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Maren Morris has raised $100,000 for transgender charities.
The 32-year-old singer has launched a range of T-shirts to benefit trans rights groups Trans Lifeline and GLAADโs Transgender Media Program and took to social media on Saturday (03.09.22) to alert fans that they had already raised thousands by purchasing the new merchandise.
She wrote on Instagram: โATTN LUNATICS* New shirt in the shop. All proceeds will be split between @translifeline the @glaad Transgender Media Program. โ
The โChasing After Youโ hitmaker gave an update to fans soon after the launch of the t-shirts โ which feature the words โLunatic Country Music Personโ in a nod to the title given to her by Tucker Carlson on his Fox News show when he interviewed Brittany Aldean after her trans-sceptic comments about merely having a โtomboy phaseโ as a teenager faced backlash.
Maren added: โ63K in 2 hours. Yโall are insane (or lunatic). Weโre at over $100K raised.โ
Maren and Brittany began a spat on Twitter when Brittany posted a makeup video and detailed in the caption that she was โthankfulโ to her parents for not allowing her to transition when she was a โtomboy.โ
She wrote: โIโd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life. Advocating for the genital mutilation of children under the disguise of love and calling it โgender-affirming careโ is one of the worst evils.โ
In response, Maren said: โItโs so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie!โ
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โ MAREN MORRIS (@MarenMorris) September 2, 2022