Warhol Muse Holly Woodlawn Endows Fund for Trans Youth

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Warhol Muse Holly Woodlawn Endows Fund for Trans Youth

http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2016/2/15/warhol-muse-holly-woodlawn-endows-fund-trans-youth

By Cleis Abeni
February 15 2016 3:35 PM EST

Even after passing away from cancer last December 6, the Puerto Rican transgender actress and singer Holly Woodlawn is solidifying her legacy as a philanthropist. Her estate has established the Holly Woodlawn Memorial Fund for Transgender Youth at the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

"Holly Woodlawn's last wish was to establish a legacy in her name for youth at risk," says the Center's Chief Development Officer Bill McDermott in a statement to The Advocate. The fund, a joint project of Woodlawn's estate and the Center, will benefit a number of its programs, including Trans Pride L.A., Trans* Lounge, Transgender Economic Empowerment Project, and its trans health care services.
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One of my favorite songs from my youth, "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" by Lou Reed because of the lyrics about Holly.

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I'm very happy to hear this. Holly was one of my favorite people. Saw her in the movie 'Trash' in 1971. She was one of a kind.