'This community has fought and continued to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance and the most relentless bravery. You are the definition of courage.' Watch ladygaga's speech at Pride Live's Stonewall Day Concert
However, it was an impassioned, nearly 15-minute oration from Lady Gaga and a surprise performance from Alicia Keys that stole the show.
The superstar — whose non-profit Born This Way Foundation benefits LGBTQ youth — went on to say that "some people,, don't consider me a part of this community." Although Gaga said that she "[likes] girls sometimes," she would "never degrade the fight you have all endured, the adversity that you have all been through to truly be seen, to be heard, or the struggles that you've been through to love yourselves and to seek that love from other people.
"Many, but not all of course, are aware of their ability to discover and name their own sexual identities, their own gender identities," said Gaga. "They are finding themselves and they are not as afraid. And you did that, you created that space."performance at the Apollo Theater
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