Taylor Swift extended support for LGBTQ rights in her home state of Tennessee by donating $113,000 to Tennessee Equality Project (TEP). The company has been working to keep state lawmakers from passing a series of bills that Swift and others characterise as a "slate of hate".

The singer, 29, also penned a handwritten note on why she felt so "inspired by the work" they do. TEP's executive director, Chris Sanders, posted a photo of Swift's letter on the organisation's Facebook page and praised the singer for her gift. "I'm so inspired by the work you do, specifically in organising the recent petition of Tennessee faith leaders standing up against the 'slate of hate' in our state legislature," Swift began her letter.