Lady Gaga and the gay community seem to go together like PB&J, but the pop star has recently been criticized for exploiting her LGBT fans to sell records — a “ridiculous” claim Gaga isn’t taking lightly.
“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,” Gaga tells The Advocate.
Gaga, who admits in the interview that she considers herself a member of the LGBT community — specifically, “the ‘B’ letter” — says anyone claiming that she’s using the gay community to help bolster record sales is absurd.
“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,” Gaga says. “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.”
She goes on to recall a recent interaction she had with a young gay man in the military who told her that America’s fight for equality has given him hope — and he gave her his service jacket as a symbol of his thanks.
“We just held each other and cried,” Gaga says. “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 f**k it’s all about. What the f**k it’s all about is if I can write one song that could change one person’s life.”
Gaga, who is currently in Tawian promoting her ‘Born This Way’ album, also touches upon the true meaning behind the title track in the interview.
“[‘Born This Way’] not about just being born in one moment; it’s about being reborn over and over again until you find and become that unique and special person inside of you that is the most brave and the most sure and the most ready to take on the world,” she says. “And I was born this way. And that’s who I am.”
“Some people weren’t born to wear masks, but I was. I was born to wear masks and wigs and fashion. To express myself through my clothing and my performance art, and that’s who I am. And the song is meant to be liberating not only from an individual perspective but from a creative perspective.”
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