She's an international popstar, LGBTQ+ icon, and she belted out the National Anthem at Joe Biden's inauguration.
This is the story of Lady Gaga.
This is the story of Lady Gaga.
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00:00Right now is time for action. It's time to muster all of our energy every ounce of us
00:30I
00:40Didn't come from
00:45Very much I
00:47had to struggle and fight to
00:51Become the woman that I am today
01:01You
01:11When I was younger I was so insecure and I was bullied in school and I didn't believe in myself
01:17But when I turned 19
01:19I decided that I wanted to be a musician and I hit the ground running and I was pounding the pavement in New York City
01:26Banging on every door to get a job to sing anywhere that I could
01:31I
01:53Am a gay rights activist and a social justice activist I
01:57Believe in the power of music to change people's lives
02:13Despite the political advances made in terms of our rights and visibility as an LGBT people
02:20Sadly the truth and the fact is that homophobia and anti-gay violence and bullying are alive and real
02:27I
02:58I
03:01Can't help but feel that this level of hatred like all
03:09Prejudicial crimes
03:12This is an attack on humanity itself
03:28You
03:35Only statements that I'll be making during the halftime show are the ones that I have been consistently making throughout my career
03:42I believe in a passion for inclusion. I believe in the spirit of equality
03:58I
04:00There is an element and a very strong piece of me that believe believes that pain is a microphone and
04:09If my pain really does me no good unless I transform it into something that is
04:14You
04:26For someone that
04:27Doesn't necessarily feel safe that vulnerable all the time. It was such a special experience with him
04:34He made me just feel so free and at the same time
04:38He is so laser focused while he's working and such a visionary
04:42So I I got to I got to live my dream
04:46I've always wanted to be an actress and there can be a hundred people in the room and 99 don't believe in you and you
04:52Just need one to believe in you and that was him. So I'm very lucky to be here
05:13You
05:20When this Oscar was handed to me tonight, I looked right in the eyes of it and
05:27I saw a lot of pain. I
05:29Saw all the things that I've been through
05:42You
06:12You
06:29What's very important this has happened
06:31For all of us that we celebrate and we highlight the the singular kind
06:37Global community that is arising right now, too. We want to highlight the gravity of this
06:44historical
06:45Unprecedented cultural movement and three we want to celebrate and encourage the power of the humans
07:07You
07:12Bring your neighbor a
07:14member of your family and
07:17together
07:18Cast a vote for your country and be willing to do whatever it takes to stand up for what you believe in
07:26You
07:36This is a very special special day a
07:41Day where a lot of people who have felt like we were living in a
07:49State of terror and aggression all the time that it's over
07:57You can
08:00You can feel warm now
08:26You