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Press Association “Elton John: boycott Dolce & Gabbana over 'synthetic' IVF babies comment” http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/15/elton-john-boycott-dolce-gabbana-synthetic-ivf-babies-comment
Rosie Scammell, Kevin Rawlinson and Josh Halliday “Elton John and leading LGBT groups call for Dolce & Gabbana boycott” http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/mar/15/elton-john-leading-lgbt-groups-dolce-gabbana-boycott

伊太利のファッション・デザイナー、ドメニコ・ガッバーナとステファノ・ドルチェが体外受精（IVF）で生まれた子どもを「合成子ども（synthetic children）」とdisったことに対して、エルトン・ジョン *1は２人のブランドD & Gのボイコットを呼びかけた；

How dare you refer to my beautiful children as "synthetic". And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfil their dream of having children. Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #BoycottDolceGabbana
https://instagram.com/p/0PJUURgGUI/

エルトン・ジョンとパートナーのデヴィッド・ファーニッシュにはIVFによる２人の子どもがいる。ドメニコ・ガッバーナとステファノ・ドルチェもゲイであるが*2、同性婚姻に反対し、同性愛のカップルがIVFだけでなく養子という仕方で子どもを持つことにも反対であること、つまり子どもは異性の父母によって育てられるべきであるという伝統的な家族観を擁護することを表明していた。
このエルトン・ジョンの呼びかけには、Peter Tatchell*3やRuth Hunt*4といった同性愛者権利擁護活動家も賛同している；

He ended his note with the campaign hashtag #BoycottDolceGabbana. Gay rights activist Peter Tatchell said he was also supporting a D&G boycott.
He told the Guardian: “It’s quite outrageous that two gay fashion designers who have relied on the gay community for much of their success are opposing gay equality. They’re lining up with the Pope and the far right in their support for legal discrimination.”
He added: “If they don’t want to be parents that’s fine, but it’s deeply insulting to disparage the many same sex parents who have brought up children happily and successfully.”
Ruth Hunt, the chief executive of the LGBT equality group Stonewall, added: “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.”
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/mar/15/elton-john-leading-lgbt-groups-dolce-gabbana-boycott

さらに、昨年12月にガールフレンドと結婚した元テニス・プレイヤーのマルティナ・ナヴラティロワ*5も支援を表明している。
伊太利では、2013年にパスタのブランドBarillaが「ゲイ家族」への差別発言を巡ってボイコット運動の対象となっている*6。

*2:かつてはビジネス・パートナーであるだけでなく、セクシュアルなパートナーでもあった。

*3:http://www.petertatchell.net/ https://twitter.com/PeterTatchell See eg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tatchell

*4:http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ruth-hunt/6/445/54a See eg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Hunt

*5:http://www.martinanavratilova.com/ See eg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martina_Navratilova http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%81%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AF 結婚については、例えばJenny Johnstone “How I told my children Martina was their new mummy - by the beauty queen (with a VERY colourful past!) who became Mrs Navratilova last month” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2894948/How-told-children-Martina-new-mummy-beauty-queen-colourful-past-Mrs-Navratilova-month.html Katty Kay “Martina Navratilova's wedded bliss” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30490513

*6:Lizzy Davies “Pasta firm Barilla boycotted over 'classic family' remarks” http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/26/pasta-firm-barilla-boycott-gay Mentioned in http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20130927/1380290487 http://d.hatena.ne.jp/sumita-m/20130930/1380561685