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Cyndi Lauper To Lobby Capitol Hill On Behalf Of Homeless LGBT Youth |
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Written by Instinct Staff |
Monday, 30 April 2012
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| Tags: cyndi lauper, lobby, d.c., lgbt, homeless youth, president obama, congress, honor, department of health and human services, capitol hill, award, activists, divas, heroes |
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Cyndi Lauper is certainly earning her special honor from the Department of Health and Human Services (which she'll be presented with on May 9); while in D.C., Lauper plans to lobby President Obama and members of Congress on behalf of homeless LGBT youth.
In an email sent to Metro Weekly, Lauper dishes on her upcoming visit:
''I am doing something really important. I am meeting with members of Congress and the Obama administration to discuss ways to better help homeless LGBT youth. I am going to discuss the need for more funding to help runaway and homeless youth, ensuring that LGBT youth experiencing homelessness are not discriminated against in federally funded shelters and other agencies, and that we pass the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act that Sen. [John] Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced last year. It is my first time visiting Capitol Hill and I am really looking forward to it.''
And about that overdue honor that'll be rightfully given to Cyndi next week?
''The theme this year is 'Heroes of Hope,''' explains Dr. Gary Blau, chief of the SAMHSA, the organization presenting the event with the DHHS. ''The award to Cyndi is for her work and support of young people, particularly LGBT, and to give them hope as well.''
Congrats, Cyndi!
(Source: Metro Weekly)
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