1 hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was his response to the COVID-19 lockdowns. “The way the world affects me is it makes me want to write and makes me want to make things,” he said, adding that the surprise No.
Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand - with encouraging him to speak out on social issues and show his support through actions. Lin-Manuel Miranda credits his father - Luis Miranda Jr., co-founder of the MirRam Group, a political consulting firm that has worked on campaigns for Democratic Sens. "And that laws like this do nothing but encourage and allow that hate to proliferate. “It’s such an important reminder that the hate that led to the Pulse shooting is not in the past," he said.
His Miranda Family Fund, as well as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, made additional contributions to the ACT initiative Tuesday. “One of the deadliest shootings in our nation’s history was an act of hate against this community in Florida,” the “Encanto” composer told The Associated Press, calling the “Don’t Say Gay” law a “dispiriting” development. It’s a tragedy that he will always be connected to, because he immortalized it in his Tony acceptance speech for “Hamilton” - a sonnet remembered for the line “And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” Lin-Manuel Miranda (no relation) said the Pulse shooting feels as though it happened yesterday. “When we apply that to LGBTQ-oriented organizations, we see that it’s much, much less. “It is estimated that less than 1% of foundation funds go to Latinx organizations,” Miranda said. Miranda points to the recently passed so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in Florida, which bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade, as well as the Pulse shooting in 2016, when 49 were killed at the Orlando LGBTQ+ nightclub, as examples of why the community needs more support. “It’s an indication that once certain groups that have been focusing on abortion get the result they want from the Supreme Court, we’re forecasting that the next frontier is to intensify anti-LGBTQ legislation across the country. “We have been identifying all this anti-LGBTQ legislation popping up around the country,” he said. But it hopes to encourage other donors to support and expand the program, which will also convene a summit to set a national agenda for LGBTQ+ groups.įrankie Miranda, president and CEO of the Hispanic Federation said the initiative, announced Tuesday in Florida, is a necessary expansion of the group’s existing work with the LGBTQ+ community. The Hispanic Federation, the national nonprofit dedicated to Latino empowerment, will fund the initiative with a $1 million grant for the first two years.
The Advance Change Together initiative will provide 20 Latinx nonprofits grants of $25,000 to $50,000 to support their efforts and infrastructure in those communities. “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, pop star Ricky Martin and award-winning actress/singer Michaela Jae Rodriguez joined the Hispanic Federation Tuesday to launch an advocacy initiative to serve Latinx LGBTQ+ communities.