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Lady Gaga speaks out for LGBT rights in
Lebanon and the Middle East
By Dan Littauer, Executive Editor, 12.6.11
Rome
– Last night, Lady Gaga, the queer celebrity pop queen, sealed
EuroPride March in Rome with an inspiring call to governments to
defend LGBT rights and end discrimination and censorship.
"Today and every day we fight for
freedom. We fight for justice. We beckon for compassion,
understanding and above all we want full equality NOW," she
roared to a cheered by hundreds of thousands people at Rome’s
ancient Circus Maximus.
"We have the same DNA. We were
just 'born this way'," she said, using the title of her latest
hit album that was recently banned in Lebanon.
she said she was "angry" and
singled out several governments in Europe and the Middle East
she said discriminated against gays.
"I am aware that many countries
and governments worldwide still restrict their citizens from
reading about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) issues
and this is what means the most to me in my career. I want all
of your stories to be heard by the world," she said.
She mentioned Russia, Poland,
Lithuania, Hungary, Lebanon and governments in East Europe and
the Middle East.
"We stand here to demand an end
to intolerance," she cried out proceeding to sing some of her
songs whilst playing a grand piano.
All
this in dyed green hair and an outfit by the late fashion
designer Gianni Versace!