Camila Cabello rejects Florida's “Don't say gay” law with charity concert

TheCuban singer Camila Cabello rejected the “Don't say gay” law promoted by the Florida government with a charity concert this Sunday, with which he hopes to raiseabout half a million dollars.

The artist's presentation will be in the city of Los Angeles and will serve as a platform to launch the charitable foundation that Camila has created, called Protect All Kids, which proposes alliances between parents, teachers, students and rights organizations of the LGTBIQ+ community, according to a note in the magazineVariety.

"As someone who grew up and still lives in Florida,I am horrified that my home state is putting the health and lives of young people at risk. Floridians by passing this law and inviting discrimination into our schools," said the “Havana” singer.

In particular, the actress also joins the foundationsLambda Legal y Equality Florida in their fight to stop the criticized law that prohibits teachers from talking about sexuality and gender identity in classrooms and allows parents and legal guardians to sue school districts that do not comply with the regulation in court.

Protect All Kids already has the support of recognized American brands, such as the coffee chainStarbuck, the streaming platformAmazon Music and the fashion brand Levi Strauss & Co, among others.

For its part, Lambda Legal has already established special phone lines for students, teachers and parents who have been harmed by the law, where experts will provide them with essential help and resources.

According to the initiative, anyone who has suffered discrimination as a result of the controversial state law can go to these communication channels, through which they will be assisted by lawyers, who are available during office hours and by voice mail at night. and weekends, so all calls are secure and confidential.

Lambda Legal announced that at the concertCamila The artist Valentina, known for her participation in the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race, and the transgender singer Shea Diamond will also perform. “We are willing to sing, dance and fight for LGBTQ+ youth,” the organization stated on its Twitter account.

The “Consequences” singer received thePride Award from the Hispanic Federation (HF) during a gala that raised a record of 3 million dollars for aid programs for the Latino community in the United States and Puerto Rico.

She was also awarded at the eventVariety's Power of Women in New York for her work with the Movement Voter Fund to launch the Healing Justice Project, dedicated to providing mental health and wellness resources to youth. At the gala of this event, the Cuban artist criticized the possible elimination of the legal right to abortion in the United States.

At the end of March 2022, the governor of FloridaRon DeSantis signed the law known as "Don't say gay", despite the rejection of the president of the United States himself,Joe Biden, who said his administration will protect all victims of regulation. “I want all members of the LGBTQI+ community, especially the children who will be affected by this hateful bill, to know that they are loved and accepted just the way they are,” she said.

For his part, De Santis remained firm in his decision and warned that "I don't care what the media says, I don't care what Hollywood says, I don't care what the big corporations say. I'm taking a position here, I'm not going to back down."

The politician, of Republican affiliation, also approved in Aprila legislative project that eliminates the self-government of the Disney megacorporation, established for more than half a century. The state House of Representatives decided to dissolve the private government of the giant Walt Disney World amusement park.