Famed fashion designer Stefano Gabbana: ‘Don’t call me gay’
Stefano Gabbana is one half of Dolce and Gabbana , the iconic Italian fashion team that has enjoyed enormous worldwide success since its founding in 1984. Together with business partner (and former homosexual relationship partner) Domenico Dolce , Gabbana made headlines in 2015 when the duo suggested in an interview published in Italy ’s Panorama magazine that children born to gay couples through intense, highly technological medical interventions are “synthetic children.” Now Gabbana has made headlines around the world on his own. “I don't want to be called gay, because I'm simply a man ... full stop,” said the world famous fashion designer, according to AFP/France24 . “The word ‘gay’ was invented by those who need to label people, and I don't want to be identified by my sexual choices,” he continued. Up until now he has always proudly identified as gay. Gabbana said he previously thought he “could help spread a new culture as a famous person, a