Queer Representation Shined on the 2021 Met Gala Red Carpet With These LGBTQ-Inspired Looks

“America equals gay. You heard it here first,” actor Ben Platt said on the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night in New York. Queer representation was in full force as the biggest stars hit the red carpet for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala, celebrating the opening of the “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion” exhibition. Platt, for instance, tapped queer designer Christian Cowan for his “studio 54, gay cowboy dream” look that featured denim on denim and plenty of rhinestones. Ben Platt attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in Christian Cowan. CREDIT: Invision Plus, more celebrities used the moment to use fashion as a device for LGBTQIA+ awareness. There was “Schitt’s Creek” star and creator Dan Levy, who wore a custom look by Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson that celebrated queer love. The ensemble was inspired by works from artist and LGBTQ activist David Wojnarowicz, “crafted with the brief of imagining what a gay superhero might wear,” Anderson wrote on Instagram. Giving the outfit a closer look, you’ll see two men kissing amid background of world maps, indicating the arbitrary borders and divisions the queer community faced. Dan Levy in Loewe at the 2021 Met Gala. CREDIT: Invision To honor the

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