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"My My Mississippi," the gospel anthem for #MyMississippi, debuts at TEDWomen<\/b><\/p>\n

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This week at the TEDWomen Conference in San Francisco, songwriter and producer Tena Clark debuted her new gospel anthem “My My Mississippi<\/a>.” The single honors the Magnolia State’s LGBTQ community and its relationship with the place they call<\/a> home. The song, which is now avaialble on iTunes<\/a>, was performed by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and the GLIDE Ensemble Memorial Choir. <\/p>\n

100% of the song’s proceeds will support organizations advocating for the Mississippi LGBTQ community, including efforts to completely defeat the state’s so-called “religious liberty” laws. Clark used the song’s debut to announce a march and rally in the Mississippi capital on December 11, organized with the Human Rights Campaign, to call<\/a> attention to the LGBTQ community’s need for acceptance and equality. GLAAD’s #MyMississippi<\/a> campaign is running between the song’s release and the December 11 rally in Jackson as a multifaceted effort to amplify the voices of anyone with marginalized identities who’s ever called the Magnolia State home. This is part of GLAAD’s ongoing Southern Stories initiative to amplify the unique voices of LGBTQ people in the U.S. South.<\/p>\n

Tena, the award-winning creator of “My My Mississippi,” heads DMI Music & Media Solutions and has written hits for numerous successful artists and influencers, including Patti Labelle and Aretha Franklin. “In the aftermath of the harmful “license to discriminate” bill HB 1523 being signed into Mississippi law by Governor Phil Bryant, Tena was moved to create the song, which is now available for download.<\/p>\n

Follow GLAAD for updates on how to take part in #MyMississippi<\/a> online and in person.<\/p>\n

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.@TenaClarkMusic<\/a> shares “My My Mississippi” with #TEDWomen<\/a> audience via @SFGMC<\/a> & #GlideEnsemble<\/a>! pic.twitter.com\/ZXB7seSpmo<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pat Mitchell (@patmitchell) October 28, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@IAarchitects<\/a> #TEDWomen<\/a> 175 singers Glide Memorial & SF Gay Men’s Chorus at dinner show – moving song about Mississippi discriminatory laws pic.twitter.com\/nZ1Wvu5KuW<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mary Lee Duff (@mlduff) October 28, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Listen to “My My Mississippi” on iTunes now<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Here are just some of the ways you can get involved, take action, and answer the question, “What is #MyMississippi?”:<\/strong><\/p>\n