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Maren Morrishas raised more than $150,000 since launching a T-shirt line to benefittrans rights groupsamid her feud with Brittany Aldean.
The Grammy Award winner, 32, released the shirts benefitting theTrans LifelineandGLAAD’s Transgender Media ProgramafterAldeanappeared onTucker Carlson’s Fox News show amidsocial media drama over transgender rights.
“ATTN LUNATICS New shirt in the shop. All proceeds will be split between @translifeline & the @glaad Transgender Media Program,” Morriscaptioned a photoof the shirt.
The shirt features her name with the words “Lunatic Country Music Person,” referencing the moniker Carlson, 53, dubbed her duringThursday’s segmentthat featured Aldean. The shirts also have the Trans Lifeline phone number.
Morris later gave an update on the amount of money the merch raised within 15 hours. “$63K in 2 hours. Y’all are insane (or lunatic),” she wrote on her Instagram Story, before giving another update: “We’re at over $100K raised.” A GLAAD rep confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday that proceeds had exceeded $150,000.
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Brittany, 34, the wife ofJason Aldean, previously drew backlash from Morris and others in the country music industry after shedisparaged parents of transgender youthon Instagram.
“I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life,” she captioned a makeup reveal video. The comment came amid ongoing debate and efforts torestrict access to gender-affirming care.
Morris responded on Twitter: “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.”
After facing criticism from the likes of Morris,Cassadee Pope,Lindsay Elland more, Brittany shared another statement on her Instagram Story.
“Advocating for the genital mutilation of children under the disguise of love and calling it ‘gender-affirming care’ is one of the worst evils,” she wrote in part.
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“Per usual, my words have been taken out of context over the last week. Instead of getting twisted about the twisting of my words, I’ve chosen to bring some good out of it,” she wrote in the caption, announcing that proceeds will benefitOperation Light Shine, a nonprofit that works against human trafficking and child exploitation.
At least 13 U.S. states have signed anti-LGBTQ legislation into law, and another 23 states have introduced such bills in 2022 alone, according toHRC, with many of those laws targeting transgender youth and gender-affirming care.
Texas Gov.Greg Abbotthas ramped up attacks on trans youth, directing the Department of Family and Protective Services toinvestigate parents for child abuseafter they provided gender-affirming care for their children.FloridaandAlabamahave since adopted similar policies.
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Last month, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion that 1990’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)extends to those suffering from gender dysphoria, a potential landmark ruling that could guarantee access to gender-affirming care.
PresidentJoe Bidenrecentlypledged his support to trans citizensduring Transgender Day of Visibility in March, and he’s continued to urge Congress topass the long-overdue Equality Act.
source: people.com
