User:Stephenjamesx/Lady Gaga as LGBT icon
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American recording artist Lady Gaga (born March 28, 1986) is revered an LGBT icon by both the LGBT community and critics alike.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Since her prominence in pop music, Gaga has garnered a substantial gay following and attributes much of her initial success to her gay fans. A recognized ally of the LGBT community, Gaga – herself bisexual – continues to be an advocate for the community both personally and through her music, fashion, performance, music videos and demonstrations.
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Her debut album The Fame (2008) contains the song "Poker Face" whose lyrics speak about playing with one's bisexuality while her most recent album Born This Way (2011) deals with a legion of modern social issues including LGBT-related themes and comprises the eponymous song "Born This Way" which was hailed a gay anthem. "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 has stated. "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."[10]
Embracing same-sex love, Gaga has regularly spoken out against prejudice and discrimination, including that against homosexuality, on a variety of occasions. Opposed to the fantasy of her performance art, she notes that her performance as an LGBT activist is "rooted" and "real."[11] She acknowledges her "tremendous" gay fan base[12] and has stated that "I'm always gonna be the most supportive chick on the planet of the gay community."[1] Responding extremely positively to her loyal and up-lifting LGBT following,[13] Gaga believes that there is "no fucking spirit in the world like in the gay community."[1]
Upon her attraction of her gay fans, she has labelled them "the greatest accomplishment of my life" in addition to believing that "gay culture is at the very essence of who I am" and confessing that "I will fight for women and for the gay community until I die."[14] Gaga has opined, "I feel a moral obligation to defend my fanbase and make the world a better place" yet has acknowledged that "I am just part of the voice" of LGBT rights.[15] In addition, she has professed that her reverence as an LGBT icon is "a really, really tall order and quite a description."[5]
Gaga has accrued the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist twice in addition to wining the Trevor Hero Award in 2011[16] and being nominated for the Stonewall Award for Hero of the Year the same year.[17] She was also named the most powerful LGBT person on Twitter in 2012.