Cyndi Lauper visits Capitol Hill to advocate for homeless LGBT youth
"On
Thursday, Grammy and Emmy award-winning artist and advocate Cyndi
Lauper visited Capitol Hill to speak on behalf of homeless LGBT youth.
She was asking for more funding and programs to provide needed housing
and support services for homeless youth. Lauper's visit comes on the
heels of President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality.
Speaking
of the President's decision Lauper said, "President Obama's support of
marriage equality gives hope and encouragement to the millions of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people who feel ostracized
and alone. But our work is not done. We must continue to work on behalf
gay and transgender Americans - and especially children - who have been
driven from their homes, bullied, and abused..."
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