** notes: i did a lot of research while doing this but didn’t link sources while doing this aside lookfortothestars.org, her family mentioned she has done a LOT of charity work that we don’t know about, and THIS POST IS JUST MEANT TO INFORM this isn’t a place for discourse or talking about how it still isn’t enough: it’s just to compile what i could find that the public knows so that those who don’t know can learn. i WILL ignore any fight starting or anything on this post
times taylor has cared about the lgbt+ community specifically and supported us
changing her lyrics to picture to burn in 2006 because of gay people she knew telling her how the lyrics sounded a lot worse than she meant, and never officially releasing or spreading around the original version (a little bare minimum i know, but proves this isn’t a sudden change)
speaking out against homophobic bullying in high schools when releasing mean as a single in 2010 and including a segment on homophobic bullying within the video
including lyrics about marriage equality in welcome to new york, written and released in 2014
speaking up about marriage equality in subsequent interviews in 2014
including lgbt+ community in various music videos in 2014 and then again in 2017 & 2018
dedicating her june performances on the reputation tour in 2017 to the lgbt+ community and speaking up at her tour shows about the importance of acceptance and equality
performed for an lgbt+ charity event in a surprise performance in 2018
supporting fan online movements against homophobia on social media
donated 113k to a foundation that fights against anti-lgbt law in tennessee in 2019
started a letter writing campaign for the equality act in 2019
created a petition to gain traction fighting against anti-lgbt laws in 2019
gave a surprise performance at stonewall inn in 2019
spoke out against celebrity gaybaiting in 2019
supported online fans’ selfie nights including lgbt+ selfie night that was done to help raise social acceptance in the fandom and create a safe community for gay and trans fans in 2019 (also included selfie nights for poc, disabled people, & mentally ill people)
other forms of activism taylor swift has taken
helped kickstart a foundation to help protect children from online predators in 2007 with the tenessee state government
donated 100k to victims of flooding in iowa in 2008
publicly worked to raise awareness about bullying in 2009
bought presents for the child actors in her mine music video in 2010
donated 500k in response to mississippi flooding in 2010 and appeared on programs to raise awareness
released music detailing her struggles with emotional abuse in relationships and speaking out against the normalization of abusive actions in 2010
helped raised 750k for tornado relief using benefit concerts in 2011
personally donated 250k for tornado relief in 2011
donating 70k worth of books to a local library in 2011
donated 100k to support local art in nashville in 2011
raised money for a cancer treatment organization using a song she wrote for a fans child who passed away
personally met and gave a free concert and merch and support to someone from my school because she was suffering from cancer in 2012 (i dont know if this was reported on, but i know it happened since i went to school with the girl and saw most of it)
teamed up with UNICEF to help raise money for clean water
pledged 4 million to help build an education center in 2013
donated 150k total to local hospitals’ cancer research and treatment facilities in 2014
has been vocally speaking out against misogyny since 2014
donated personal handpicked gifts to fans in 2014 and again in 2015
gave proceeds from the wildest dreams music video to support wildlife conservations efforts in africa in 2015
donated 50k to a fan struggling with leukimia in 2015
donated 50k to new york public schools in 2015
helped pay off a fans student loans in 2015
donated 15k to a family struggling with hospital bills in 2015
donated 50k to help a child with cancer in 2015
raised donations with charity shows to help fund cancer research
donated 250k to kesha to help with her sexual assault legal fees
donated 10k to help an autistic kid be able to afford a service dog
helped raise money for a conneticut college’s fundraiser
donated a significant amount to the houston food bank for hurricane relief in 2017
spoke out in support of the #metoo movement and put her own sexual assault trial in the public eye entirely to help raise awareness, as she wasn’t suing for money
donated money to an LA hospital on behalf of her godson
donated tour merchandise to a charity looking for gift donations in 2017
literally bought a homeless fan a house in 2017
donated to charities focused on helping sexual assault victims in 2017
spoke against systemic racism, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism on social media
created a fan based movement to encourage voting against bigoted people
donated in a fan to help with their mother being in a coma
donated to help support march for our lives in 2018
had a charity performance of her reputation tour for foster children in 2018
surprised a WW2 veteran who was a fan in 2018
sent gifts to a hospitalized fan in 2019
and according to look to the stars has supported
Cancer Research Institute
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Save The Music Foundation
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Wish Upon A Hero Foundation
At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths
Economic/Business Support
Slavery & Human Trafficking
Unemployment/Career Support
theartofmadeline
kaledo-art
turnnoffyourmind
prguitarman
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