Fans are urging Beyoncé, Radiohead and Kendrick Lamar who are headlining the upcoming Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to donate their proceeds to LGBTQ charities and organisations.

A petition made by Lauren L on Care2.com is asking the performers to pass the fees they earn from the festival on to pro-LGBTQ groups and causes such as The Trevor Project, the Human Rights Campaign and Trans Lifeline.

The petition came about after Philip Anschutz, owner of Coachella, was accused of being a major donor to anti-LGBTQ organisations in the U.S. after the official lineup was released online.

Anschutz has reportedly donated huge sums to organisations such as the Alliance Defending Freedom, Family Research Council (FRC), and the National Christian Foundation, which are fighting to take away LGBTQ rights and promote faith-based discrimination.

The petition is currently going towards its 10,000 goal.

‘As a transgender woman and advocate for the LGBTQ community, my genuine hope is that these artists can turn a bad situation into a positive one,’ Care2 LGBTQ issues advocate Sarah Rose told Billboard. ‘I’m a diehard music fan and a musician myself, and I strongly believe that music shouldn’t be used as a means to discriminate.’

Anschutz has since spoken out, refuting the claims that he’s homophobic and supporting anti-LGBTQ works.

‘Recent claims published in the media that I am anti-LGBTQ are nothing more than fake news – it is all garbage. I unequivocally support the rights of all people without regard to sexual orientation,’ he told LA Times.

He assured that his family of companies ‘do not tolerate discrimination in any form,’ and that he would be working to check where the monies are going.

‘Neither I nor the Foundation fund any organization with the purpose or expectation that it would finance anti-LGBTQ initiatives, and when it has come to my attention or the attention of The Anschutz Foundation that certain organisations either the Foundation or I have funded have been supporting such causes, we have immediately ceased all contributions to such groups,’ he affirmed.

You can sign the petition here.