Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== Activism ===
[[File:Beyonce in Vancouver 2.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours.|alt=A woman performing using a microphone]]

In a 2013 interview with ''Vogue'', Beyoncé stated that she considered herself to be "a [[Fourth-wave feminism|modern-day feminist]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=O'Connor|first=Maureen|title=Beyoncé Is a 'Feminist, I Guess'|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She sampled "We should all be feminists", a speech delivered by [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]], in her 2013 song "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|Flawless]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's call to feminism|first=Liz|last=Bury|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her performance at the [[2014 MTV Video Music Awards]] featured a giant backdrop reading "Feminist".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3181644/beyonce-reclaim-feminism-pop-star/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/3181644/beyonce-reclaim-feminism-pop-star/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=How to Reclaim the F-Word? Just Call Beyoncé|last=Bennett|first=Jessica|magazine=Time|access-date=September 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé's self-identification incited a circulation of opinions and debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals. [[Annie Lennox]] referred to her use of the word feminist as "feminist lite".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Weidhase|first=Nathalie|date=January 2, 2015|title='Beyoncé feminism' and the contestation of the black feminist body|journal=Celebrity Studies|volume=6|issue=1|pages=128–131|doi=10.1080/19392397.2015.1005389|s2cid=144898561|issn=1939-2397|url=http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33131/3/Beyonc%C3%A9%20Feminism%20NWeidhase.pdf}}</ref>

In December 2012, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for "Demand A Plan", a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 U.S. mayors and others<ref>{{cite web|title=About Mayors Against Illegal Guns|url=http://www.demandaction.org/about| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.demandaction.org/about| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2013|publisher=demandaction.org}}{{cbignore}}</ref> designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref>{{cite news|date=December 22, 2012|title=Gun Control: Celebrities 'Demand a Plan'|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1029006/gun-control-celebrities-demand-a-plan| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.sky.com/story/1029006/gun-control-celebrities-demand-a-plan| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2013|publisher=[[Sky News]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé publicly endorsed [[same-sex marriage]] on March 26, 2013, after the [[Supreme Court of California|Supreme Court]] debate on California's [[2008 California Proposition 8|Proposition 8]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Gay Marriage: Bey Shows Support For Gay Marriage|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.vibe.com/article/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=February 27, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She spoke against [[North Carolina]]'s [[Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act]], a bill passed (and later repealed) that discriminated against the [[LGBT community]] in public places in a statement during her concert in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] as part of the Formation World Tour in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article75551222.html|title=Beyoncé, citing North Carolina's HB2, urges support for equality|newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083133/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article75551222.html|archive-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> In February 2017, Beyoncé expressed her support for [[transgender youth]] following the withdrawal of protections for [[transgender]] students in public schools by [[Donald Trump]]'s [[First presidency of Donald Trump|presidential administration]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7702001/beyonce-supports-transgender-students-trump-order-facebook-post| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7702001/beyonce-supports-transgender-students-trump-order-facebook-post| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Shows Support for Transgender Students After Trump Withdraws Bathroom Protections|magazine=Billboard|first=Allison|last=Hazel|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Beyoncé has also condemned [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] against [[African Americans|Black Americans]]. She and Jay-Z attended a rally in 2013 in response to the acquittal of [[George Zimmerman]] for the [[Killing of Trayvon Martin|killing]] of [[Trayvon Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Monde|first=Chiderah|title=Beyoncé posts photo of Daily News cover Trayvon Martin rally|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/beyonce-shares-daily-news-cover-trayvon-martin-rally-article-1.1405832| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/beyonce-shares-daily-news-cover-trayvon-martin-rally-article-1.1405832| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=July 22, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The music video for her song "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]" featured the mothers of Trayvon Martin, [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]] and [[Killing of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]], holding pictures of their sons.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/11/michael-brown-mother-lemonade-beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/11/michael-brown-mother-lemonade-beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Michael Brown's mother talks Lemonade appearance: 'They wanted me to look regal'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Ariana|last=Bacle|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a 2016 interview with ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', Beyoncé responded to the controversy surrounding her song "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]", which was perceived to be critical of the police. She clarified, "I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during [[Black History Month]] made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Wants to Change the Conversation|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Tamar|last=Gottesman|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She performed "Formation" at the [[Super Bowl 50 halftime show|2016 Super Bowl halftime show]] with backup dancers dressed to represent the [[Black Panther Party]], ensuing criticism from [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] politicians and police officers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-url=https://archive.today/20161205075526/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-date=December 5, 2016|title=Beyoncé is a powerful voice for Black Lives Matter. Some people hate her for it.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé responded to the backlash by releasing tour merchandise that said "Boycott Beyoncé".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|date=April 28, 2016|title=The Genius of Beyoncé Selling 'Boycott Beyoncé' Shirts|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/boycott-beyonce-merchandise-formation-tour-opposition/480318/|access-date=January 7, 2022|magazine=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Hilary|date=April 27, 2016|title=Because Beyoncé Owns Her Haters, She's Selling 'Boycott Beyoncé' Tour Merchandise|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/beyonce-is-selling-boycott-beyonc-merch.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=The Cut}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=April 28, 2016|title=Beyonce selling 'Boycott Beyonce' shirts|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/news/companies/beyonce-boycott-formation/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|publisher=CNN Business}}</ref>