Singer, songwriter and activist Cyndi Lauper is one of the best friends the LGBTQ+ community has ever had.
Her multi-artist “True Colors” tours, which ran from 2007-2010 and raised funds for the Matthew Shepard Foundation, PFLAG and Human Rights Campaign — and the founding of True Colors United in 2008, which continues to help homeless LGBTQ+ youth — are just a few examples of how.
Lauper is also a lifetime musical trendsetter. She recorded a duet with the late Tony Benett more than 10 years before Lady Gaga did and released dance-oriented and country music albums well before Beyoncé. When it comes to her legendary personal style, social media fashion critic Nicky Campbell recently declared Lauper an icon in his review of the 2024 VMA fashions…