NYFW: The Talks Beauty is Identity with Alex Consani, Connie Fleming, Richie Shazam, Dev Doee and Daniel Martin

The Talks – Beauty is Identity with Alex Consani, Connie Fleming, Dev Doee, Richie Shazam and Daniel Martin

Celebrity makeup artist Daniel Martin in conversation with actor, dancer, drag entertainer and Creative Director of Ali Forney Center Dev Doee, alongside Alex Consani, Richie Shazam, and Connie Fleming, on the power of hair, make-up and fashion in helping LGBTQ+ people confirm their identity in NYFW: The Talks – Beauty is Identity in partnership with the Ali Forney Center.   

Event Time: open 10AM-6PM, NYFW: The Talks at 12PM ET 

Capacity: NYFW: Backstage is open to the public on a first come, first serve basis. Space is limited. RSVP required for NYFW: The Talks at 12PM.

About Ali Forney Center 
The Ali Forney Center (AFC) is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to protecting LGBTQ youth from the harms of homelessness. Each year AFC sees more than 2,200 young people who are kicked out of their homes due to homophobia and transphobia, and offers homeless LGBTQ youth a 24-hour Drop In Hub located in midtown Manhattan and 17 scatter-site housing units in four of the five NYC Boroughs. Ninety percent of the young people we see state religious beliefs as the leading cause of their homelessness, a staggering 95 percent of our clients are individuals of color largely from the Black and Latino communities. Nearly half of these young people come to NYC from across the country, mainly the south, fleeing homophobic and transphobic homes. 
Lastly, as the largest and longest running agency doing this work, we support smaller organizations and groups of activists that aim to support similar populations. Through capacity building and conferences, we expand our reach across the United States and throughout the world. In our most recent conference in March 2023 we hosted 55 people from 24 different organizations from across the country and internationally