Elton John, Ricky Martin, Wanda Sykes: We All Have To Give A Damn
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- On Top Magazine Staff
- | October 06, 2010
Openly gay celebrities Elton John, Ricky Martin and Wanda Sykes are among the celebrities endorsing Cyndi Lauper's Give a Damn campaign against homophobia.
The PSA, which also features actress-singer Idina Menzel and Fat Actress alum Rachael Harris, is the latest from Lauper's True Colors Fund.
“Whenever I hear about a hate crime I'm shocked and saddened,” John says.
“Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people constantly face this fear,” Harris adds. “Sometimes with devastating results.”
“We all have to give a damn,” Sykes says. (The video is embedded in the right panel of this page.)
A similar video featuring True Blood's Anna Paquin, 27, saying “I'm bisexual. And I give a damn.” crashed the group's website due to “enormous traffic” in April.
Lauper's charity has raised over $200,000 over the past 2 years for gay rights groups such as the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), CenterLink and PFLAG, the support group for parents and friends of gay men and lesbians.
The give a damn-themed video urges everyone to get involved in stomping out hate crimes against gay men and lesbians.