{"id":32934,"date":"2026-08-08T18:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32934"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:02:36","slug":"chappell-roan-announces-two-day-l-a-fundraiser-for-trans-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32934","title":{"rendered":"Chappell Roan announces two-day L.A. fundraiser for trans youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/02\/02\/68th_Annual_Grammy_Awards_-_Arrivals_21385_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/chappell-roan\/\">Chappell Roan<\/a> will perform at a two-night charity event at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a>\u2019 Shrine Auditorium on Oct. 21-22, with net proceeds supporting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/midwest-princess-project\/\">Midwest Princess Project\u2019s<\/a> work on behalf of trans youth and LGBTQ communities.<\/p>\n<p>The event, called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/the-super-graphic-spectacular\/\">The Super Graphic Spectacular<\/a>,\u201d will include performances from Ms. Roan and collaborators alongside drag artists and comedians each night, according to a release cited by Variety. The fundraiser marks one year since Ms. Roan founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamchappellroan.com\/midwestprincessproject\/\">the Midwest Princess Project<\/a>, which directs money to organizations serving trans youth and LGBTQ communities.<\/p>\n<p>The project says it has raised more than $800,000 to date and has supported more than 60 organizations working on behalf of LGBTQ communities, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iamchappellroan.com\/midwestprincessproject\/\">its website<\/a>. All net proceeds from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/topics\/los-angeles\/\">Los Angeles<\/a> shows will go toward the project\u2019s continuing work, the site states.<\/p>\n<p>                        <a name=\"pagebreak\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Roan has kept a relatively low public profile this year after her February appearance at the Grammy Awards. Her \u201cVisions of Damsels &amp; Other Dangerous Things\u201d tour wrapped in March with a closing show in Sao Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          This article was constructed with the assistance of artificial intelligence and published by a member of The Washington Times&#8217; AI News Desk team. The contents of this report are based solely on The Washington Times&#8217; original reporting, wire services, and\/or other sources cited within the report. For more information, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/ai-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">AI policy<\/a> or contact Steve Fink, Director of Artificial Intelligence, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/7\/chappell-roan-announces-two-day-la-fundraiser-trans-youth\/mailto:sfink@washingtontimes.com\">sfink@washingtontimes.com<\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #3e3e3e;\"><em><br \/>\n                          The Washington Times AI Ethics Newsroom Committee can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/aug\/7\/chappell-roan-announces-two-day-la-fundraiser-trans-youth\/mailto:aispotlight@washingtontimes.com\">aispotlight@washingtontimes.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n                      <\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chappell Roan will perform at a two-night charity event at Los Angeles\u2019 Shrine Auditorium on Oct. 21-22, with net proceeds supporting the Midwest Princess Project\u2019s work on behalf of trans youth and LGBTQ communities. The event, called \u201cThe Super Graphic Spectacular,\u201d will include performances from Ms. Roan and collaborators alongside drag artists and comedians each&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/twt-thumbs.washtimes.com\/media\/image\/2026\/02\/02\/68th_Annual_Grammy_Awards_-_Arrivals_21385_c0-0-5690-3319_s1200x700.jpg?af10f63991d9b59aadddef8046c451ce760b1096","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-hub"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}