Willy Chavarria’s Paris Fashion Week Debut Made LGBTQ+ Rights Front and Center [Video]

At the finale of the show, Chavarria walked slowly down the runway wearing the crewneck himself. The powerful moment was magnified by the words of Bishop Mariann Edger Budde playing on the loudspeakers over music. Budde led the Inaugural Prayer Service following President Trump’s inauguration on Tuesday and directly addressed him as she asked Trump to “have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”

“There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent families, some who fear for their lives,” the sermon sounded as Chavarria made his way through the church.

The symbolic moment tied the entire evening together, proving that no law can silence someone’s true identity. Aside from the crewneck, Chavarria bought billboards and displays throughout Paris to boost the same notion. “[It’s just really the promotion of love and dignity in this really beautiful, elegant, artistic way.”

Willy Chavarria’s show was one of …