Lady Gaga Launches 'Born This Way' Foundation With Harvard Graduate School of Education

[William769]

"Born This Way" is no longer just Lady Gaga's Grammy-nominated album; it's now also the name of her new foundation, as well.

The pop icon announced on Thursday that she will launch her Born This Way Foundation (BTWF) at a kickoff event at Harvard University on February 29th. The foundation will "explore the best ways to reach youth and create a new culture of kindness, bravery, acceptance and empowerment," according to a press release, working in concert with the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a number of other organizations.

Gaga has long been an advocate of tolerance and has pushed an anti-bullying message through a number of platforms; she spoke out and called for bullying to be made illegal after the suicide of a gay student in September, and sent a moving video message to a teen on an anti-bullying campaign in November. In December, she even spoke with President Obama, sharing her experience and ideas on how to eradicate intolerance amongst the youth of America.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/lady-gaga-launches-born-this-way-foundation_n_1217701.html

Direct link to the launching of the site
http://bornthiswayfoundation.org/

[xchrom]

1. GO GAGA! nt

[beyurslf]

2. I love that she is a voice and advocate for our community and is

unashamed to say it. So many of our other icons have been tepid supporters at best.