Ronlop 6,882 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Billboard Cover: Lady Gaga Gets Personal About Saving Troubled Teens -- 'I've Suffered Through Depression and Anxiety My Whole Life' Jamey Rodemeyer was a gay Lady Gaga fan from New York state. Bullied for his s-xuality, the 14-year-old became a kind of online activist against harassment, even filming an “It Gets Better” video. Then, on Sept. 18, 2011, he tweeted at Gaga before taking his own life: “Bye mother monster, thank you for all you have done.” Kids like Rodemeyer moved Gaga, 29, to establish the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit determined to show disenfranchised teens they weren’t alone -- the pop star herself had struggled with depression. “So many young people were saying, ‘How did you do it, Gaga?’ ” says her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, 61, who serves as the organization’s co-founder and president. “‘How did you overcome the issues you had?’ ” Born This Way first sponsored the Born Brave Bus Tour, a pop-up resource center that drew 150,000 visitors in two years. But more recently, the foundation has shifted its focus to peer support and preventive initiatives, including research on youth and mental health in a partnership with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, and in a forthcoming collaboration with the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which will be announced soon. Read more: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/6730027/lady-gaga-billboard-cover-born-this-way-foundation-depression-philanthropy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,100 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 They're such an inspiration This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Pinkman 4,660 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Yas a nice long read. Let me get perched and comfortable. It's science, bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 She acknowledged transgender people for the first time since the Born This Way song Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,621 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Everything about their friendship seems so genuine and unlike a lot of celebrity friendships. I remember reading about them just hanging out with each others families, having dinner and jamming on the piano. I remember when Elton had so,e very serious words to say to Gaga right before ARTPOP about surrounding yourself with sycophants, and lo and behold a few months later she splits with several of her team members and had one of the most difficult periods in her life. It was some tough love but i think it truly came from a place of caring and wisdom. It does make me sad to know that crazyga is sadga cause mang that's my s--t and why I stan for her but I dont want her to be sad My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway10 1,072 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 i can totally relate to Gaga about anxiety and depression some days you feel happy then sad trying hard to hide the feelings when you're around everyone acting like everything is fine but really deep down inside trying too hide emotions that wanna escape the past Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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