Lady Gaga sings Lennon’s Imagine to support gay rights
International
oi-Staff
London
(ANI):
Singer
Lady
Gaga
recently
performed
a
rendition
of
late
singer
John
Lennon"s
hit
'Imagine" to
pull
in
more
people
for
a
gay
right"s
march
through
the
streets
of
Washington
D.C.
The
'Poker
Face"
hitmaker
referred
to
late
student
Matthew
Shepard,
a
teen
who
died
in
1998
after
he
was
tortured
for
being
gay,
as
she
played
with
the
lyrics.
The
event
took
place
on
the
eve
of
the
protests
at
the
Human
Rights
Campaign's
official
dinner.
In
fact,
U.S.
President
Barack
Obama
who
told
the
audience
of
his
plans
to
allow
homosexuals
into
the
U.S.
military
preceded
Gaga
on
stage.
"I'm
honoured
to
be
opening
for
Lady
Gaga
tonight," the
Daily
Star
quoted
him
as
saying.
Gaga
also
joined
the
rally
next
day
and
took
part
in
a
street
demonstration
outside
the
White
House.