Katy Perry isn't letting Hillary Clinton's electoral defeat stop her from using her voice (and money) for a good cause. Case in point: her recent contribution to Planned Parenthood, a nonprofit organization that provides reproductive health services.
On Nov. 12, the pop titan took to Instagram to share a photo of her $10,000 donation to the organization and reflected on how important the resource was to her as a teenager.
"I am making a public donation to Planned Parenthood for the teenage me who made several visits to first a clinic in Santa Barbara and then Los Angeles, CA to educate myself on my sexual health, a subject I had little to no information on because of my sheltered upbringing," she wrote in the lengthy message.
Perry went on to reveal that she had "no idea" how things worked "down there" and the organization helped educate her about her body and reproductive health.
"Since then, I have been able to focus wholeheartedly on bringing messages of strength and becoming a voice for others. Without this education, I may have had a different life path," she continued. "That is just my experience, but I know Planned Parenthood's broader range of services can sometimes be the only medical support low-income families ever see. I know what it's like to need help. I came from a lower- to middle-class family and never grew up with the option of health insurance. I remember having 13 cavities as a teenager, and the best option my parents could come up with was to try and take me to Mexico because we couldn't afford anything in California.
"I am grateful for and stand in support of Planned Parenthood for giving Katheryn Hudson the knowledge to plan, and for continuing to be a haven for women to learn all options for their future."
Original article by James Dinh at iHeartRadio