Posted May 24, 20214 yr Lady Gaga Awarded Key to West Hollywood as Mayor Declares “Born This Way Day” Gaga was honored on the 10th anniversary of her album Lady Gaga’s album Born This Way celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, and to mark the occasion, the City of West Hollywood officially declared May 23 “Born This Way Day.” Gaga was also awarded the key to the city by West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey P. Horvath. “Thank you for encouraging us to love ourselves and be proud,” Horvath told Gaga. A street painting featuring the album’s title was also unveiled today to kick off West Hollywood’s Pride season. “Born This Way, my song and album, were inspired by Carl Bean, a gay black religious activist who preached, sung and wrote about being ‘Born This Way.‘ Notably his early work was in 1975, 11 years before I was born,” Gaga wrote. “Thank you for decades of relentless love, bravery, and a reason to sing. So we can all feel joy, because we deserve joy. Because we deserve the right to inspire tolerance, acceptance, and freedom for all.” https://pitchfork.com/news/lady-gaga-awarde...n-this-way-day/ :heart: :clap:
May 24, 20214 yr This is an incredible honour! So proud of her. 10 years on, this hugely inspirational and influential album is still changing lives :heart:
May 24, 20214 yr The fact that she could have kept TFM's more commercial sound on BTW, but instead she used her peak to spread the self-acceptance message that was so necessary for many at that time, love her.
May 24, 20214 yr I think no one was ready for me to make a statement for who I'm, they were maybe ready for a little bit more "The Fame Monster" [...] @1396844226315493378 The fact that she could have kept TFM's more commercial sound on BTW, but instead she used her peak to spread the self-acceptance message that was so necessary for many at that time, love her. I hadn't seen this video when I said that. Edited May 24, 20214 yr by Adelita
May 24, 20214 yr Author @1396635390539350020 Gosh I miss CLUBBING so much when watching these clips :snif:
May 24, 20214 yr She is on cloud 9 in these clips and looks so happy about it all. Not seen her unwind and enjoy herself like this in a while so it's great to see :wub:
