The Big Queer Energy of Lady Gaga s Born This Way, 10 Years Later
When Born This Way dropped a decade ago, Nicole Froio felt drawn to the album but didn t know why. A decade later, she reflects on the queer vanguard the record ushered into her life.
In 2011, Lady Gaga’s album
Born This Way marked a new era of queer music and performance. Released during the pop diva s prime after her smash-hit album
The Fame and its reissue EP,
The Fame Monster, Gaga’s second studio album was highly anticipated and sold more than one million copies in its first week. For me, a 21-year-old woman whose desires for other women were locked away beyond my reach,