GAGA DENIES USING GAY COMMUNITY
Pop sensation Lady Gaga has denied using the gay community and its battle for equality to sell more CDs.
Gaga has been a vocal supporter of LGBT equality and has often spoken out about issues such as the bullying of LGBT teens and the struggle for same-sex marriage rights.
“My love for my gay fans is just pure, authentic love for them as supporters of me from the beginning, and me feeling connected to their struggles as someone who is a part of their fight,” the 26-year-old singer, songwriter and performer said to the Advocate magazine.
“To say that I would use the gay community to sell records is probably one of the most ridiculous statements anyone can make about me as a person.”
She added: “I would say the top thing I think about every single day of my life, other than my fans, loving the music, and my family being healthy, is social justice and equality.”
Gaga recounted the story of meeting a young gay soldier while shopping at Best Buy.
“He was afraid that he would be discharged and that he would be judged or found out. [He said] that the fight in America against ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ and the fight for equality made him feel stronger and made him feel safe, and he gave me his service jacket,” she said.
“And we just held each other and cried. Anyone who says that I’m not genuine is not interested in overcoming this fight. That was such a pure and wonderful moment that we shared, and I remember thinking, There’s no album sale, no number 1, that could compete with this moment. That is what the fuck it’s all about. What the fuck it’s all about is if I can write one song that could change one person’s life.”
Gaga has sold around 20 million albums around the world.
Ja Sure. She so did us the gay angle, why not just admit it
Can Beyonc? Please Stand Up?. I know that it’s much easier seeing the bad in people than the good. Let me just tell you this; most of the popular female artists aren’t saying anything to defend gay folks. I’ve never heard Beyonc? defend gay marriage or any type of gay equality.
That is not to say that all these other divas are homophobic. It just goes to show that supporting gay rights can have a negative effect on an artists career. Most of the world is super homophobic. So I think it’s brave of Gaga to stand for gay rights. She is even more vocal than Madonna.
I’m very disappointed with Beyonc? in particular. She has a massive gay fan base, that spends millions on her products. Yet she is not brave enough to raise her voice and speak against the evil that is homophobia. If she can speak against racism, surely she can speak against gay hate.
If so, so what. Firstly, I don’t think she is using the gay angle. And secondly, even if her heart isn’t in it, she does publicly support gay rights and is trying to make a change. She helps give more exposure to gay rights and more acceptance to minorities.
gagalicious. let me get this right – so now she is using us gays? WTF – Gaga is the first lady of fag hags and has done more, said more for us gays (er sorry i forget…) us LGBTI’s than any other straight artists since Madonna.
She is flying our flag high and she has done so from the very beginning when the world wasn’t GAGA over her.
What is wrong with us that now we are pointing accusing fingers at one of our greatest allies and frineds!
Gaga for president!. Gaga has made me more vocal about being gay than ever before!
I have such respect for her and will follow her career until I die……
She is making me feel proud of who I am for the first time in my life.
Gaga BO!
Jealousy makes you nasty. I agree totally with her. What a rediculous statement. No celebrity has ever been so vocal about gay rights. She even pulled out of advertising deals (which could also have gotten her more money) because of the company’s homophobic attitude. And that was LONG before “Born this Way”. I think her intentions are genuine and real. And so what if she is selling millions of CD’s. Mama Monster is the best.