Arian Grande Establishes the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund with $1.5M
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Pop singer Ariana Grande announced the establishment of the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund with $1.5 million on Thursday. The announcement was timed to coincide with Trans Day of Visibility.
In an Instagram post on Thursday, the pop star announced the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, which she founded with the fundraising platform Pledge.
“Right now there are hundreds of disgraceful bills pending in state legislature that target trans youth and aim to curb their rights,” Grande wrote in the post to her 302 million followers, saying the project would provide “critical funds” to organizations “providing direct services and advocating for the rights of trans youth”.
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The singer said she would match donations up to $1.5m. The money will be evenly divided among 18 groups including the Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, Equality Florida, and Jasmyn.
“Today we are going to raise $3m for trans-led work,” wrote the ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio on Twitter. “Ariana Grande is matching up to $1.5m. We are going to make #TDOV about action, investment and power.”
Here is what is going to happen. Today we are going to raise $3million for trans-led work. Ariana Grande is matching up to $1.5million. We are going to make #TDOV about action, investment and power. Go here, donate, share. https://t.co/kTn01fk61o
— Chase Strangio (@chasestrangio) March 31, 2022
The fund had already raised more than $300,000.
