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,
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Jojo Siwa has told fans she’s the “happiest” she’s “ever been” since coming out as queer.
The former
Dance Moms star, who has built a career around her colorful hair bows and catchy songs and dance routines, had been posting numerous things on social media that suggested she was planning to go public with her sexuality – including wearing a “best gay cousin ever” T-shirt and lip-syncing along to
Born This Way.
But on Saturday (January 23, 2021), she went live on Instagram to tell fans: “Personally, I have never, ever, ever been this happy before and it feels really awesome. I’ve been happy for a little bit now. It’s just so, so, so awesome. You guys probably haven’t seen me this happy since I was on tour.”