Lady Gaga Asks Fans to be Respectful of People’s Pronouns
Lady Gaga took to the stage at a New York City concert on Monday to tell fans they should ask people what pronouns they use.
“I have learned so much over the years from all my fans. I feel so blessed, thank you for showing me and teaching me,” she said.
“I’ve learned something very important to those people now, and I wish to share this with everyone who’s listening, not just in this theatre, but around the world.
“Ask the question: ‘What is your pronoun?’
“Because for a lot of people, it’s really hard,” the long-time LGBT-supporter elaborated, “their pronouns aren’t respected or they’re not asked, and for me I’ve grown and changed over the years in a lot of different ways — I’ve felt misunderstood in different ways.
“All our hardships are different; I don’t mean to compare; I just mean to say we’re in this together, and I’ve had a million reasons to want to give up, and sometimes if you’re lucky you just need one good reason to stick around.”
The clip has since been shared across Twitter and Facebook. Gaga also takes time to honour Marsha P. Johnson, who threw the first brick at the Stonewall Riots: “On Friday, the 50th anniversary of Stonewall. That was when our community said enough is enough. All hail to so many, including Miss Marsha P. Johnson. What bravery, what courage.
“It’s Pride week. I wish it could exist 365 days of the year, but I’ll take a f**king global week."
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