Caitlyn Jenner headed for Cleveland during GOP convention

Caitlyn Jenner has been invited to Cleveland to help provide counterprogramming during the Republican Convention.

She told the Daily Beast she'll take part in a July 20th Q&A session organized by LGBT conservatives and moderated by Margaret Hoover of the nonprofit American Unity Fund. The high-profile Republican's will promote the need for her party to be more welcoming to her community during the event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

She has not made plans to attend any official events at the Republican convention, which runs July 18 to 21.

“The party conventions are like the political Olympics, and I’m excited to be headed to Cleveland to stand with my fellow LGBT Republicans and allies,” Jenner said in a statement given to the website. “As a proud Republican and transgender woman, I want to support courageous Republicans who advocate for LGBT freedom. Our country’s nondiscrimination laws must be updated and this cannot be achieved without bipartisan support. Congress needs to act, along with almost 30 Republican states, to update our nondiscrimination laws. I want to do my part to persuade more Republicans to support freedom for millions of LGBT Americans."

“When we lobby in the states in our state campaigns, legislators ask us about her,” Hoover told the Daily Beast. “She wants to help on LGBT issues, and to help change hearts and minds in the GOP.”