An activist for racial and economic justice, immigration and marriage equality, she served as the grand marshal of the 2014 Miami Beach Gay Pride parade and was also one of the first celebrities to record video messages of support for queer youth when the It Gets Better Project was launched. Today, few straight entertainers are as vocal about LGBTQ rights as Estefan. Having shown compassion throughout her career for people who suffer from discrimination, poverty and natural disasters, the pop icon took a great interest in supporting the LGBTQ community in the early 90s, after opening, along with husband Emilio, a splashy Cuban restaurant called Larios in South Beach, a gay mecca back then. Years before her cutting-edge Latin sounds became a staple of mainstream radio, Gloria Estefan had an enormous following in South Florida’s gay nightclubs, where her music was met with wide acclaim. Palette - December 2017/January 2018 Gloria EstefanĪS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND INFLUENTIAL FEMALE CONTEMPORARY POP ARTISTS, GLORIA ESTEFAN HAS USED HER CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT TO HELP ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
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