Lady Gaga, who is very open about her bisexuality will be donating $1 million to the Robin Hood Foundation to support five New York based groups that aid homeless LGBTQ youths. The money will be used to support nonprofits completely.
According to figures, there are at least 4000 teens living on the streets of New York. Some are from foster cares, some have run away from their homes while some were rejected by their families because of their sexual orientation.
Robin Hood Foundation has programs that help these kids get off the streets and build stable lives for themselves. Lady Gaga has asked people to vote on which of the five charities should get the largest share of monetary support by getting $500,000.
The five charities are as follows:
1. The Door - It runs a health clinic, legal services, LGBT counseling and activities along with art classes and more. It provides services to 11,000 teens.
2. Hetrick-Martin Institute - It is the oldest organization that supports LGBTQ youth in America. It provides health services, food, counseling, education, career development and sexual health advice.
3. Lawyers for Children - It provides free legal and social work services to some 40,000 youth with special focus on the LGBTQ youth.
4. Safe Horizon - It serves homeless and abused youth of NYC and help them get back to a more stable life.
5. SCO Family of Services - It provides transitional housing, education, health services, life skills training and career guidance to the youth.
Voting will close on May 6th, 2011 at 6:00 am EST.
Lady Gaga is quite focused on ensuring that her super stardom is used for the best of humanity and it is good to see her do so much for the causes she believes in. Most people are quite happy to see her doing work for the youth, the support of LGBTQ youth and the hope that people will learn to accept everyone with whatever sexual orientation they have in a civilized manner.
