NEW YORK (AP) – Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, LL Cool J and Dolly Parton will add their voices to Cyndi Lauper’s annual concert to combat the homelessness of young people, a challenge that, according to True Colors singer, has only worsened the pandemic.
“You can say, “Stay home, protect yourself,” what do you do if you don’t have a house?” Lauper told The Associated Press. I think it’s time we made sure that all other young people have access to what’s important without worrying about violence or discrimination. “
His Get Advantage Home for the Holidays concert will be performed Friday on Lauper’s TikTok channel at 8 p. m. EST, with an additional broadcast on Sunday at 8 p. m. EST at Lauper’s YouTube and Facebook addresses. This year’s concert will be loose and donations are recommended.
It also includes Adam Lambert, Amanda Shires
Some celebrities will make appearances and others will perform. While organizers make sure to keep many main points private, this year’s exhibition will feature performances through Boy George, Parton, Cher, Browne, Lambert, Porter, Myers, Carlile, Shires.
Lauper, whose hits include “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” and “Time After Time,” introduced the nonprofit LGBTQ organization that would be True Colors United in 2008.
“We introduced True Colors 12 years ago on an excursion bus,” Lauper said. “We never thought we’d be here, but here we are in 2020,” a year she describes as “a critical moment in history. “
Lauper noted statistics showing that up to 40% of America’s 4. 2 million homeless youth are LGBTQ. In addition, a University of Chicago study found that LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to enjoy homelessness than non-LGBTQs. young people.
“I just think safe, solid housing is one of the most productive types of physical care,” Lauper said. “This is a global factor that demands people’s audacity and empathy. “
This year, True Colors United partnered with the United Nations Human Rights Office for a crusade that includes a public service announcement, with a voiceover from Lauper.
“The mere fact that a foreign organization as giant as the UN sees and understands that LGBTQ plus homelessness is a genuine challenge in the world is enormous,” he said.