Los
Angeles:
Pop
star
Lady
Gaga
gave
a
speech
and
participated
in
Gay
Pride
kick-off
rally
to
support
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual
and
transgender
(LGBT)
community.
The
27-year-old
took
to
the
stage,
here,
Friday.
"I'm
here
tonight
to
honour
my
heroes
and
luckily
I
have
many
to
look
up
to
-
and
many
to
look
at
tonight.
We
want
nothing
less
than
every
other
American," femalefirst.co.uk
quoted
Gaga
as
saying.
"We
are
not
a
niche,
we
are
part
-
a
big
giant
part
-
of
humanity.
We
are
the
continuum.
We
are
ongoing.
We
continue
the
spirit
of
the
first
official
Gay
rally
in
1970
in
New
York,
one
year
after
Stonewall,"
she
said.
"And
although
this
weekend
is
a
time
for
victory,
I
am
a
citizen
of
New
York
and
I
demand
the
right
to
safe
streets;
the
violence
that
has
taken
place
against
LGBTs
is
unacceptable,
here
and
anywhere.
Enough
is
enough,"
she
added.
Gaga
also
said
that
her
past
experiences
of
being
bullied
had
made
her
all
the
more
determined
to
set
an
example
to
struggling
teens.
"I
wasn't
naturally
thin
like
most
of
my
female
classmates.
My
Italian
heritage
showed
its
stronghold
in
my
nose
and
I
found
it
very,
very
hard
during
this
time
to
maintain
any
healthy
friendships
and
healthy
sense
of
self,"
she
said.
"I'm
here
for
the
youth
and
to
be
a
visible
figure
for
them,
to
help
them
become
the
best
individuals
they
can,
with
no
limits
on
their
potential,
their
future,"
she
added.
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