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Cyndi Lauper to LABT youth: lipstic reminds them of HIV/AIDS

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American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist Cyndi Lauper  is among a number of celebrities (like Lady Gaga , Nicky Minaj and Ricky Martin ) who have supported the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, which has raised $224 million to fight  HIV/AIDS. More to say that Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home for the Holidays will be presented Dec. 4 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan to help raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth homelessness.  “A lot of people are feeling bad about themselves, and when you’re a teenager you’re self destructive,” Lauper tells PEOPLE. “But what seems terrible now won’t be terrible 10 years down the line. It’s not as bleak as it looks. You’ll get through it. You are precious. Protect yourself.” Those words of caution come on World AIDS Day, a time to remember those who’ve lost their lives and those who are fighting to stay alive. “If you get yourself sick with AIDS, you’ll either be dead or living with AIDS,” Laupe...