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| Designer Stefano Gabbana says he is tired of being labelled as gay | Designer Stefano Gabbana says he is tired of being labelled as gay |
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| The Italian designer Stefano Gabbana, one half of the Dolce & Gabbana brand, has said he is tired of being defined by his sexuality. | The Italian designer Stefano Gabbana, one half of the Dolce & Gabbana brand, has said he is tired of being defined by his sexuality. |
| “I don’t want to be called gay, because I’m simply a man … full stop,” the 55-year-old said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera daily. | “I don’t want to be called gay, because I’m simply a man … full stop,” the 55-year-old said in an interview with Italy’s Corriere della Sera daily. |
| “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 said. | “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 said. |
| Gabbana launched the luxury fashion label in 1984 with his partner Domenico Dolce, and although they separated in 2004 the couple continue to work together. | Gabbana launched the luxury fashion label in 1984 with his partner Domenico Dolce, and although they separated in 2004 the couple continue to work together. |
| “I thought that I could help spread a new culture as a famous person, a culture no longer based on gay rights but on human rights. We are human beings before being gay, heterosexual or bisexual,” Gabbana said. | “I thought that I could help spread a new culture as a famous person, a culture no longer based on gay rights but on human rights. We are human beings before being gay, heterosexual or bisexual,” Gabbana said. |
| The Milanese couturier said gay associations “often serve as a defence, but I don’t want to be protected by anyone, because I’ve done nothing wrong”. | The Milanese couturier said gay associations “often serve as a defence, but I don’t want to be protected by anyone, because I’ve done nothing wrong”. |
| He said he realised he was homosexual when he was 18, and his girlfriend “who I really liked” came to visit him for a weekend in Milan. When they went dancing he “was watching the men more than her”. | He said he realised he was homosexual when he was 18, and his girlfriend “who I really liked” came to visit him for a weekend in Milan. When they went dancing he “was watching the men more than her”. |
| “I had known for a while, but I didn’t have the courage to admit it. Only through therapy did I realise that there had been clear signs in my childhood. | “I had known for a while, but I didn’t have the courage to admit it. Only through therapy did I realise that there had been clear signs in my childhood. |
| “I wanted to play alone … because I felt different from the other children and I feared that if we were together they would realise. And they would tell my mother,” he said. | “I wanted to play alone … because I felt different from the other children and I feared that if we were together they would realise. And they would tell my mother,” he said. |
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