Members R!ck Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 http://www.truecolorstour.com/main.html Lauper, Others Headline Gay Rights Tour Cyndi Lauper, Deborah Harry, Margaret Cho To Headline Tour To Raise Awareness For Gay Rights (AP)For some people, Cyndi Lauper's classic "True Colors" is just another love song. But as Lauper learned from reading fans' letters, for others, the song's lyrics about letting "your true colors shine through" had a much deeper meaning. "A lot of people were saying that when it came out (in 1986) they were teenagers and they were coming out," says Lauper, a longtime gay rights supporter. "They were disowned by their family and their friends and their jobs got all messed up and they were totally alone, and suicidal, and then they heard `True Colors' and it made them feel hopeful." So it's fitting that Lauper, 53, is one of the headliners on the new "True Colors" tour, which will hit major cities nationwide to promote gay rights. Other performers for the 15-city event, which kicks off in Las Vegas on June 8 and ends in Los Angeles on June 30, are Deborah Harry, The Dresden Dolls, Erasure and Margaret Cho. "This tour is basically gonna be five hours of some of my favorite bands and me, and Margaret Cho making us laugh, and while we're touring, we're going to be raising awareness," Lauper told The Associated Press on Friday. "I think people don't know what's going on, that's all." Besides headliners like Lauper and Harry, the show will have guest artists such as Rufus Wainwright in the various cities it hits. "Every time I talk to a band, they're like, `I want to go!'" says Lauper with a laugh. The tour, sponsored by Logo, the MTV Networks channel targeting gay audiences, will provide information to fans who attend, as well as purple wristbands with the slogan "Erase Hate" from the Matthew Shepard organization, named for a gay youth killed in an apparent hate crime. A dollar from every ticket sold will be earmarked for the Human Rights Campaign, which advocates equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Lauper believes more Americans would be supportive of equal rights for gays if they knew the discrimination they faced. "You shouldn't have to be treated badly because of your sexual orientation. Come on, we don't live in a dictatorship. This is supposed to be America, the home of the free and the brave," she says. "It can't be free for some and not for others." Other stops on the tour are Salt Lake City; Denver; Chicago; Atlantic City, N.J.; Boston; Washington; New York; Toronto; Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; San Diego and San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R!ck Posted March 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 I would love to go! Atlantic City would be the closest for me. Ryan, can I crash on your sofa? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 Yes, yes yes, I've heard about this. I soo wanna go too. Hopefully I'll make the money to get a ticket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 I see your true colors shining through...and that's why I love you ...so don't be afraid to let them show your true colors. Dallas or Houston would be closer to you Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 ^^^i'm going, I'm going! My friend and I are so in! Who would have ever thought we'd get to Erasure live?, lol, and the Dresden Dolls, plus the Cho, gotta love it. I can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R!ck Posted March 18, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 Erasure puts on one HELLUVA show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 Which one are you going to Matt? The Dallas one or Houston one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 This sounds rather interesting. I've never been to one of her concerts before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweet_VeeVee24 Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 I like Cyndi Lauper's songs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 ^^Her songs do sound rather cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mateo22 Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 Yaya, I can't wait!! I have every cd and the dvd of the videos. prlly the Houston one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sweet_VeeVee24 Posted March 21, 2007 Members Share Posted March 21, 2007 I like how Cyndi did re-arrangements of some of her songs.... Just picturing going to the concert where she's singing "She Bop" makes me smile a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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