Celebrities hit back at Dolce & Gabanna over anti-gay comments

A growing number of celebrities have spoken out against designers Dolce & Gabanna following the duo’s anti-gay remarks.

In an interview with Italian news magazine Panorama, the designers, who split after a long relationship in 2005, strongly spoke out against same-sex parents, saying that “the only family is the traditional one” and “things should not be changed”.

In response to the controversy, legendary singer Elton John criticised the duo and urged people to boycott their brand, which led to Gabanna branding John a “fascist” on social media. Singer Courtney Love echoed his John’s call, stating that she wanted to “burn” any items she owned.

Now, following in John and Love’s footsteps, a number of celebrities including Ricky Martin, Victoria Beckham and John Barrowman have spoken out against the duo on Twitter.

.@dolcegabbana ur voices R 2powerfull 2B spreading so much h8 http://t.co/30Oe2hcxNt Wake up,Its 2015 Luv urselves guys #boycottdolcegabbana

— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) March 15, 2015

I just read the article. @dolcegabbana sound IGNORANT and STUPID. I agree with @eltonjohndotcom #BoycottDolceGabbana jb

— John Barrowman MBE (@JohnBarrowman) March 15, 2015

Sending love to Elton David Zachary Elijah & all the beautiful IVF babies x vb

— Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) March 16, 2015

Right on Elton and Davidhttp://t.co/qmORSvTnUe
My D&G shirts are going in the bin- don't want ANYONE to wear them

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) March 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/Courtney/status/576958316435255296

https://twitter.com/MrRPMurphy/status/577151073414209536

Ruth Hunt, the chief executive of the LGBT equality group Stonewall, added in a statement yesterday (March 15)

“We strongly dispute the comments made by Dolce and Gabbana. Being a good parent has nothing to do with sexual orientation or whether a child has two mums or two dads. The important thing is a loving family, whatever it’s make up.”

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