Melissa Etheridge was honored at the 2014 Voice Awards for co-founding the Uprising of Love Foundation that brings visibility to LGBT struggles around the world. Watch the audience jump to its feet for this rousing rendition of “Uprising of Love” as Etheridge performs with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles for the first time.

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Melissa Etheridge’s official video for “Uprising of Love,” the song she wrote for the Uprising of Love Coalition in support of the safety and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Russians.

All proceeds from sales of “Uprising of Love” will benefit the Russia Freedom Fund.

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Melissa Etheridge is giving away an Ovation acoustic guitar! And as if that wasn’t enough, Etheridge has personalized the instrument with the lyrics of her Russian LGBT rights anthem “Uprising of Love.”

Visit Etheridge’s website for details and to enter to win.

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Grammy award-winning rocker Melissa Etheridge will perform at the opening ceremonies for WorldPride 2014 set for June 20 in Toronto. The free concert, to be held in Nathan Philips Square, kicks off the 10-day international celebration of LGBT pride.

Etheridge will perform “Uprising of Love,” her anthem in support of the Russian LGBTQ community. The song became the inspiration for a celebrity coalition by the same name, Uprising of Love, an organization in support of the safety and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Russians. As a result, 100% of all proceeds from the song go toward the Russia Freedom Fund, which is one of the only ways to make immediate and direct financial contributions to LGBT activists in Russia.

“The lyrics of ‘Uprising of Love’ came from such a personal and passionate spot in my soul and I’m more than excited to share this anthem with the world,” says Etheridge in a statement. “Love is intangible and unpredictable, but it’s the one feeling that is universally experienced and desired by all.”

Watch as Etheridge debuts “Uprising of Love” at the Uprising Of Love coalition launch event in New York City late last year.

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Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge has written and recorded a new anthem entitled “Uprising of Love”, which has become the inspiration for a new coalition by the same name, Uprising of Love, a movement in support of the safety and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Russians. In advance of the songs official release in January 2014, Etheridge shares today a special remix of “Uprising of Love” as a sneak preview of her new track and asks you to join her in this international uprising of love by spreading the message of love through lyric.

“We have worked so hard to create change and equality for the LGBT community in the U.S. and it’s shocking to see such backwards movement in Russia. This song is a direct call to action for people to get involved, become vocal, and connect directly with this serious issue. There is no time to waste and that’s why I chose to let this remix debut ahead of the January 2014 release of the original version,” explains Melissa Etheridge, co-founder of the Uprising of Love coalition. “I felt that we needed to go into the new year creating an international uprising of love to let the LGBT people of Russia know that they are not alone, and that the rest of the world is here to help.”

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