Jack Guinness

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Jack Guinness (born 1982) is a British writer, model, and presenter. He is the founder and director of The Queer Bible. Guinness began his career as a model, starring in global campaigns for brands such as L'Oreal, Dunhill and Dolce & Gabbana.

Biography

Guinness was born in Lambeth and is a member of the Guinness family. He characterised the family as being divided into "the brewing side, the banking side who got into trouble in the 1980s, then there's the religious side", with Guinness's own father, grandfather and great-grandfather all being vicars. [1]

He lived in Lambeth until his family moved to Belgravia when he was ten years old. He studied at Cambridge University. [2]

He began his career as a fashion model and was featured in advertisement campaigns for L'Oreal, Dunhill, and Dolce & Gabbana. [3] Guinness is represented by Elite London. He later began working as a style and fashion commentator and was a contributor to The Sunday Times , Italian Vogue , The Guardian , British GQ , Tatler , and Gentleman's Journal . [2] [4]

He is the founder of The Queer Bible, an LGBTQIA website that brings awareness to the work and lives of LGBTQ people around the world and teaches LGBTQIA history. [5]

Guinness identifies as gay. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Heawood, Sophie (4 February 2018). "Jack Guinness and the queer bible: "If brands have a problem with a gay guy, I don't want to work with them"". The Observer. ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Is Jack Guinness really the coolest man in Britain?". British GQ. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Insider: Jack Guinness on London, style and The Queer Bible". Evening Standard. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "About". Jack Guinness. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Gil, Natalie (22 November 2017). "The Queer Bible Is A Beautiful New Website About LGBT Heroes". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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