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Lady Gaga expresses thanks to Russian PM for support of gay rights



Lady Gaga arrived in, St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 7 and just hours prior to touch down, expressed her gratitude to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev for opposing laws that forbid minors from receiving information about homosexuality.

The Mother Monster took to Twitter and posted: “Thank You Prime Minister Medvedev for not standing by your party's anti gay propaganda law & instead supporting my show+fans all over Russia.” In a second post to Russia’s PM, Lady Gaga posted: “Prime Minister Medvedev please accept my gratitude I am looking forward to performing in RUSSIA & celebrating our cultures coming together.”

Nine regions, including St. Petersburg, have recently passed bills imposing fines of up to $150,000 for providing minors with information on homosexuality, as this information is deemed by law to be “homosexual propaganda.” In a Dec. 7 interview, PM Medvedev said, “Not all relations between people can be regulated by law,” speaking to the anti-gay laws that are currently in place. On Dec. 19 The Duma, which is Russia's parliament, will consider the nationwide ban of these educational materials.

The 26-year-old mega-star has been a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ communities and has never shied away from giving her support. Of course in typical Mother Monster style, upon landing in St. Petersburg she tweeted: “Just arrived in St. Petersburg Russia I'm so delighted to see so many monsters at the airport. Take me to the ballet!”

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dees laws are dumb as hale. get it 2gether Russia.
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itsalanisbitch 9th-Dec-2012 12:54 am (UTC)
bow down

wauwy 9th-Dec-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
I appreciate the quality shopping here. And the effort made to find a pic of her looking down in scorn, etc.
supernature_971 9th-Dec-2012 02:42 am (UTC)
M†E
mjspice 9th-Dec-2012 03:11 pm (UTC)
HAHA XDD
superdogbiter 9th-Dec-2012 12:55 am (UTC)
gud jb russia
neonxstardust 9th-Dec-2012 12:56 am (UTC)
Wow, Gaga & Dima, what even.
ritzyroxie 9th-Dec-2012 12:59 am (UTC)
She is so annoying.
darkwarrior 9th-Dec-2012 01:01 am (UTC)
Yep, she comes across like she is the sole reason that gays aren't being stoned in the streets. That all gay progress is because of her action. I don't know if she thinks that but its certainly how she comes across.
ritzyroxie 9th-Dec-2012 01:04 am (UTC)
She really does think that. This is what she twatted after marriage equality was legalized in New York, rme

whithertits 9th-Dec-2012 01:09 am (UTC)
I understand that some people get this impression, but I've never thought her language has reflected it. I think, absolutely, that some of her fans that way, but she is pretty on-point in terms of always framing the fight as something beyond her own work, that she is just one voice among many.
wigglybob 9th-Dec-2012 01:10 am (UTC)
ugh this
blrocks 9th-Dec-2012 01:12 am (UTC)
TRUTH. She's annoying as fuck and I can't with her stans.
saikaro_x 9th-Dec-2012 01:28 am (UTC)
It's so annoying how she feels like she can relate to the gay community, like she understands their struggles, etc. Get a grip, Gaga.
noon 9th-Dec-2012 01:06 am (UTC)
hdu, teh gheys should be honored to have this womyn speaking on their behalf

paws up <3
myxwill 9th-Dec-2012 01:30 am (UTC)
She really wasted the good will that she gained after the fame monster was released.
ellelelle 9th-Dec-2012 01:01 am (UTC)
classic gaga

1. poses as patron saint of the lgbt community

2. makes it about her
saikaro_x 9th-Dec-2012 01:29 am (UTC)
that's my biggest gripe with her; she's always gotta link it back to her somehow.
swissbeauty23 9th-Dec-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
same. i love that she's an ally, as she should be (as ALL people should be imo), but she's a little too egocentric about it for my taste
shahoney 9th-Dec-2012 07:38 am (UTC)
mte
retromaury 9th-Dec-2012 01:01 am (UTC)
Stealing from Madonna again?
gorlplz 9th-Dec-2012 02:39 am (UTC)
how dare you? :'(((

mother monster is original, she would never steal from grannydonna!!

