Ricky Martin is hoping to advance change in support of the LGBTQ+ community…
This week, the 50-year-old Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor has teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Hispanic Federation have announced Advance Change Together (ACT), a new initiative to support Latinx-led LGBTQ+ organizations.
“Mi gente, we are always more powerful together,” Martin said in a video shared on social media. “We must unite to fight against attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, and speak up for the most marginalized among us.”
According to a press release, the initiative “will empower and support organizations working on the frontlines to protect and serve LGBTQ+ Latinx communities.”
We must unite to fight against attacks on the LGBTQ+ community. Today, I’m proud to join my friend @Lin_Manuel + @hispanicfed to announce Advance Change Together (ACT), a new initiative full of love. I hope you will join us. @RM_Foundation @WavesAheadPR @SerPuertoRico#LatinxACT pic.twitter.com/Z4CMgQ59Tx
— Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) June 14, 2022
The announcement was made June 14 as Pride Month festivities continue and just days after the six-year remembrance of the 49 lives that were taken during the Pulse Club massacre in Orlando, Fla.