HBO Donates $100K to LGBTQ+ Groups in States Where ‘We’re Here' Filmed

Christopher Wiggins
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The cast of We’re Here
The cast of We’re Here

A $100,000 donation from HBO was announced on Wednesday for regional, national, and local LGBTQ+ organizations in conjunction with the Emmy, Peabody, and GLAAD-award-winning unscripted series We’re Here. The donations will benefit LGBTQ+ non-profits in the locations where the show recorded its third season.

PFLAG Fort Worth, MS Capital City Pride, Pride of Southern Utah, TriVersity Pride Center, Equality Florida, and Lambda Legal are among the organizations receiving the donations, according to HBO.

During season three, Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara, and Shangela toured Texas, Utah, Florida, Mississippi, and New Jersey, bringing together a range of residents to promote acceptance and raise awareness. In each town, the queens support their “drag daughters” by empowering them to express their true selves and to encourage acceptance and tolerance in their communities, despite increased opposition from state governments in Republican-controlled states nationwide.

The season was shot during the beginning of a fraught period for LGBTQ+ people as right-wing extremists and conservative Republican politicians targeted the community with a particular disdain for transgender people and drag queens.

Queer people, especially those who are trans, have been falsely accused of grooming children by the far-right.

In the show, local groups protested the production happening in their towns due to these conspiracies.

We're Here Season 3 | Official Trailer | HBO www.youtube.com

This donation will benefit organizations supporting or advocating for the LGBTQ+ community in their state.

Dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV and AIDS, Lambda Legal focuses on impact litigation, societal education, and public policy nationwide.

Using lobbying, grass-roots organizing, education, and coalition building, Equality Florida protects the LGBTQ+ community from harassment and discrimination, particularly in the face of an all-out assault by the state’s Republican governor and 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis.

As a community-based organization in Mississippi, MS Capital City Pride provides safe spaces for LGBTQ+ communities and mentors emerging leaders. Among the many services the TriVersity Pride Center offers to the LGBTQ+ community in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are events, educational programming, a media center, and support groups.

PFLAG Fort Worth provides confidential peer support, support for families, education, and advocacy for LGBTQ+ people in that part of Texas. As a community-based organization in Mississippi, MS Capital City Pride provides safe spaces for LGBTQ+ communities and mentors emerging leaders.