NewUsername 11,017 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (I made this topic back in 2020, but it was automatically archived last year. This now is the most recent, updated version ) Ever since the beginning of her career, Gaga has made it a priority to make the world a better place. Let's take a look at what causes she has already supported and how she's been using her platform to the fullest to raise awareness. 1. Through her music Born This Way was the first mainstream song to explicitly mention transgender people and advocates unapologetically for equality and LGBTQ+ rights. God makes no mistakes / I'm on the right track, baby / I was born this way. Furthermore, it talks about race and ethnicity: No matter black, white or beige / Chola or orient made. Born This Way Country Road Version: Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network Americano discusses the overturning of California's Proposition 8 and criticizes Arizona's immigration law: We fell in love, but not in court. If you love me we can marry on the west coast / On a Wednesday, en un verano en agosto. Along with Diane Warren, Gaga penned the powerful ballad Til It Happens To You for the documentary The Hunting Ground, a confronting PSA about sexual assault on college campuses. Angel Down was inspired by the tragic dead of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. 911 and Replay tackle the themes of mental health and PTSD 2. Born This Way Foundation After its creation in 2012, the Born This Way Foundation has launched plenty of projects and teamed up with several other organizations and companies: Spoiler Born Brave Bus Tour Office Depot: Be Brave Body Revolution Starbucks Cups Of Kindness Staples Inc. California Wildfires World Kindness Day: SoulCycle/Zappos California firefighters + The American Red Cross Shelter SoulCycle Chicago SoulCycle NY Youth Mental Health First Aid Cooking for LA Fire Department Yorkville Fire Department Teen Mental Health Haus Labs donations for Mental Health Awareness Month https://www.instagram.com/p/B_p_4VXlnD4/ World Mental Health Day op-ed with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for The Guardian The Love Project Monster High Doll LGBTQ+ youth homeless charity The Albert Kennedy Trust LGBTQ+ youth homeless center Ali Forney Hurricane Harvey Relief Team Rubicon Empathy Rocks Fundraiser Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community Oreo WELL Health-Safety Rating Lamborghini -> Together Rising, One Spirit, Al Otro Lado GT's Living Foods Kombucha Dom Pérignon https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHwnnvJz70/ Versace for Pride Month Schiaparelli Subway Surfers Westfield Love For Sale performance - optional donations for the free tickets The Power of Kindness Chromatica x Crunchroll Merch Cotton On Jack.org 3. Black Lives Matter In May 2020, following the brutal murder of George Floyd, Gaga raised her voice for the Black Lives Matter movement: Spoiler Instagram posts https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAF5NyFQVP/ Instagram take over https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCE8QOlid5/ Blackout Tuesday #TheShowMustBePaused [ ] Class of 2020 Speech Yolanda Denise King "Higher Ground" Award 4. Fight against COVID-19 As a response to the COVID-19 crisis, Gaga reached out to help by curating One World: Together at Home, in partnership with WHO and Global Citizen, raising a whopping $127,9 million. Spoiler Haus Labs profits donations https://www.instagram.com/p/B9z5hmdl0wI/ Cookies for hospital workers (can't find the tweet anymore) Billboards Global Goal: Unite for Our Future Postmates "COVID-19 explained" short Live Nation: Crew Nation 5. St. Paul Gilette Children's Hospital 6. Special Olympics: Chicago Polar Plunge 7. Operation Smile 2015, 2016 8. UNICEF South Africa Peru 9. Visiting an orphanage in India 10. The Clinton Foundation 11. Visiting slum in Rio 12. It Gets Better Project (Google Chrome) + Jamey Rodemeyer 13. Lupus Foundation of America 14. The Trevor Project 15. Hands Up For Marriage Equality 16. One America Hurricane Relief 17. Save The Children + The American Red Cross: We Pray for Japan Tsunami Relief bracelets + Makuhari Messe show 18. Artists Against Fracking 19. Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal 4THE4K Rally SLDN Randy Shilts Visibility Award MTV Video Music Awards 20. Sean Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy 21. amfAR Gala 2010, 2015 22. Elton John AIDS Foundation White Tie and Tiara Ball Love Bravery (in partnership with Born This Way Foundation) Academy Awards Pre-Party Oscars Viewing Party 23. Human Rights Campaign 24. Alicia Keys Keep A Child Alive Digital Life Sacrifice 25. British Fashion Council: Education Foundation Swarovski Stickers 26. It's On Us 27. Heads Together 28. Robin Hood Gala 29. Virgin Mobile RE*Generation 30. Odyssey Charter School 31. Europride 32. NYC Pride Parade/Rally 2013, 2018, 2019 33. Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour 34. WellChild 35. Haiti Earthquake T-shirts 36. Orlando shooting LA Vigil + open letter to US Congress 37. (RED) Personalized Song 38. MusiCares 2014, 2015 39. Protection of human rights by criticizing Trump: #WontBeErased + calling out Mike Pence during Enigma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA0vNLVsHJU 40. March For Our Lives 41. Screen Actors Guild Foundation 42. Children In Need 2009, 2011 43. Grammy Foundation 44. Save The Children: I'm Gonna Be Your Friend 45. World Mental Health Day (+ see Born This Way Foundation) 46. The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief 47. National Equality March 48. M·A·C Cosmetics AIDS Fund VIVA GLAM 2009, 2010, 2011 + see amfAR 49. Russia's gay propaganda law 50. World Water Day 51. Obama anti-bullying event + open letter 52. US Conference of Mayors 53. Starlight Children's Foundation: Royal Children's Hospital 54. NIVA 55. The Me You Can't See 56. Exploring the Arts Westfield Love for Sale performance - optional donations for the free tickets Love For Sale palette 57. Shelter for sexually abused victims in Peru 58. Lupus Research Alliance 59. Harvard Foundation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julz 5,676 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Wow..what a compilation. Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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