As June 1 opens LGBTQ Pride Month, Taylor Swift is helping set an early tone. The singer-songwriter published an open Instagram letter to Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander calling for U.S. Senate passage of the Equality Act, which would “protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in their places of work, homes, schools, and other public accommodations.”

The formerly politically-reticent Swift both acknowledged the start of Pride and added, “we also have a great distance to go before everyone in this country is truly treated equally.” Swift also called on her followers to to write their own home state politicians, saying, “I’ll be looking for your letters by searching the hashtag #lettertomysenator.” Apart from the threat of LGBTQ discrimination affecting Tennessee, however, Swift also made a rare acknowledgement of the Trump White House.

“I personally reject the President’s stance that his administration ‘supports equal treatment of all’ but that the Equality Act ‘in its current form is filled with poison pills that threaten to undermine parental and conscience rights.’ No,” her letter read. “One cannot take the position that one supports a community while condemning it in the next breath as going against ‘conscience’ or ‘parental rights.’ That statement implies that there is something wrong with being anything other than heterosexual and cisgender, which is an incredibly harmful message to send to a nation full of healthy and loving families with same-sex, non binary or transgender parents, sons or daughters.”

GLAAD CEO Kate Ellis thanked Swift for her outspoken address, responding, “In today’s divisive political and cultural climate, we need more allies like Taylor, who send positive and uplifting messages to LGBTQ people everywhere.” Swift is not generally known for being politically outspoken, though her October endorsement of Tennessee governor candidate Phil Bredesen (who lost, ultimately) was also rooted in supporting the state’s LGBTQ legislation.

“While there’s no information yet as to when the Equality Act will go before the Senate for a vote, we do know this: Politicians need votes to stay in office. Votes come from the people. Pressure from massive amounts of people is a major way to push politicians towards positive change,” Swift continued. She then pointed followers to her change.org petition urging senators to support the Equality Act.

“Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally,” she concluded, punctuating her statement with thirteen rainbow emojis.