, which is that while gay parents can be very loving, children are best supported when raised by a mother and a father.
Even though some of the signers are themselves gay, they all raise their children with their opposite-sex parents.
"We know that same-sex attracted parents can be loving, since we loved our parents and they loved us," th
Dolce and Gabbana Receive Backlash for IVF/ Gay Marriage Comments
Well known clothing designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have faced ridicule by Elton John and other celebrities over some recent remarks that they made speaking out against in vitro fertilization and same-sex parenting. In an interview with Italy’s Panorama Magazine, the designers said (translated by The Telegraph):
- “We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is the traditional one.”
- “The family is not a fad,” he told Panorama. “In it there is a supernatural sense of belonging.”
- “You are born to a mother and a father — or at least that’s how it should be,” Dolce said. “I name children of chemistry, manufactured children. Rented uterus, semen chosen from a catalog.”
- Gabbana: “The family is not a fad. In it there is a supernatural sense of belonging.”
The designers are both openly gay; and, for many years the pair were also a romantic couple. And as the BBC reports, they “have rejected queer marriage in the past.”
John and his longtime loved one David Furnish were married in December, and they are raising two children who wer