Tegan and Sara launch LGBTQ foundation for women and girls
The bold way Tegan and Sara are supporting LGTBQ women and girls https://t.co/AT5gLTNwaS
- huffpostqueer (@huffpostqueer) December 20, 2016
The duo launched the 'Tegan and Sara Foundation' to support fighting for economic justice, health, and representation for LGBTQ girls and women.
The sisters who are openly gay wanted to repay the community that has supported them for their entire career.
From their website:
"Since the beginning of our career, our LGBTQ fans have supported us in innumerable ways. Our journey navigating sexism and homophobia in the music industry has always been interwoven with the stories you share with us. Your personal histories of injustice and discrimination at home, school, work, and church have inspired us to use our public status to speak out about the struggles of the LGBTQ community. "
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"LGBTQ women are experiencing disproportionately high levels of poverty, health issues and inequality. LGBTQ women of color, especially transgender women often experience these issues even more severely due to racism and transphobia. Today, given the state of politics in the United States, we must continue to unite and fight for our rights and against all forms of oppression."
The Foundation also wants to increase visibility of LGTBQ women to reduce the stigma around the community, also pointing out the lack of representation of LGBTQ women in pop culture.
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Tegan and Sara Foundation