Panic! at the Disco singer Brendon Urie has announced a major partnership and $1 million donation intended to support LGBT youth.

The band is teaming up with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to help establish student-led Gender & Sexuality/Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) groups in high schools nationwide.

Urie will also personally donate $1 million to the effort through his human rights foundation, Highest Hopes Foundation.

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“For years my fans have inspired me with their determination and creativity as they have created a safe and inclusive community,” he said in a statement obtained by People magazine. “I felt the time had come for me to join them boldly, to bring that energy and power to bear on the huge challenges facing our whole society.”

The band is also planning to donate $1 for every ticket sold on their upcoming tour to the Highest Hopes foundation.

Everyone deserves a safe + inclusive community. The Highest Hopes Foundation is excited to join forces with @GLSEN, the first of many alliances to come. Together we'll give kids the support they need to create LGBTQ clubs in schools across America https://t.co/n4bS0pxvLn https://t.co/XP09znNtxI — Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) June 29, 2018

Urie said in his statement that the partnership with GLSEN “feels natural to the DNA” of Panic! at the Disco.

“Some of the most inspiring leaders out there right now have come from GSAs,” he said. “Working firsthand with GLSEN, student leaders everywhere, and all my fans, I want to make sure that every one of our future leaders out there has the support they need to form their own GSA and begin their work to make a better world.”