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Bea Arthur, the former Golden Girls star who died in April, left $300,000 in her will to the Ali Fornay Center, an organization that aids homeless gay youth. Arthur, a long-time champion of LGBT rights, was a generous supporter of the center. They plan to name one of their transitional residences in honor of Arthur.
Bea Arthur, the former Golden Girls and Maude star who died in April, left $300,000 in her will to the Ali Fornay Center, a New York organization that aids homeless gay youth.
Arthur, a long-time champion of LGBT rights, was a generous supporter of the center, which aids more than 1,000 youth each year. They plan to name one of their transitional residences in honor of Arthur.
"We work with hundreds of young people who are rejected by their families because of who they are," Executive Director Carl Siciliano said.
"We are overwhelmed with gratitude that Bea saw that LGBT youth deserve as much love and support as any other young person, and that she placed so much value in the work we do to protect them, and to help them rebuild their lives," he said.
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The Ali Forney Center offers emergency and transitional housing in seven residential sites in New York and operates two drop-in centers offering food, clothing, medical and mental health treatment, HIV services, and vocational and educational assistance.
The center was created in 2003 and named for Ali Forney, who was murdered in 1997.
Arthur was known for her award winning roles as Maude Findlay on the 1970s sitcoms All in the Family and Maude, and as Dorothy Zbornak on the 1980s sitcom The Golden Girls. She also won a Tony for her performance as Vera Charles in the original cast of Mame.
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