"We can't speech astir Pride Month without talking astir pain," she said. "There person been truthful galore harmful pieces of authorities that person enactment radical successful the LGBTQ and queer assemblage astatine risk. It's achy for everyone, each ally, each loved one, each idiosyncratic successful these communities, and that's wherefore I'm ever posting, ‘This is erstwhile the midterms are, this is erstwhile these important cardinal primaries are.'"

Reminding fans astir the value of voting, she emphasized, "We tin enactment arsenic overmuch arsenic we privation during Pride Month, but if we're not doing our probe connected these elected officials—are they advocates? Are they allies? Are they protectors of equality? Do I privation to ballot for them?"

Taylor's nationalist enactment for the LGBTQ+ assemblage is acold from a one-off. At June 2019's Wango Tango, astatine the commencement of Pride Month, Taylor reaffirmed her enactment for the community. Wearing a pastel rainbow outfit, she expressed enactment for adjacent emotion and rights. In the aforesaid year, she launched a petition supporting the Equality Act, urging her fans to basal unneurotic for just and adjacent treatment.

Further, to commemorate the 50th day of the historical Stonewall Riots, Taylor amazed her fans with an impromptu performance astatine the iconic Stonewall Inn conscionable 2 weeks later. Her single, "You Need to Calm Down," released astir the aforesaid time, featured an endorsement for the LGBTQ+ assemblage successful its upbeat lyrics. 

Joining her onstage was Modern Family prima Jesse Tyler Ferguson, an unfastened protagonist of the community. Together, they belted retired an energetic rendition of "Shake It Off," overmuch to the delight of the audience.

Jesse aboriginal tweeted astir the memorable night, praising Taylor for her unwavering support: "@taylorswift13, you are a gem. Thank you for everything you bash for the LGBTQ community. We [love] you!"