Lady GaGa has taken it to the podium to voice her protest over 1993 policy, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which prohibits service members from revealing if they're gay. Dressing in a dark suit and a patriotic stars-and-stripes tie while wearing big black-rimmed glasses, the "Poker Face" singer joined a protest march which took place in Deering Oaks Park, Portland, Maine on Monday, September 20.
"I spent 48 hours trying to find the perfect thing to say," GaGa began her protest. "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will defend the Constitution of the U.S. ... bear true faith and allegiance... I will obey the order of president of the United States and officers appointed over me... So help me God... Unless there is a gay solider in my unit, sir."
"If you are not honorable enough to fight without prejudice, go home," GaGa further stated, during the rally which was organized by...
"I spent 48 hours trying to find the perfect thing to say," GaGa began her protest. "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will defend the Constitution of the U.S. ... bear true faith and allegiance... I will obey the order of president of the United States and officers appointed over me... So help me God... Unless there is a gay solider in my unit, sir."
"If you are not honorable enough to fight without prejudice, go home," GaGa further stated, during the rally which was organized by...
- 9/21/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
In spite of Dadt vote stalling in Senate, supporters of repeal say Gaga's tireless advocacy has garnered issue global recognition.
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga speaks in in Portland, Maine on Monday
Photo: Cliff Kucine/ Getty Images
There are many different ways for celebrities to leverage their notoriety to help a cause. They can play a concert, write a check, make a PSA or, as in the case of actor Sean Penn, live in a meager tent in an earthquake-ravaged country for six months and run their own relief organization. But few stars have given as much in as short a time as Lady Gaga has to the cause of repealing the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
"The reality is that on Saturday night we were looking at what we could do on Monday, knowing that even if we sent out an alert to our base of 80,000 supporters,...
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga speaks in in Portland, Maine on Monday
Photo: Cliff Kucine/ Getty Images
There are many different ways for celebrities to leverage their notoriety to help a cause. They can play a concert, write a check, make a PSA or, as in the case of actor Sean Penn, live in a meager tent in an earthquake-ravaged country for six months and run their own relief organization. But few stars have given as much in as short a time as Lady Gaga has to the cause of repealing the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
"The reality is that on Saturday night we were looking at what we could do on Monday, knowing that even if we sent out an alert to our base of 80,000 supporters,...
- 9/21/2010
- MTV Music News
Lady GaGa is to appear at a Maine political rally to advocate the repeal of the Us military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. The 'Bad Romance' singer will reportedly attend an event at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland campus on Monday to support the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, according to The AP. The group's spokesperson Trevor Thomas said that GaGa will (more)...
- 9/20/2010
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
A colleague of Claire Winton Burn has denied that she is a homewrecker. The 31-year-old MasterChef Australia contestant, who has made the final ten on the cookery show, was recently reported as stealing lover Trevor Thomas away from his wife Narelle and 22-month-old daughter Holly. A source told New Idea magazine: "There are always two sides to every story. Everyone was sad [Trevor and Narelle's] marriage didn't work out but it's not always (more)...
- 7/2/2010
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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