Cyndi Lauper (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
The True Colors Fund, a project of 80’s pop singer, Cyndi Lauper, released its latest video in the Give a Damn Campaign today. The new video focuses on the verbal and physical harassment that students face each and every day because of their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. The message includes appearances by celebrities Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Kelly Osbourne and Kevin Alejandro.
The Give a Damn Campaign urges everyone to share this video - especially with the straight people in their lives - to educate them about the need to get involved in making schools a safe place for all children to learn, to be encouraged and to grow into the people they aspire to be. Previous videos from the Give A Damn Campaign have featured many other celebrities including Cyndi Lauper, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Mraz, Cynthia Nixon, Anna Paquin, Sharon & Kelly Osbourne, Judith Light, Kim Kardashian, Clay Aiken, Wanda Sykes, Eric Roberts, and Kevin Alejandro.
GLSEN estimates that nearly 90% of gay, lesbian, biseuxal and transgender youth have been verbally or physically harassed or assaulted, compared to 62% of their straight classmates. Approximately 3 out of 4 gay and transgender students are frequently called “faggot” or “dyke” at school. And almost a third of students who reported an incident of bullying said that school staff did nothing in response.
About the Give a Damn Campaign
The Give a Damn Campaign, a project of Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund, is a bold, web-based initiative with the goal of educating and engaging the straight community in the advancement of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. To learn more about the Give a Damn Campaign please visit: www.wegiveadamn.org
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