{"id":110266,"date":"2023-06-26T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T18:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/?p=110266"},"modified":"2023-07-06T15:39:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T19:39:15","slug":"javier-munoz-artist-and-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2023\/06\/javier-munoz-artist-and-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Mu\u00f1oz: Artist and Activist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Javier Mu\u00f1oz<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Javier Mu\u00f1oz is a Broadway actor, best known for starring and co-creating the roles of Alexander Hamilton in the hit musical HAMILTON and Usnavi from IN THE HEIGHTS, both original Broadway casts. He is not only a renowned actor of stage, film, and television, but has also been an outspoken activist for LGBTQ+ rights and HIV\/AIDS for the last 31 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

From 2020-2022, he served on the Board of Directors of GMHC, the world\u2019s first HIV\/AIDS service organization and continues to support GMHC. In 2020, Javier became a member of the Board of Trustees for Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights Aids (BC\/EFA), one of the nation\u2019s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS organizations, providing funding for essential services for people living with HIV\/AIDS and supporting organizations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington DC. <\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2016, Javier has also served as a global ambassador for (RED), formed in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver to fight AIDS, and has traveled to sub-Saharan Africa to support their work on the ground. His LGBTQ+ activism has allowed him to partner with major organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, and The Point Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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