Friends star to make special guest appearance at major LGBTQ+ fundraiser
Friends star to be a special guest at the Human Rights Campaign dinner. (Warner Bros/Getty)
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organisation, will welcome drag icon RuPaul and a Friends star as special guests at this year’s fundraiser dinner.
The HRC dinner will be held at Fairmont Century Plaza on 28 March. Alongside RuPaul, 62-year-old actor Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe in Friends, will be a special guest.
Kudrow has long been a staunch LGBTQ+ ally. She is the star, writer and executive producer on The Comeback. The sitcom, which first premiered in 2005, will return with season three later this month.
65-year-old RuPaul, best known for RuPaul’s Drag Race, is one of the most famous drag queens in the US – an the world.
Also at the event, Sex and the City writer-director Michael Patrick King will attend as an honouree. King will receive the HRC’s Visibility Award for spotlighting LGBTQ+ stories in the entertainment world.
“We are so pleased to host icons RuPaul and Lisa Kudrow, whose talents and brilliance have helped to expand equality on and off screen,” said Kelley Robinson, HRC President.
Robinson also praised King for his work that’s “brought so much joy, laughter and heart to our community.”
Robinson added: “This event will truly be a night to remember.”
‘It is important that we continue to unapologetically make our voices heard’
“As our community faces targeted attacks on our rights and freedoms, it is more important than ever that we come together under the shared mission of building better and brighter futures in California and beyond.”
Ahead of being honoured at the dinner, King noted: “Our stories are an undeniable part of the human experience and they deserve to be told in every medium.
“As our community faces attempts to exclude us on and off screen, it is important that we continue to unapologetically make our voices heard.
“I’m thrilled to have my accomplishments recognized and to be joined in this work by advocates from Los Angeles and beyond.”
The HRC dinner will also feature a live auction hosted by comedian and Out 100 honouree Dana Goldberg. Crucially, funds will be raised to support LGBTQ+ equality.
The night will also “bring together HRC’s most active advocates, members and supporters across the state.” Additional honorees and guests will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
Tickets and further information are available here.
