Mark Hoppus Protests 'Straight Pride' By Auctioning Bass For LGBTQ+ Charity

Every year, cities across the world throw a Pride parade in the month of June to march for LGBTQA+ people who are still fighting for protections that aren’t guaranteed to all people in the community and in honor of those who marched, rioted, and enacted change before them.

Sadly, a group of people in Boston — who don't actually understand the need for a Pride parade — has taken it upon themselves and decided to throw a "straight pride" at the end of August after filing a discrimination complaint with the city. *Enter the viral blinking GIF here.*

When blink-182's Mark Hoppus heard about what was going on, he took to Twitter to take a stand against the parade. The iconic bassist not only pledged to auction off a bass to raise money in protest, but he promised to match the final bid dollar-for-dollar. All of the money will be going straight to the Trevor Project; a national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

He wrote: "To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I’m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the @TrevorProject."

World Pride 2019 is on its way and iHeartPride is celebrating the monumental June celebration with all kinds of coverage. iHeartRadio, Z100 New York and 103.5 KTU are Presenting Media Sponsors for NYC Pride and we’re taking the milestone to heart with LGBTQ-focused coverage on everything from entertainment, politics and details on the summer festivities. After all, it does coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Stay tuned for more on World Pride 2019 and keep an eye out for our float in the Big Apple’s all accumulating parade on June 30th!

Hoppus has yet to share more details on the auction but if interested, keep an eye on his Twitter account.

The blink-182 frontman isn't the only one to support the LGBTQA+ community this month, lovelytheband has just released a Pride shirt to benefit the Ally Coalition and Walk The Moon has also released a full line of colorful rainbow merch for all your Pride parade needs!

Blink-182 is currently gearing up for a genre-bending summer tour with Lil Wayne; which starts in just a few weeks. Check out the dates below.

Blink-182 and Lil Wayne Tour Dates:

06-27 Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena

06-29 Hartford, CT, XFINITY Theatre

06-30 Atlantic City, NJ - Vans Warped Tour ^

07-01 Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

07-03 Indianapolis, IN - Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

07-05 Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium

07-06 Burgettstown, PA - KeyBank Pavilion

07-07 Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage ^

07-09 Holmdel, NJ - P.N.C. Bank Arts Center ^

07-10 Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center

07-11 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live

07-13 Bangor, ME - Darling's Waterfront Pavilion

07-16 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center

07-17 Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheatre

07-20 Virginia Beach, VA - Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

07-21 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion

07-23 Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion

07-25 West Palm Beach, FL - Coral Sky Amphitheatre

07-26 Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

07-27 Atlanta, GA - Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

07-29 Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place

07-31 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

08-01 Austin, TX - Austin360 Amphitheater

08-02 Dallas, TX - The Dos Equis Pavilion

08-04 El Paso, TX - Don Haskins Center ^

08-05 Phoenix, AZ - Ak-Chin Pavilion

08-07 San Diego, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

08-08 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum

08-27 Irvine, CA - FivePoint Amphitheatre

08-30 Portland, OR - Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

08-31 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre

09-02 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre

09-04 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center

09-06 Wichita, KS - Hartman Arena ^

09-07 Council Bluffs, IA - Stir Cove ^

09-08 Kansas City, MO - Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

09-10 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

09-13 Chicago, IL - Riot Fest ^

09-14 St. Louis, MO - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

09-16 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center

^ Blink-182 only

If you’re thinking about suicide, please call the Trevor Lifeline at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678. Available 24/7.

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