While flipping through the most recent issue of Vanity Fair [the one with my new favorite celebrity, France's first lady, Carla Bruni], I came across one of Kenneth Cole's new advert.
In his current fashion ad campaign, Cole has replaced professional models with "everyday" people in a series of photographs and videos with the tagline, "We All Walk in Different Shoes." The ad campaign is intended to dispel social prejudices while extolling the value of diversity. Among those featured in the campaign are a lesbian couple, Nicoletta and Joanna, and their daughter, Ruthie, as well as a transgender woman named Nina Poon.
Kenneth Cole is one of the most engaging - and engaged - business leaders/activists in the country. Cole also took a public stand in the battle against AIDS in 1985, and is widely considered the first in the fashion industry to do so. He has continued to use his position in the fashion industry and his business, Kenneth Cole Productions Inc., to bring awareness to not just AIDS-related causes but a wide range of socially conscious issues, including homelessness, gun safety and women’s rights.
Check out their website at KennethCole.com
LGBTAA's first general assembly for the school year is next Wednesday September 3rd at 8pm. Martin Hall 2121.
We'll have a fun information session and introduction about the Alliance for those who are new to ISU and we'll welcome back returning members.
Also, on Thursday September 4th at 6:00 pm is our annual ice cream social at the Sloss House. Bring all of your friends. Everyone is welcome.
In the meantime, here's a fun music video by New Young Pony Club: Ice Cream.
Another school year has begun as fall session starts today. There will be a cabinet meeting today at 6:30pm at the East Student Offices in the Memorial Union.
Our first general assembly will be next Wednesday at 8pm, Martin Hall 2121.
We hope to see you all there!
Saturday evening, August 18th was full of love, laughter, and a few tears for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, who exchanged personal wedding vows in front of their closest family and friends at their home in L.A.
In an exclusive interview and photos, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, share the most romantic moments of the night with People Magazine.
"What can I say? I'm the luckiest girl in the world," says DeGeneres. "She's officially off the market. No one else gets her. And now she'll cook and clean for me."
Amid candles and flowers by Mark's Garden, both brides, wearing designs by Zac Posen, sat on floor pillows along with author Wayne Dyer, who officiated the ceremony.
After exchanging Neil Lane rings, the couple and their guests sat down for an all-vegan menu prepared by their personal chef David Silberkleit while Sweet Lady Jane created a vegan red velvet cake for the celebration.
"The love we felt from the people surrounding us, and the love we have for each other, made this the most beautiful and emotional day," says de Rossi. "And one that we'll never forget."
Thailand's Kampang Secondary School has installed toilets for burgeoning ladyboys. Every year between 10% and 20% of his boys in this school consider themselves to be transgender - boys who would rather be girls.
"They used to be teased every time they used the boys' toilets, so they started using the girls' toilets instead. But that made the girls feel uncomfortable. It made these boys unhappy, and started to affect their work." said headteacher Sitisak Sumontha.
So the school offered to build the transgender boys their own facility, and they welcomed it.
read the rest and watch the video here.
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