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Donatella Versace just solidified her gay icon status in the most powerful & chic way possible
A post shared by Donatella Versace (@donatella_versace)Donatella Versace’s fashion isn’t the only thing that slays.The 68-year-old designer/businesswoman wielded strong statements against Italy’s newly installed far-right, anti-LGBTQ+ government while accepting The Humanitarian Award for Equity and Inclusivity at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards in Milan on Sunday.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been on an anti-gay crusade since taking power last year. She’s instituted policies ordering the removal of names of non-biological parents from the birth certificates of children with same-sex parents, extended the ban on surrogacy to same-sex couples, and pledged not to push for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Italy.