Tell Macy's & Debenhams to drop Dolce & Gabbana over 'synthetic children' remarks

Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have made insulting slurs against same-sex parents and their children. Domenico Dolce said children should be born to a mother and a father:

“The only family is a traditional one. I’m not convinced by those I call the chemical children, synthetic babies...They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue ... psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.”

Stefano Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad.” In 2006, he told the Daily Mail: "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents."

Both designers have in the past strongly opposed same-sex marriage.


Many have come out in support of an international boycott of the brand, including Elton John, The Out and Proud Diamond Group and the Peter Tatchell Foundation. D&G is an expensive brand, out of the reach of many members of the public. However, many of us shop in department stores like Macy's and Debenhams, which stock D&G.

Which store will take a stand for gay rights and reproductive rights first? Please sign our petition now, asking Macy's and Debenhams to drop Dolce & Gabbana from their shelves, until D&G retract their statements and apologise.

These comments are not only an attack on same-sex parents but on all parents who've had children with the aid of fertility treatment, including thousands of heterosexual couples.

Dolce and Gabbana are echoing ill-informed, outdated and homophobic prejudices about gay parents. Research spanning 40 years shows that children bought up by gay mums and dads are just as happy and well-adjusted as those from traditional heterosexual families. The key to a child’s welfare is the love of their parents, not the parent’s sexual orientation.

This issue is not about same-sex families alone but also about the many straight families who have benefited from fertility treatment. Dolce and Gabbana’s statements add to the stigma, shame, prejudice, rejection and intolerance often suffered by same-sex parents and their children.

It's intolerable for these designers to make millions out of the gay community and then turn around and insult our families. They've stabbed us in the back.
Dear Macy's and Debenhams,

Fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana have made insulting slurs against same-sex parents and their children. Domenico Dolce said children should be born to a mother and a father:

“The only family is a traditional one. I’m not convinced by those I call the chemical children, synthetic babies...They are wombs for hire, semen chosen from a catalogue ... psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.”

Stefano Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad.” In 2006, he told the Daily Mail: "I am opposed to the idea of a child growing up with two gay parents."

Both designers have in the past strongly opposed same-sex marriage.

Dolce and Gabbana are echoing ill-informed, outdated and homophobic prejudices about gay parents. Research spanning 40 years shows that children bought up by gay mums and dads are just as happy and well-adjusted as those from traditional heterosexual families. The key to a child’s welfare is the love of their parents, not the parent’s sexual orientation.

This issue is not about same-sex families alone but also about the many straight families who have benefited from fertility treatment. Dolce and Gabbana’s statements add to the stigma, shame, prejudice, rejection and intolerance often suffered by same-sex parents and their children.

Many have come out in support of an international boycott of the brand, including Elton John, The Out and Proud Diamond Group and the Peter Tatchell Foundation. Many of us shop in your stores, which stock D&G.

Will you take a stand for gay rights and reproductive rights? I urge you to drop Dolce & Gabbana from your shelves, until D&G retract their statements and apologise.

These comments are not only an attack on same-sex parents but on all parents who've had children with the aid of fertility treatment, including thousands of heterosexual couples.

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