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Miley Cyrus drops new single ‘Inspired’ in support of LGBTQ community

Miley Cyrus is showing love for the LGBTQ community this month with a new release.

The proud supporter of gay and transgender rights dropped her latest single, Inspired, on Friday, in celebration of Pride month.

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Inspired is “a song for #hopefulhippies everywhere with a vision of unity that overcomes division as well as a passionate call-to-action for young people to engage in their communities and help create social change,” a statement said.

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Those who watched the One Love Manchester benefit this past Sunday heard Cyrus perform the moving ballad. The 24-year-old star recorded the country-tinged single in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

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In honour of its release, Cyrus will also be making a donation to the Happy Hippie Foundation — the non-profit she founded in 2014 to help homeless and LGBTQ youth. “I will be donating my portion of any proceeds to @happyhippiefdn to continue our fight against injustice and bring food, shelter and most importantly hope to homeless youth everywhere!” she wrote on Instagram.

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Cyrus’s next appearance takes place at iHeart Media’s iHeartSummer ’17 Weekend on June 10.

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