New H&M ad features gay kiss and transgender actress

retail chain gets inclusive for fall

Published

10 years ago

September 23, 2016

Mariah Cooper

(Screenshot via YouTube.)

H&M is ready for fall with its new, LGBT-inclusive autumn collection #LadyLike commercial.

Transgender actress Hari Nef appears in the video along with 72-year-old model Lauren Hutto, model Adwoa Aboah, businesswoman Pum Lefebure and Jillian Hervey from neo-soul duo Lion Babe.

At the end, a shot of two women kissing underwater is shown.

The commercial is backed by Lion Babe’s cover of “She’s a Lady” by Tom Jones.

Watch the ad below.

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