Lady Gaga, the pop icon known for eccentric costumes and hits such as “Bad Romance,” turned her website,
http://www.ladygaga.com/ , into a billboard for the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” today
The splash page asks fans to “Join Lady Gaga in repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military, and redirects users to the website for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, which provides legal services to gay service members. Lady Gaga, a longtime gay-rights advocate, showed up at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards with a feathered Mohawk and members of the military affected by the policy, all clients of SLDN.
An SLDN spokesman said he did not know how long the singer’s site would redirect fans to the gay rights group, but the organization had prepared for 1 million extra page views Monday morning channeled through Lady Gaga’s site.
Lady Gaga, for her part, picked up eight awards Sunday night, including best video for “Bad Romance.”
Source:
The Wall Street Journal
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