Lady Gaga Says She Wanted to 'Be Protective and Loving' to the Trans Community with 2025 Grammys Speech

Mar. 15, 2025

Lady Gaga in Los Angeles in May 2024.Photo:Virisa Yong/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Virisa Yong/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community remains a priority forLady Gaga.

In a new interview on the iHeartPodcast showLas Culturistas, the “Born This Way” superstar, 38, reflected onspeaking out in support of the transgender communitywhile accepting the best pop duo/group performance award at the 2025 Grammys for “Die with a Smile” withBruno Mars.

Thelongtime LGBTQ+ advocatetoldLas Culturistashosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers the powerful moment was an “absolute privilege” for her.

“I promised myself that if I won a Grammy that night, I was gonna say something that was in support of something that is so, so important, which is to be protective and loving to a community that is experiencing violence,” she said.

“It’s my privilege to be a part of this community, and it’s the language that we speak to each other,” added Gaga, directing her attention to queer people. “Thank you for teaching me so much about the world. I couldn’t be the person that I am without the stories of all of the people that I’ve met — and their authenticity and their realness.”

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars in Los Angeles in February 2025.JC Olivera/WireImage

JC Olivera/WireImage

The “Abracadabra” artist spoke about having “so many gay friends” who share their “truth” with her, which she sees as “a real gift.”

“This is my privilege to be a part of [the LGBTQ+ community], and I know I wouldn’t be the same,” continued Gaga, before declaringBorn This Wayas “easily my favorite album that I ever created.”

Released in 2012, the album — and especially its title track — served to uplift and celebrate LGBTQ+ people and drew from Gaga’s own experiences with them in its lyrics.

Lady Gaga in Los Angeles in February 2025.Phil McCarten/CBS/Getty

Phil McCarten/CBS/Getty

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“Born This Waywas a mixture of the inspiration of the queer community, my love of the queer community, as well as this techno-rock, electro-rock, underground New York metal scene that I was a part of,” she said. “That blender is truly what makes meme, and it still is.”

Gaga, whose new albumMayhemis out now, then declared, “I think this is an important time for us all to be real with each other and ask for what we need from each other.”

source: people.com