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<\/a><\/p>\nWith lyrics like “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen” and “No matter gay, straight or bi\/ Lesbian, transgendered life\/ I’m on the right track, baby\/ I was born to survive,” it’s clear that Lady Gaga is singing for those in the LGBT community who feel disenfranchised on her new track “Born This Way.”<\/p>\n
“This one has more gay anthem element than most gay friendly songs,” says Gabe Liedman, comedian and pop-culture. “It calls out every color of the rainbow, like specifically, vocally. Everything’s in there. It’s got it all and it’s got a beat. It’s familiar, but it’s new. It’s Gaga. She’s got something in there for everyone, so hopefully people are into it … I think you’re getting a lot of bang for your buck, a lot of big gay noise that’s going on.”<\/p>\n
9 – Zachary Quinto kemur \u00fat<\/h2>\n
In October, the Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto came out as gay. On his blog, Quinto wrote that the recent suicide of gay 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer had spurred him to be open.<\/p>\n Don Lemon, the CNN anchorman who appears in 100 million US homes also came out at the age of 45.<\/p>\n In September, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself after suffering homophobic bullying. He had blogged regularly about being taunted at school and messages were left on his Formspring account calling him \u201cgay and ugly\u201d and encouraging him to kill himself.<\/p>\n In November, local police said no charges would be faced by those who had allegedly bullied the teenager.<\/p>\n Lady Gaga called for a \u201claw for Jamey\u201d to ban bullying, saying: \u201cI am meeting with our president. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it.\u201d She later announced the launch of the Born This Way Foundation.<\/p>\n Den kun 15-\u00e5rige Sarah, der er sprunget ud som lesbisk for \u00e5ben sk\u00e6rm, er blevet et forbillede for unge piger. Selvom hun kun er 15 \u00e5r, er X Factor-deltageren Sarah allerede et forbillede for mange unge danske piger. For pigen med rock-attituden, det korte h\u00e5r og den dybe stemme, har i fuld offentlighed og for \u00e5ben sk\u00e6rm erkendt, at hun er lesbisk.<\/p>\n Det har resulteret i utallige henvendelser fra piger p\u00e5 hendes egen alder, der vil vide, hvor hun har modet fra. – Der er mange, der skriver, at det er sejt, og at det er flot, at jeg t\u00f8r \u00e5bne mig s\u00e5 meget, siger Sarah og forts\u00e6tter.<\/p>\n – Der er nogle, der har skrevet, at jeg er et forbillede for dem, fordi jeg t\u00f8r st\u00e5 ved mig selv. Men for mig var det at springe ud ikke bare noget, jeg turde. Det var noget, jeg kun kunne g\u00f8re, fordi jeg hviler i mig selv, siger Sarah, der er \u00f8nsker, at hendes \u00e5benhed kan inspirere andre til at f\u00e5 de sv\u00e6re ting sagt.<\/p>\n Hun har ogs\u00e5 v\u00e6ret meget \u00e5ben omkring sit behov for at f\u00e5 sin fars accept, og det er noget, der har ramt danskerne lige i hjertekulen.<\/p>\n – Mange skriver, at de fik t\u00e5rer i \u00f8jnene, da jeg fortalte om mit forhold til min far, siger hun.<\/p>\n Og fordi danskerne gider at bruge tid p\u00e5 at fort\u00e6lle hende, hvor sej, de synes, hun er, s\u00e5 g\u00f8r Sarah ogs\u00e5 meget ud af at f\u00e5 svaret alle dem, der skriver til hende – b\u00e5de p\u00e5 hendes fanside og p\u00e5 hendes private facebook.<\/p>\n The lifetime ban on gay men donating blood was lifted in November, although Northern Ireland did not make the same changes to its rules. A 12-month deferral period was introduced in place of the ban, meaning gay men will be eligible to donate blood so long as they have not been sexually active in the preceding year.<\/p>\n The ban known as Don\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell, which allowed gays and lesbians to serve in the military if they kept their sexual orientation a secret, came to an end in September.<\/p>\n It was passed in 1993 during Bill Clinton\u2019s presidency, and was seen as a compromise on the issue.<\/p>\n A statement to troops said: \u201cThe law is repealed. From this day forward, gay and lesbian soldiers may serve in our Army with the dignity and respect they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n In December, instructions issued by the Obama administration called for the first time on US government agencies to consider gay rights when deciding aid and asylum cases.<\/p>\n Hillary Clinton delivered a groundbreaking speech to a United Nations summit in Geneva following the US\u2019 declaration that its agencies will challenge the criminalisation of gay acts and LGBT identity overseas.<\/p>\n She said: \u201cSome seem to believe it is a western phenomenon and therefore people outside the west have grounds to reject it.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, in reality gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are all ages, all races, all faiths, they are doctors and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether we know it, whether we acknowledge it, they are our family, our friends and our neighbours.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing gay is not a western invention, it is a human reality.\u201d<\/p>\n After long negotiations in the New York this summer, the state senate voted 33-29 in favour of becoming the sixth US state to legalise gay marriage. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officiated at the marriage of two of his aides at the Gracie Mansion on the shores of the East River. In August, officials estimated that gay couples were making up a quarter of all marriage applications.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n8 – 14 \u00e1ra gamli Jamey Rodemeyer tekur l\u00edv s\u00edtt<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7 – Sarah vinnur danska X Factor og gerast ein LGBT fyrimynd<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6 – Samkyndir menn kunnu aftur lata bl\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi (uttan \u00ed Nor\u00f0ur \u00cdrlandi)<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5 – \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d politikkurin ver\u00f0ur alment avtikin \u00ed amerikanska herinum<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4 – Amerikanska stj\u00f3rnin lovar at vi\u00f0gera LGBT r\u00e6ttindi \u00ed altj\u00f3\u00f0a politiskum h\u00f8pi<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3 – Amerikanski staturin New York dagf\u00f8rir s\u00edna hj\u00fanabandsl\u00f3g<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2 – Konservativi flokkurin fer at dagf\u00f8ra hj\u00fanabandsl\u00f3gina \u00ed Englandi \u00ed komandi \u00e1r<\/h2>\n