Cupcake Royale’s quest to Make America Gay Again had done more than provide a good, subversive chuckle of a response to the warped circus of the Donald Trump campaign. A portion of proceeds from sales of the hats and shirts and the bakery’s much-loved The Gay cupcakes during this year’s Pride was poured into a giant prop check and handed over Thursday night to Kate Kendell of the National Center for Lesbian Rights:
We did it! In June, with money raised from the sale of The Gay cupcakes and Make America Gay Again apparel, we (our whole community) raised $8000 for the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Come join us as we celebrate the NCLR and present them with this donation! Meet members of the NCLR and learn more about their work advancing the human and civil rights of LGBT people and their families.
“This is our fifth year of selling The Gay cupcake and dedicating a portion of sales in June to make a difference and raise awareness on behalf of the LGBTQ community,” Cupcake Royale CEO Jody Hall said in a statement. “We are absolutely honored to dedicate this year’s proceeds to NCLR. All the work that NCLR does to stand up for those whose rights are being violated are is especially critical in this divisive political climate.”
The brief ceremony at Cupcake Royale’s flagship E Pike bakeshop included a tray of itty bitty The Gay cupcakes, and also brought out luminaries Dan Savage and Mayor Ed Murray. In addition to donning a Make America Gay Again trucker hat in a most perfectly ridiculous, don’t mess up my hair way, Mayor Murray also revealed he is suffering from an addiction to Pumpkin Cardamom, one of Cupcake Royale’s fall flavors.
