Sussex Beacon has announced that H&M UK has agreed to match the present level of ticket sales from a raffle of Joe Black’s infamous dress from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with a £5,000 match donation, which brings the total to over £10,000 (and rising).The Sussex Beacon will officially announce the news on its social media channels on Friday, April 9 at 9am BST,Luciane Toldo, sustainability manager H&M UK & IE, said: “We are very proud to support the Sussex Beacon, the amazing work they do to support people living with HIV is truly humbling.
Auctioning the H&M dress worn by Joe Black on RuPaul’s Drag Race is a fun and fantastic way to raise awareness of such an important cause.”Joe Black was Brighton’s first drag queen to be on RuPaul’s Drag Race.