Taylor Swift donates $113K to Tennessee LGBTQ advocacy group
Advocacy group fights against bills seen as anti-LGBTQ in the state
Music superstar Taylor Swift says the efforts of a Tennessee LGBTQ advocacy group to fight a handful of contentious bills moving inside the state's Republican-controlled General Assembly inspired her to make a sizeable donation.
According to the Tennessee Equality Project, Swift donated $113,000 US to the organization on Monday.
The group posted a handwritten letter from Swift, who cited a recent petition of Tennessee faith leaders who oppose a series of bills they say target LGBTQ individuals.
Swift praised the religious leaders for giving all people a place to worship and for "standing up against the 'Slate of Hate' in our state legislature."
The bills include allowing adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples and preventing government agencies from considering a business's nondiscrimination policies when selecting a contract.
In 2016, the artist went vocal on Instagram about her political views.
She posted that she was supporting the Democratic candidate in America's midterm elections.