BY: Jasmine Franklin
Published 2 weeks ago
With the MET Gala 2025 right around the corner, the excitement is real, and so is the star power behind this year’s LGBTQIA+ committee. From Grammy winners to Broadway legends and Olympic icons, the MET Gala 2025 LGBTQIA+ committee members are set to bring heat, heart, and high fashion to the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This year’s Costume Institute exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” promises to spotlight the art and politics of Black fashion, and the accompanying dress code, “Tailored for You,” invites guests to bring their most personal, precise, and powerfully self-expressive looks. The queer committee members are more than ready to answer that call.
A Theme Designed for Impact: “Superfine” and Tailoring Black Identity
“Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” dives deep into the legacy of Black dandyism—a cultural movement that redefines and reclaims Eurocentric tailoring through a Black lens. The exhibit will explore how fashion has served as both armor and art form, used by Black people to navigate, subvert, and celebrate identity across generations.
From Harlem Renaissance tailoring to gender-nonconforming red carpet moments, “Superfine” is about self-expression that’s stitched with intention. The 2025 dress code, “Tailored for You,” encourages guests to interpret tailoring as a canvas for their narrative, gendered or not, traditional or radical. For the MET Gala 2025 LGBTQIA+ committee members, expect looks as bold as they are deeply personal.
Here are five MET Gala 2025 LGBTQIA+ committee members known for their work and fashion.
1. Doechii
Doechii, known as “the Swamp Princess of Rap,” is the first female rapper signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. Her breakout hit “What It Is” charted on Billboard and earned her BET and MTV award nominations. She has performed on “The Tonight Show” and the BET Awards, earning praise for her genre-defying sound and bold visuals.
2. Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe is a ten-time Grammy nominee, acclaimed for albums like “Janelle Monáe: Pynk” and “The Age of Pleasure.” They starred in award-winning films, including “Moonlight,” “Hidden Figures,“ and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.“ TIME named them one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Their work merges music, film, and activism.
3. Jeremy O. Harris
Jeremy O. Harris wrote the Tony-nominated play Slave Play, the most nominated play in Broadway history. He also produced HBO’s “Euphoria.“ Harris earned the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award and frequently uses fashion and storytelling to amplify Black queer narratives.
4. Ayo Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri won the 2024 Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics Choice Awards for her performance in “The Bear.“ She voiced April O’Neil in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem“ and starred in the cult hit “Bottoms.“ Edebiri also writes for TV and was featured in TIME100 Next for her trailblazing work in comedy.
5. Jeremy Pope
Jeremy Pope is a two-time Tony Award nominee for “Choir Boy” and “Ain’t Too Proud,” and an Emmy nominee for “Hollywood.” He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his work in “The Inspection.” Pope is one of the few performers nominated for a Tony in both acting and singing categories in the same season.
The MET Gala 2025 LGBTQIA+ committee members are already shaping the energy of this year’s event. With “Superfine“ centering Black style and identity and a dress code that begs for bold self-expression, this group will not just follow the theme—they’ll define it.
