
“…I’m also a little bit jet-lagged so if I start crying or anything, it’s only because I’ve been traveling a lot. But I just feel like, so many people have been protesting and it really doesn’t bother me truly because I know that there has to be change, you know? But for all those kids all over the world that take their lives when they’re so young because they feel bullied or they’re afraid because they’re gay and they don’t wanna tell anybody, don’t you think that some of us should fucking stand up and say the goddamn truth?! It’s true. It’s not about the music. It’s not about anything. It’s not about my clothes. It’s not about having hit records. It’s the fucking goddamn truth that people in the world need to be free of who they are and be proud and feel valuable no matter where they live.” - Lady GaGa (May 21, 2012, Manila)