Maren Morris raises $100,000 for transgender charity

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Maren Morris arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
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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 GLAADโ€™s 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: โ€œATTN LUNATICS* New shirt in the shop. All proceeds will be split between @translifeline the @glaad Transgender Media Program. โ€œ

The โ€˜Chasing After Youโ€™ hitmaker gave an update to fans soon after the launch of the t-shirts โ€“ which feature the words โ€œLunatic 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 โ€œtomboy phaseโ€ as a teenager faced backlash.

Maren added: โ€œ63K in 2 hours. Yโ€™all are insane (or lunatic). Weโ€™re 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 โ€œthankfulโ€ to her parents for not allowing her to transition when she was a โ€œtomboy.โ€

She wrote: โ€œIโ€™d 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 โ€˜gender-affirming careโ€™ is one of the worst evils.โ€

In response, Maren said: โ€œItโ€™s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie!โ€