Portraits of Pride - Cyndi Lauper

Celebrate the LGBTQ+ individuals who inspire us to dig deeper and #MakeItResonate not just during the month of June- but everyday.

To celebrate Pride, each one of our team members selected an LGBTQ+ activist who resonates with them. First up, is our CEO, Rudy.

"I discovered Cyndi Lauper back in France as a kid through her songs "Time after Time" and "True Colors" which resonated with me when I needed it the most. She was one of the first artists to openly and directly advocate for the LGBTQ+ rights. She wrote one of her most notable songs, “True Colors”, when she was saying goodbye to her best friend and roommate who was one of the first individuals to die of AIDS. She then dedicated the song to him
during her first major performance on David Letterman, while wearing a rainbow garment as a sign of solidarity for the LGBTQ+ community. Since then she has never stopped fighting, producing the global smash Broadway hit "kinky boots", an anthem to tolerance and inclusion."