Brendon Urie pledges $1 million to support LGBT youth
After announcing plans to launch a non-profit human rights organization, Brendon Urie has also pledged $1 million to support America’s LGBT youth.
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The Panic! At The Disco frontman has announced his partnership with GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) to create student-led LGBTQ clubs (GSAs) at high schools across North America.
To kick-start the partnership, Urie pledged $1 million dollars to GLSEN for the initiative. In a statement made by the frontman, he shared:
“For years my fans have inspired me with their determination and creativity as they have created a safe and inclusive community. I felt the time had come for me to join them boldly, to bring that energy and power to bear on the huge challenges facing our whole society.”
For more information, and to donate, you can go here.
Urie also announced his plans on creating a non-profit human rights organization called the Highest Hopes Foundation.
The organization was created in order to support those who are “subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation + gender identity.”
Panic! At The Disco’s sixth studio album, Pray For The Wicked, is out now, via Fueled by Ramen/DCD2.
The band recently announced the second leg of their Pray For The Wicked Tour, which will see us praying for the wicked across North America well into 2019 with support from Two Feet.
Check out the full list of cities and dates below!
January 2019:
01/10 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
01/12 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell
01/13 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena
01/15 – Albany, NY @ Times Union Center
01/16 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
01/18 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
01/19 – Providence, RI @ Dunkin’ Donuts Center
01/20 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
01/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
01/23 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Johns Arena
01/25 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
01/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ U.S. Bank Arena
01/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Wisconsin Entertainment Center
01/29 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Van Andel Arena
01/30 – Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
February:
02/01 – Omaha, NE @ CenturyLink Center
02/02 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
02/04 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
02/05 – Saint Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
02/06 – Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
02/08 – Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
02/09 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
02/12 – Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum
02/14 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center
02/15 – Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
02/16 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
02/19 – Oakland, CA @ ORACLE Arena
02/20 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden1 Center
Brendon Urie’s on the cover of AP
Panic! At The Disco and Urie return to the cover of AP for the release of Pray For The Wicked. Get the latest issue right here, and check out the special edition “Heaven” and “Hell” covers and magazine bundle options over at the AP store:
