[iNYC: Integrity NYC Metro] Cyndi Lauper to be Grand Marshall at Heritage of Pride
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Christian Paolino
Mar 25, 2012, 4:20:26 PM3/25/12
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The Huffington Post has reported that award-winning pop diva and long-time LGBT-ally Cyndi Lauper will be the Grand Marshall of the 2012 Heritage of Pride March in New York on Sunday, June 24th.
Integrity NYC-Metro will once again be part of the Episcopal presence at the March, which is organized by the LGBT Concerns Committee of the Diocese of New York. Area individuals, congregations and groups are invited to march with us or under their own banners as part of the church's representation. The Committee will be announcing details in the coming weeks.
Lauper, a native of Queens, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1985 and has been recognized repeatedly by MTV, VHI, Rolling Stone and others. She has been a staunch ally of the LGBT population. In September, she opened the True Colors Residence, a supportive housing facility in Harlem specifically for young LGBT adults with a history of homelessness. She also created the Give A Damn Campaign to educate heterosexual people about youth homelessness and how it disproportionately affects the LGBT population.
Joining Lauper on the reviewing stand will be Chris Salgardo, president of the Kiehl's body care company which was recently recognized in AdWeek for its social responsibility, as well as Phyllis Siege and Connie Kopelov, the first residents of New York City to be legally married in the state. The couple was wed on July 24, 2011 after 23 years together.
"Our choices for this year's Grand Marshals embody everything we look for in representatives that give back to the LGBT community and have made a huge impact on the overall movement," state Mike Dunlap, March Director, said in a press release.
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Posted By Christian Paolino to iNYC: Integrity NYC Metro at 3/25/2012 04:20:00 PM
Integrity NYC-Metro will once again be part of the Episcopal presence at the March, which is organized by the LGBT Concerns Committee of the Diocese of New York. Area individuals, congregations and groups are invited to march with us or under their own banners as part of the church's representation. The Committee will be announcing details in the coming weeks.
Lauper, a native of Queens, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1985 and has been recognized repeatedly by MTV, VHI, Rolling Stone and others. She has been a staunch ally of the LGBT population. In September, she opened the True Colors Residence, a supportive housing facility in Harlem specifically for young LGBT adults with a history of homelessness. She also created the Give A Damn Campaign to educate heterosexual people about youth homelessness and how it disproportionately affects the LGBT population.
Joining Lauper on the reviewing stand will be Chris Salgardo, president of the Kiehl's body care company which was recently recognized in AdWeek for its social responsibility, as well as Phyllis Siege and Connie Kopelov, the first residents of New York City to be legally married in the state. The couple was wed on July 24, 2011 after 23 years together.
"Our choices for this year's Grand Marshals embody everything we look for in representatives that give back to the LGBT community and have made a huge impact on the overall movement," state Mike Dunlap, March Director, said in a press release.
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Posted By Christian Paolino to iNYC: Integrity NYC Metro at 3/25/2012 04:20:00 PM
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