Taylor Swift celebrated Pride Month with a message of support for the LGBTQ community during her first Chicago show on The Eras Tour.
, Swift said it was a “beautiful experience” getting to see the faces of her fans out in the crowd on tour, adding, “I’m looking out tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully and this is a safe space for you. This is a celebratory space for you.”
“One of the things that makes me feel so prideful is getting to be with you, and watching you interact with each other, and being so loving, and so thoughtful, and so caring,” she continued.from her 2019 album “Lover,” which features lyrics including “Shade never made anybody less gay.” “You guys are screaming those lyrics in such solidarity, in such support of one another, in such encouraging, beautiful, acceptance and peace and safety,” she said before sharing her specific hope for those in the queer community.Swift also acknowledgedacross the United States, noting how “now and in the recent years, there have been so many harmful pieces of legislation that have put people in the LGBTQ and queer community at risk.
“It’s painful for everyone, every ally, every loved one, every person in these communities, and that’s why I’m always posting, ‘This is when the midterms are, This is when these important key primaries are,’” she said.
that she had been “reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions” in the past, but felt compelled to speak out against Marsha Blackburn, a Republican candidate who ran for senate in Tennessee."I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love," she wrote.
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