The life of Lady Gaga

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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.

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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

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