Cyndi
Lauper: Still So Unusual follows the True Colors Fund co-founder
through her “struggle of the juggle” of being a rock star, mother, wife,
Broadway composer, New York Times bestselling author, and
philanthropist. This season also features the launch of the True Colors
Fund's Forty to None Project, the first national organization to solely
address the issue of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth
homelessness.
Recent episodes offered a behind-the-scenes look as Cyndi launches the
Forty to None Project during last summer's New York City Pride March,
where she served as a Grand Marshall.
Leading
last summer's New York City Pride March down Fifth Avenue and through
Greenwich Village was the perfect opportunity for Cyndi to announce this
important new effort to help bring an end to gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgender youth homelessness.
It
is estimated that up to 1.6 million youth are homeless each year. Up to
40% of these young people identify as gay or transgender, while only
3-5% of the general youth population does the same. The primary factor
in these young people being homeless and for this large disparity is
family rejection.
To
learn more about how you can get involved and make a personal
commitment to advocating on behalf of gay and transgender homeless
youth, please visit the Forty to None Project at www.fortytonone.org.