Lady Gaga claims that in order to keep trans youth from feeling ashamed, she decided not to refute rumors throughout her early career.
The singer of “Born This Way” brought up this subject once more when she appeared on What’s Next? Bill Gates’s “The Future” addresses the 2011 claims that she was transsexual.
In 2011, Anderson Cooper brought up these claims in an interview with CNN, asking about a male appendage. At the moment, Gaga famously retorted, “Maybe I do, would that be so terrible? How in the heck am I going to waste time announcing whether or not I have a penis? Both my fans and I don’t give a damn.
Thirteen years later, when Gaga looked back on this, she gave her explanation. She revealed that she was frequently questioned about the accusations throughout her early tours and promotional appearances.
“The reason I didn’t answer the question was because I didn’t feel like a victim with that lie,” Gaga said. “I thought about, ‘What about a kid that’s being accused of that, that would think a public figure like me would feel shame?” she said. “I’ve been in situations where fixing a rumor was not in the best interest of the well-being of other people. So in that case, I tried to be thought-provoking and disruptive in another way.
She didn’t feel victimized by the rumors, therefore she decided not to confront them in public. Instead, she remarked, “Who would think that a public figure like me would feel ashamed of a child who is being accused of that?” “I tried to be thought-provoking and disruptive in another way,” Gaga said. I attempted to make another disruptive point by using the false information.