Cyndi Lauper to open homeless shelter for LGBT youth
Cyndi Lauper is proving girls do more than just “wanna have fun.” They also fight for causes close to their heart.
Lauper, according to DNAinfo [1], plans to open a homeless shelter in Harlem in New York City for lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual youth.
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“Kids are coming out in greater numbers as they see themselves accepted and represented on TV and in movies, but they’re still being kicked out of their homes or running away and living on the streets,” Lauper said in a statement.
Lauper – who is working on the project with her publicist, Lisa Barbaris, and Colleen Jackson, West End Inter generational Residence executive directors – plans to raise money for the project through her True Colors Fund [3].
There are roughly 3,000 to 8,000 homeless LGBT kids in New York City according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
[1] http://www.dnainfo.com/20100406/central-harlem/cyndi-lauper-open-shelter-for-homeless-lgbt-youth-harlem
[2] http://www.365gay.com/wp-content/uploads/news-cyndi-lauper-top.jpg
[3] http://www.truecolorsfund.org/
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