”Stonewall Gives Back! A Live-Streaming Concert For the LGBTQ+ Nightlife Community” will be livestreamed at 8 pm EST on Thursday, April 23 on World of Wonder’s YouTube channel.
Proceeds from the benefit concert will go to a fund where LGBTQ+ nightlife industry professionals can apply for emergency assistance amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I think this pandemic has made it even more clear just how vulnerable some of our communities actually are. We are coming together to respond to this crisis in a collaborative way, through music, which is the great unifier,” Erich Bergen, who will executive-produce the event, said in a statement.
”Stonewall Gives Back!” will be hosted by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge Michelle Visage and YouTube personality Tyler Oakley.
The benefit concert will include musical performances and appearances by Cyndi Lauper, Troye Sivan, Alan Cumming, Allie X, Betty Who, Carlie Hanson, Darren Hayes, Dave Mizzoni, Greyson Chance, Issac Dunbar, Rufus Wainwright, John Cameron Mitchell and Kim Petras.
Also participating in ”Stonewall Gives Back!” will be Kristin Chenoweth, Leland, Lorna Luft, Matt Rogers, MUNA, Nina West, Our Lady J, Pabllo Vittar, Peppermint, Shoshana Bean, Todrick Hall as well as Tucker and Vincent.
“So many careers are built and sustained by the support of the LGBT nightlife community. It’s our turn and duty to support them during this time of need.
“I’m so grateful that many of my friends jumped at the chance to give back when asked. This is going to be an incredibly special evening,” Golden Globe-nominated songwriter Brett McLaughlin, who will also co-produce ”Stonewall Gives Back!,” said in a statement.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation revealed in a new study that the lives and livelihoods of the LGBTQ+ community are particularly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Forty percent of all LGBTQ+ people in the United States work in the five industries most affected by the ongoing health crisis, including the restaurant and food services, hospital, education and retail industries.
Aside from facing greater risk of health complications as a result of Covid-19, the research also notes that “LGBTQ Americans are more likely than the general population to live in poverty and lack access to adequate medical care, paid medical leave, and basic necessities during the pandemic.
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