An iconic dress made of 68 flags of nations where homosexuality is illegal has arrived in the UK for the very first time, unveiled in Sunderland as part of an international LGBTQ+ conference being hosted in the city.
An iconic dress made of 68 flags of nations where homosexuality is illegal has arrived in the UK for the very first time, unveiled in Sunderland as part of an international LGBTQ+ conference being hosted in the city.
The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress is a living work of art, made of all the national flags from countries where being LGBTQ+ is illegal, on penalty of imprisonment, torture or capital punishment. When a country adopts LGBTQ+ inclusive legislation, the respective flag is replaced with a rainbow flag.