Humorous Wedding Speech By Pop Singer, Lady Gaga

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Pop singer, Lady Gaga, is known for her dramatic, artsy performances on stage, as well as her outlandish outfits off stage. However, many of you may not know that she is also a serious advocate for gay rights. The speech I chose to read was her speech given at Europride, Rome in June 2011, where Gaga declared, “It has become clear to me that my greater mission is to be part of the joyous mobilization of the LGBT community worldwide” (Vaiani, 2011).
The part that most stood out for me, while watching the YouTube video link of the speech, was when she criticized the U.S. government’s wishy-washy attitude towards gay rights, and that the denial of gay marriage can become a negative situation for so many families, globally. She further labeled