Cyndi Lauper opening shelter for LGBT youth

[tstishadupree]

Singer/songwriter/icon Cyndi Lauper has announced plans to open a shelter for LGBT youth in New York city, according to PinkNews.

Lauper said the shelter will be for LGBT youth, ages 18-24 who have been disowned by their families because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

In a statement about the shelter, Lauper said: “”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. We need to make sure we’re taking care of them.”

PinkNews says the shelter will have 30 rooms, a library, a computer room and communal space.

[rockabilly]

She's such a wonderful woman.

[Silcc69]

Thought Madonna or Cher would do something liek this or even Lady GaGa.

[Gouki]

http://popdust.com/2012/06/25/cyndi-lauper-gay-pride-nyc-2012/ always loved Cyndi and probably always will, such class :)

[Prospero]

And I thought that girls just wanna have fun....

[bimale69]

Sounds good! Kudos to celebrities like Cyndi, Lady Gaga and others who have the guts to stand up for LGBT youth. Personally, i think any parent who disowns their own child and sends him or her out into the street to starve just for coming out needs to be arrested and severely punished for reckless endangerment of a child.

[Gouki]

Sounds good! Kudos to celebrities like Cyndi, Lady Gaga and others who have the guts to stand up for LGBT youth. Personally, i think any parent who disowns their own child and sends him or her out into the street to starve just for coming out needs to be arrested and severely punished for reckless endangerment of a child.

sadly this still happens all too often and not just for "coming out" but for a variety of other reasons such as choice of career, religion, spouse choice....its a shame that such ignorance still prevails in society

[Ecstatic]

Lauper has a very long standing history of supporting LGBT rights; kudos to her for this strong move.

[buttslinger]

I'm opening up a shelter for girls 16-18.