Singer Jennifer Holliday made headlines a few days ago when it was announced that she would perform a concert at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Holliday’s decision troubled many of her fans, who believed she was an ally for the LGBT community.

In an open letter provided to The Wrap, the Broadway star said she was no longer performing, and apologized for having been “uneducated on the issues that affect every American at this crucial time in history and for causing such dismay and heartbreak to my fans.”

“I was honestly just thinking that I wanted my voice to be a healing and unifying force for hope through music to help our deeply polarized country,” she wrote. “Regretfully, I did not take into consideration that my performing for the concert would actually instead be taken as a political act against my own personal beliefs and be mistaken for support of Donald Trump and Mike Pence.”

She explained that she came to her final decision after reading a Daily Beast article entitled “Jennifer Holliday Will Perform at Trump’s Inauguration, Which Is Heartbreaking to Gay Fans.” The article explains that her Inauguration Day concert was “an act that seems to defy everything her most passionate supporters stand for, and even issues she herself has supported throughout her career.”

The Dreamgirls star said that she thought at first her performance would be in keeping with her tradition of being a “bi-partisan songbird,” but after the backlash from her fans she knew she needed to reconsider. “Please know that I HEAR YOU and I feel your pain,” she said. “The LGBT Community was mostly responsible for birthing my career and I am deeply indebted to you . . . You have loved me faithfully and unconditionally and for so many years you provided me with work even though my star had long since faded.”

The remaining acts in the Inauguration Day festivities, called the “Make America Great Again Welcome Celebration,” include 3 Doors Down, Toby Keith, Lee Greenwood, and others.