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Blink-182<\/strong> and Simple Creatures<\/strong> frontman Mark Hoppus is going to auction off one of his bass guitars to benefit the Trevor Project.<\/p>\n The Trevor Project is a charity established to support the mental health of LGBTQ+ youth, through a series of crisis services.<\/p>\n Mark has also said he will match the auction price dollar for dollar, doubling the value of the donation.<\/p>\n He’s been inspired to do run the auction for charity off the back of the social discource which exploded on social media yesterday around demands for a Straight Pride Parade during Pride Month – the notion of which Mark called “utterly ridiculous”<\/em>.<\/p>\n Taking to Twitter, Mark shared “To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I\u2019m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the Trevor Project”.<\/em><\/p>\n To celebrate how utterly ridiculous a Straight Pride parade is, I\u2019m going to auction off one of my basses, match the final bid dollar-for-dollar, and donate all the money to the @TrevorProject<\/a>. \ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd<\/p>\n \u2014 mark hoppus.\ufffd\ufffd\ufe0f\u200d\ufffd\ufffd (@markhoppus) June 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Keep an eye on Mark’s Twitter for when the auction begins.<\/p>\n\n