Demi Lovato Promotes Transgender Rights At Billboard Music Award

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Via Glaad

Multi platinum-selling recording artist Demi Lovato wore her support for the transgender community during the 24th Annual Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, once again taking a strong stand against North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law known as HB2.

During her performance, the GLAAD Vanguard Award recipient wore a T-shirt featuring an inclusive bathroom symbol. A replica of the T-shirt will be sold during Lovato’s Honda Civic tour: Future Now and the proceeds will be donated to LGBT organizations in North Carolina, GLAAD announced today.

“Demi Lovato continues to be a fearless ally for LGBT equality and acceptance,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “By wearing her support for the transgender community, Lovato is raising critical visibility for vulnerable LGBT North Carolinians and sending an invaluable message of support to transgender people everywhere.”

Proceeds from the equality-affirming T-shirt will benefit Equality NC, the state organization working to secure equal rights and justice for LGBT North Carolinians, as well as Time Out Youth, a Charlotte-based community center that provides support and services for LGBT youth.

In April, Lovato and Nick Jonas cancelled their North Carolina tour dates over the state’s anti-LGBT law and in a statement released to GLAAD, they said in part: “North Carolina’s discriminatory HB2 law is extremely disappointing, and it takes away some of the LGBT community’s most basic rights and protections. But we will not allow this to stop us from continuing to make progress for equality and acceptance.”

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[Chic 20,830]

I have so much respect for this woman. She's seriously wonderful.

[Didymus 34,380]

I didn't really appreciate it 'cause her performance was so ****ing boring, it was like she knew she needed to do something to stand out and this was all she could come up with. That's how it came across to me anyway.

On the other hand, I like how the proceeds of the shirt go to Equality NC.

[Economy 49,950]

Ive always loved her  

[venusian 4,686]

trash performance but good for her for promoting the cause

[zakariah 11,722]

She looks like Gothney in that performance, at least to me 

[Poot 719]

The more shocking thing is this girl perfoming Cool For The Summer