Showing posts with label Lady Gaga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lady Gaga. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Gaga Debuts “Government Hooker”

By Advocate.com Editors

Lady Gaga made her runway debut in Paris at the Thierry Mugler fashion show, strutting like a natural down the catwalk, according to critics. She also took the opportunity to premiere a new song, “Government Hooker.”

Models walked down the runway to the new track and her current hit, “Born This Way.”

Click here to listen to the new track and watch video below.

Also, click here to enter to win a chance to see Lady Gaga live in Miami.



SOURCE

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Before “Born This Way”

The Advocate counts down 13 other great LGBT empowerment anthems that preceded Lady Gaga’s latest.

By Advocate.com Editors

The unprecedented pre-release anticipation for Lady Gaga’s latest single “Born This Way” owed as much to its being touted as "the next great gay anthem" as it did to Gaga-mania. When the song, which the superstar claims to have composed in 10 minutes, finally arrived last Friday, some fans rejoiced while others were underwhelmed. But whether you love it or don't quite hate it, let’s give the lady her due. “Born This Way” is one of the few mainstream anthems that unapologetically embraces queerness. Just try to name another chart topper with “transgender” in its lyrics.

For decades we’ve appropriated countless songs as our own, reading gay subtext into vague lyrics, empathizing with the longing in Judy’s “Over the Rainbow,”  the exuberant joy of The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men" or relating to the painful isolation in Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own,” but few actually wave a flag to flaunt our individualism. Here are a few favorites that do.  Read more here....

Saturday, January 8, 2011

What’s Brewing: Chick-fil-A downplays anti-gay sponsorship; Gates on DADT repeal; Lady Gaga

by John Wright



1. Chick-fil-A is attempting to downplay its sponsorship of two upcoming events hosted by the anti-gay Pennsylvania Family Institute, releasing a statement Thursday on Facebook saying a “local operator” had simply agreed to provide greasy-ass food. In the meantime, however, LGBT blogs have uncovered several additional connections between the company and anti-gay groups. Fool me once …

2. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the Pentagon is moving fast to end “don’t ask don’t tell,” with military leaders expected to begin training troops on the change “in a very few weeks.” The troop training is part of a three-step process outlined by Gates on Wednesday in his first public comments about DADT since President Barack Obama signed the bill repealing the policy.

3. Lady Gaga unveils Polaroid sunglasses that take photos, video (video above).

source