Editing Barbra Streisand (section)

=== Politics ===
In the early years of her career, Streisand's interest in politics was limited, with the exception of her participation in activities of the anti-nuclear group [[Women Strike for Peace]] in 1961 and 1962.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mann |title=Hello Gorgeous |page=165}}</ref> In 1968, her political activism increased, and she helped promote the presidential campaign of [[Eugene McCarthy]] who held an anti–[[Vietnam War]] stance.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brownstein |first=Ronald |date=June 3, 2011 |title=Top 20 Celebrity Activists of All Time |url=https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-06-2011/NJ-Top-20-Celebrities.html |accessdate=August 12, 2020 |website=AARP}}</ref> In July 1968, with [[Harry Belafonte]] and others, she performed at the Hollywood Bowl in a fundraising concert sponsored by the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] to benefit the poor.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Hollywood Flashback: Barbra Streisand Sang for Civil Rights in 1968 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-flashback-barbra-streisand-sang-898675 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

Streisand has been an active supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and many of its causes. She was among the celebrities on President [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[Master list of Nixon's political opponents|1971 list of political enemies]].<ref>{{cite news |date=June 27, 1973 |title=Harassment plots for Nixon's foes |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9RwfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3962,4375455 |access-date=February 1, 2013 |work=Anchorage Daily News |agency=Associated Press}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> In 1972, she assisted the presidential campaign of anti-war candidate [[George McGovern]] by headlining the [[benefit concert]] [[Four for McGovern]], organized by actor [[Warren Beatty]] and record producer [[Lou Adler]]; her concert recording was released as ''[[Live Concert at the Forum]]''.<ref name="DFP">{{cite news |last=Greenberg |first=Peter |date=April 23, 1972 |title=A New Political Beat to Follow: Rock and Roll |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |page=33 |authorlink=Peter Greenberg}}</ref> The next year, in association with liberal activist [[Stanley Sheinbaum]] and the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], Streisand performed a benefit at the mansion of film mogul [[Jennings Lang]] to pay for the legal defense of [[Daniel Ellsberg]] of [[Pentagon Papers]] fame. Accompanied by a small combo including [[Marvin Hamlisch]] on piano, Streisand took paid song requests from the star-studded audience and by telephone to bring the night's total to $50,000.<ref name="Sheinbaum2012">{{cite web |last=Sheinbaum |first=Stanley |authorlink=Stanley Sheinbaum |date=November 13, 2012 |title=Hooray for Hollywood |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hollywood-fundraising-books-_b_2121510 |accessdate=August 12, 2020 |website=HuffPost}}</ref>

In 1984, Streisand joined [[Jane Fonda]] and ten other television and film industry notables to establish the activist group [[Hollywood Women's Political Committee]] (HWPC), the membership eventually growing to 300. The HWPC fought for liberal causes for more than a decade, contributing to the Democratic Party's taking majority control in the [[1986 U.S. Senate elections]],<ref name="Smith1993">{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Timothy K. |date=May 14, 1993 |title=What Does Barbra Believe in, Anyway? 'Repair the World' |newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> and in 1992 funding [[Bill Clinton]]'s [[1992 United States presidential election|presidential election]]<ref>{{cite news |date=September 7, 2004 |title=Clinton fell for Hollywood, but not before the stars fell for him |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Clinton-fell-for-Hollywood-but-not-before-the-2727296.php |accessdate=September 10, 2020 |newspaper=SF Gate}} Quoting from [[Kevin Starr]]'s book ''Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990–2003''.</ref> as well as helping to usher in the [[Year of the Woman]] by electing more women senators.<ref name="Ross2011">{{cite book |last=Ross |first=Steven J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JNma11zsi6MC&pg=PA277 |title=Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics |date=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195181722 |pages=277–278}}</ref> In 1995 Streisand spoke at [[Harvard University|Harvard's]] [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] about the role of the artist as citizen, in support of arts programs and funding.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Artist as Citizen – Barbra Streisand |url=http://www.barbrastreisand.com/news/artist-citizen/ |access-date=November 3, 2018 |website=Barbrastreisand.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Artist as Citizen Barbra Streisand |url=http://iop.harvard.edu/forum/artist-citizen-barbra-streisand |access-date=November 3, 2018 |website=Iop.harvard.edu}}</ref>

Streisand is a supporter of [[LGBT rights in the United States|LGBT rights]] and backed the "No on 8" campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to defeat [[California Proposition 8]] of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prop. 8 Reignites Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Battle |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95568740 |access-date=September 13, 2020 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref>

In 2012, Streisand stated, "The new [[Voter identification laws in the United States|laws requiring U.S. citizens to produce photo IDs]] at the poll are designed to deprive elderly and minority citizens of the precious right to cast their vote.&nbsp;These regressive laws are themselves the most dangerous voter fraud threatening American democracy."<ref>{{cite web |title=Taking aim at ID laws |url=http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_f8125386-99bc-5b71-bc33-84c3aa21078c.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210530220745/http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_f8125386-99bc-5b71-bc33-84c3aa21078c.html |archive-date=May 30, 2021 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |website=Malibu Times |language=en}}</ref> Streisand continued her voter rights advocacy in 2020, tweeting a link to [[VoteRiders]], a nonprofit that assists citizens with obtaining voter ID.<ref>{{cite web |last=Streisand |first=Barbra |date=August 18, 2020 |title=Barbra Streisand on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/barbrastreisand/status/1295772554397995008 |access-date=October 1, 2020 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>

A longtime supporter of [[Israel]], Streisand helped celebrate the 90th birthday of [[Shimon Peres]] at [[Jerusalem]]'s international convention center in June 2013.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/tEfHmKTy0to Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013031304/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfHmKTy0to&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |date=June 27, 2013 |title=Barbra Streisand sings Avinu Malkeinu & People for Shimon Peres 90 birthday |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEfHmKTy0to |access-date=November 3, 2018 |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also performed at two other concerts in Tel Aviv that same week, part of her first concert tour of Israel.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherwood |first=Harriet |date=2013-06-19 |title=Barbra Streisand echoes Monroe's birthday tribute for Shimon Peres |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2013/jun/19/barbra-streisand-shimon-peres-israel-gala |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In January 2017, she participated in [[2017 Women's March]] in Los Angeles. Introduced by [[Rufus Wainwright]], Streisand appeared on stage and made a speech.<ref name="CBSNewscelebsattend">{{cite news |last=Park |first=Andrea |date=January 21, 2017 |title=Celebrities attend Women's Marches around the world |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-attend-womens-marches-around-the-world/4/ |access-date=January 25, 2017 |work=CBS News}}</ref>

In an October 2018 interview with [[Emma Brockes]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'', Streisand discussed the theme of her new album ''[[Walls (Barbra Streisand album)|Walls]]'': the danger she believed President [[Donald Trump]] posed towards the United States. She said, "This is a dangerous time in this nation, this republic: a man who is corrupt and indecent and is assaulting our institutions. It's really, really frightening. And I just pray that people who are compassionate and respect the truth will come out and vote. I'm saying more than just vote. Vote for Democrats!"<ref>{{cite news |last=Brockes |first=Emma |date=October 26, 2016 |title=Barbra Streisand: 'Trump is corrupt and indecent and is assaulting our institutions' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/26/barbra-streisand-trump-is-corrupt-and-indecent-and-is-assaulting-our-institutions |access-date=April 6, 2021 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> In November 2023, she praised President [[Joe Biden]], saying "I like Biden. I think he has done a good job. I think he is compassionate, smart, supports the right things."<ref>{{cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Kyndall |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Barbra Streisand Talks Israel-Gaza 'Insanity' and Antisemitism with Stephen Colbert |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/barbra-streisand-talks-israel-gaza-insanity-and-antisemitism-with-stephen-colbert |work=The Daily Beast}}</ref>