As Carl Siciliano can tell you, an endorsement from a "Golden Girl" can go a long way.
The Ali Forney Center's executive director gushes about his 2005 experience with Bea Arthur, best known to audiences as Dorothy Zbornak on the iconic 1980s sitcom. When she was first introduced to the center -- dedicated to providing a "safe, dignified, nurturing" environment for homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth -- the actress was so impressed, she agreed to reprise her one-woman Broadway show, raising more than $40,000 for the organization along with a personal donation.
It turned out to be a particularly fortuitous moment, as the actress quickly became too ill to continue her tour. "For me, Bea wasn't just an icon, she was a voice of progressive thinking," Siciliano recalled. "To have someone of her prominence and cultural significance care about us and our organization meant so much to me."
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