Alan Cumming, Ariana DeBose, Demi Lovato and more added to Stone Wall Safe Spaces concert

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Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora will present The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert for The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative, the official non-profit organization of The Stonewall Inn. The event concert, which will serve as The official launch of the Stonewall Inn PRIDE will benefit the Safe Spaces community partners of the Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative, which are LGBTQA + centers in parts of the country.

Safe Spaces certification will identify and designate entertainment venues, dining venues, shops, businesses, and other public places, as safe spaces for LGBTQA + members of the community. The standards and certification process will be designed by the community in some of the hardest parts of the country to be LGBTQA + and by some of the most marginalized people in the LGBTQ + community.

The event will feature musical performances and appearances from a diverse group of members of the LGBTQ + community including Desmond is Amazing, Lance Bass, Michael Judson Berry, BETTY, Alexandra Billings, Matt Bomer, Pierre Boo, Jiggly Caliente , Nicky Champa, Margaret Cho, Garrett Clayton, Jackie Cox, Alan Cumming, DJ Chauncey Dandridge, Alex Blue Davis, Ariana DeBose, Lea DeLaria, André De Shields, Shea Diamond, Billy Eichner, Emily Estefan, Thatianne Fermin, Filter Brita, Harper Grae, JJ Hawkins, Perez Hilton, Lance Horne, Amanda Lepore, Demi Lovato, , Andreas Moss, Isaac Mizrahi, Chelsea Piers, Randy Rainbow, Lisa Ramey, Anne Ramsay, Anthony Rapp, Jai Rodriguez, Jason Rodriguez and House of Eon, Rosé, Angelica Ross, George Salazar, Omar Sharif, Jr, Leo Sheng, Justin Teodoro, Angelica Torres, Tree, Michael Urie and Sasha Velor. They will be joined by proud LGBTQ + allies, Sophia Bush, Alyson Cambridge, Chelsea Clinton, Diana DeGarmo, Donna DeLory, Fran Drescher, Morgan Fairchild, Niki Haris, Kiesza, Michelle Kwan, Lorna Luft, Julianna Margulies, Melissa McCarthy, Debra Messing, Julianne Moore, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Poehler, Jordin Sparks, Renée Taylor, Nia Vardalos, Martha Wash, Rita Wilson and Ace Young with remarks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

All proceeds from the event will be used to raise funds and awareness for LGBTQA + centers and secure spaces of community partners when they reopen physically. Community partners who will help develop the Stonewall Inn Gives Back Safe Space designation process across the country are:

·The Borderland Rainbow Center, El Paso, Texas

·Just Us at the Oasis Center, Nashville, Tennessee

·The Magic City Acceptance Center, Birmingham, Alabama

·Gulf Coast Equality Council, Gulfport / Biloxi, Mississippi

·Utah Pride Center, Salt Lake City

·Kansas City Center for Inclusion, Kansas City, MO

The Stonewall Inn has long been a beacon of global hope and has been regarded as one of the original safe spaces and community hubs for the LGBTQA + community for over 50 years. The Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative is inspired by the struggles and ideals of the LGBTQA + rights movement born out of the Stonewall Inn rebellion in 1969. Through awareness campaigns, educational programs, fundraising and public dialogue frankly, the Stonewall Inn Gives Back initiative supports local organizations. and marginalized communities around the world by focusing on those where progress towards equality has been slow and spreading the Stonewall Inn legacy where it is needed most.

Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora (in association with Tim Guinee) have produced virtual fundraising events to help various New York institutions as they struggle to survive the pandemic. Past events have included Save Birdland, the Save West Bank Café Christmas Day Telethon and most recently the York Theater musical (the musical)! The three events have collectively raised over a million in the past five months.

The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert is also produced by Victoria Varela.

The poster art was created by illustrator and designer Justin Teodoro.

* The list of artists and appearances is subject to change.

The Stonewall Inn Safe Spaces concert is sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery, FCB Health New York, Hawkins Mikita, Jagermeister USA, Jennifer Brown Consulting, JetBlue, Saks Fifth Avenue and Video Out.

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