<333 PAWS UP little monsters! we need to defend our mother against all the bullies
krzg 9th-Dec-2012 01:05 am (UTC)
God forbid a country decided to better themselves BEFORE you arrive, but no let's talk about YOU GAGA.
powerbottom 9th-Dec-2012 01:05 am (UTC)
Let us not forget who got the Hero award @ The Trevor Project event not too long ago.
ritzyroxie 9th-Dec-2012 01:08 am (UTC)
oop @ the poast for that getting zero comments
powerbottom 9th-Dec-2012 01:16 am (UTC)
Still a better winner in our eyes, yas.
nicolesnitchie 9th-Dec-2012 04:01 am (UTC)
lmfao
itsalanisbitch 9th-Dec-2012 01:09 am (UTC)
u mean gaga?

cause she got it last year.

oop.
alienclit 9th-Dec-2012 01:20 am (UTC)
And did "You're So Gay".
megalixer 9th-Dec-2012 01:14 am (UTC)
thanking putin's puppet tbh
vandring 9th-Dec-2012 03:08 am (UTC)
exactly.
tingyin 9th-Dec-2012 01:15 am (UTC)
I'm so glad my friends have Lady Gaga and Katy Perry to help lift their oppression. So, so grateful because they're so gay and helpless everywhere
alouds 9th-Dec-2012 01:24 am (UTC)
so sick of homosexual getting translated to gay

there's more than just gay people who benefit from same-sex marriage and homosexual rights
wauwy 9th-Dec-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
so sick of homosexual getting translated to gay

... wut
kurtvonnegut 9th-Dec-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
are you one of those people who thinks "gay" only applies to men bc idgi
alouds 9th-Dec-2012 02:09 am (UTC)
are you forgetting that homosexual applies to more than just men and women? homosexual is a big umbrella that affects trans and non binary and queer people in general so when a place has homosexual rights a lot of people are able to get married besides men and women
thishollywood 9th-Dec-2012 02:14 am (UTC)
I literally do not understand how ppl ALWAYS end up misinterpreting ur cmnts. It's rly funny and crazy at dis point
derrobitch 9th-Dec-2012 01:32 am (UTC)
“Thank You Prime Minister Medvedev for not standing by your party's anti gay propaganda law & instead supporting my show+fans all over Russia.”

Am I misreading this or is she making LGBT rights synonymous with "her show and fans"?????
ritzyroxie 9th-Dec-2012 01:34 am (UTC)
She is.
derrobitch 9th-Dec-2012 01:38 am (UTC)
dis BITCH
wigglybob 9th-Dec-2012 01:35 am (UTC)
omg thats how i read it too
grammaire 9th-Dec-2012 01:39 am (UTC)
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa she shouldn't have had said that.
alexander2808 9th-Dec-2012 01:42 am (UTC)
omg sis are you telling me lady gaga didnt procreate gay people??? shoq'd rn
alouds 9th-Dec-2012 01:44 am (UTC)
idk your problem with her bringing up her fans since she has a huge queer following who are affected by anti homosexual laws so it makes sense to me for her to bring it up
itsalanisbitch 9th-Dec-2012 01:50 am (UTC)
guess u have not been to her shows.

swissbeauty23 9th-Dec-2012 02:01 am (UTC)
she needs to...sit and think about things
wauwy 9th-Dec-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
Well, not really. Her show is full of the gay, so his supporting it reflects that he's not following his party's stance, which is good news for everyone.

I dislike Gaga but people are reaching this time.
vampireweekend 9th-Dec-2012 01:35 am (UTC)

Nine regions, including St. Petersburg, have recently passed bills imposing fines of up to $150,000 for providing minors with information on homosexuality, as this information is deemed by law to be “homosexual propaganda.”

this breaks my heart
guadalcanal 9th-Dec-2012 01:36 am (UTC)
not surprised, it's russia


but what is she wearing
alienclit 9th-Dec-2012 01:43 am (UTC)
My brother lived in Russia for a year and one of his friends who was in his group was gay so one night he accompanied him to a Russian gay bar and he said it was the sketchiest shit he had ever seen. It was in a back alley with two scary looking body guards and he said nobody inside was having that great of a time except for some raunchy s&m dudes but other than that he said everyone looked kinda freaked out. The homophobia (and racism) there is really sad and disgusting.
guadalcanal 9th-Dec-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
I've heard that, though not as much about the homophobia as racism. I had a friend go through Europe and the shit he and his sister went through because they were black was fucking ridiculous. They pretty much cut most of Russia and the old Eastern bloc out because it was sketch for them :(

For some reason I've always found that odd because when they were the Soviet Union they had such a broad intersection of races? Or that's what come across in my studying and idk, it's unexpected for a lot of people unless you go reading about it
mario_06 9th-Dec-2012 01:42 am (UTC)
I don't like how she treat her fans like a cult following...creeps me out.
gorlplz 9th-Dec-2012 02:46 am (UTC)
$i$ da cu$tomer is king
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