Editing Cyndi Lauper (section)

== Activism ==
[[File:Cyndi Lauper at Gay Games VII.jpg|thumb|Lauper performing at the [[Gay Games]] VII, [[Wrigley Field]], July 22, 2006]]
Lauper has been an LGBT rights supporter throughout her career, campaigning for equality through various charities and [[Pride (LGBTQ culture)|gay pride]] events around the world. Lauper stated that she became involved in gay rights advocacy because her sister Ellen is a lesbian and because Lauper herself was passionate about equality. Lauper cites her sister Ellen as a role model.<ref name=voice>{{cite web|url=http://thegavoice.com/cyndi-laupers-true-colors/|title=Cyndi Lauper's 'True Colors'|publisher=[[The Georgia Voice]]|access-date=January 23, 2016|date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>

Her song "Above the Clouds" celebrates the memory of [[Matthew Shepard]], a young gay man beaten to death in [[Wyoming]]. As a member of the [[Matthew Shepard Foundation]] Board, Lauper devoted a [[concert tour]] in 2005 to promoting the Foundation's message.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/entertainment-news/2005/12/14/cyndi-lauper-joins-honorary-board-matthew-shepard|title=Cyndi Lauper joins honorary board of Matthew Shepard Foundation|publisher=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]]|access-date=January 23, 2016|date=December 14, 2005}}</ref>

She co-founded the [[True Colors (concert tour)|True Colors]] tour for Human Rights throughout the United States and Canada in June 2007. One dollar from each ticket was earmarked for the [[Human Rights Campaign]], which advocates equal rights for LGBT individuals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2943293 |title=Lauper, Others Headline Gay Rights Tour |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=October 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034941/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2943293 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2008, Lauper started [[True Colors United]]
The organization works to end youth homelessness, focusing on the experiences of LGBT youth. She set up the ''True Colors Residence'' in New York City for LGBT homeless youths. The 30-bed facility offers temporary shelter and job placement help.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cyndi-lauper-opens-shelter-for-homeless-lgbt-youth-20110825 |title=Cyndi Lauper Opens Shelter for Homeless LGBT Youth |website=Rollingstone.com |date=August 25, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2015 |first=Inae |last=Oh |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824044521/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cyndi-lauper-opens-shelter-for-homeless-lgbt-youth-20110825 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In April 2010, TCU launched the Give a Damn campaign, to help get straight people more involved in LGBT rights.<ref name=voice/> In December 2022, Lauper performed her song "[[True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)|True Colors]]" at the ceremony where U.S. President Joe Biden signed the [[Respect for Marriage Act]] into law.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newrepublic.com/post/169459/biden-signs-landmark-bill-protecting-same-sex-marriage|title= Biden Signs Landmark Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage|first=Tori|last=Otten|publisher=[[The New Republic]]|date=December 13, 2022|accessdate=December 13, 2022}}</ref>

In August 2008, she contributed an article titled "Hope" to ''[[HuffPost|The Huffington Post]]'', encouraging Americans to vote for [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Lauper, Cyndi|date=August 24, 2008|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/cyndi-lauper/hope_b_120936.html|title=Hope|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=August 30, 2008}}</ref> Lauper performed at the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=voice/>

In 2022, Lauper launched the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund, with a mission to support organizations "fighting for the right to abortion and reproductive healthcare."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Niasse|first=Amina|title=Cyndi Lauper Enters Fight For Reproductive Justice With New Fund|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/cyndi-lauper-girls-just-want-to-have-fundamental-rights-1235154491/|date=October 11, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>