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Why Lady Gaga Wouldn’t Exist Without Drag Queens

What Makes Lady Gaga A "Gay Icon"?

The singer, artist, performer, actor, writer, activist, and pop queen is beloved by many and known by all as Lady Gaga. But Gaga has found a particularly large fanbase within the queer community. To understand the community’s obsession with Lady Gaga, we need to travel back down a long rainbow timeline.

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MUSIC

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STILLS
The Pussycat Dolls – Doll Domination World Tour 2009 Berlin Concert
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NBC’s “76th Annual Golden Globe Awards” – Arrivals
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‘A Star Is Born’ UK Premiere
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2018 Toronto International Film Festival – “A Star Is Born” Premiere – Red Carpet
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Celebrity Sightings In New York City – June 28, 2019
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The National Board Of Review Annual Awards Gala – Inside
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AT&T TV Super Saturday Night – Inside/Atmosphere
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088397.CA.1010.gay.cc –– Church members sing as they enter the church Sunday that Archbishop Carl Be
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2013 MTV Video Music Awards – Show
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2010 MTV Video Music Awards – Press Room
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Lady Gaga “The ARTPOP Ball” Tour Opener
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Madonna 1990
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Season 3
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2020 GayVN Awards
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The 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards – Press Room
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Televison device from 90’s
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The 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards – Press Room
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2011 MTV Video Music Awards – Press Room
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2011 MTV Video Music Awards – Press Room
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Actress Judy Garland
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The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion – Arrivals
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ABC’s “Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2009”
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The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion – Inside
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102.7’s KIIS-FM’s Wango Tango 2009 – Show
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VIDEO
Red curtains open and close with green screen
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Photographers
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opening a book
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Therapist making notes
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night club girls dancing in the strobe light
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Many TVs with Green Screens. Zoom In. Green Screens Turning Off. Aesthetics of the 80s.
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Annual gay pride parade with thousands of people Europe
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Bad distorted vhs tape signal over gay pride flag
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Beautiful Bouquet of Blooming Peony Flowers.
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Gay pride parade – time lapse video of LGBT and their supporters on rally
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Group of friends enjoying the LGBTQI parade
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Drag artists performing
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Mirror : Tired man
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Rainbow flag,b-roll
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SLO MO Ecstatic businessman walking out of an office
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Actors on red carpet
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He knows just how to give her that headache
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Band interacting with audience
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Sad Man Lying In Bed
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VERY Grungy Film Junk
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Industrial design team in a meeting.
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Abstract background
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Light coming through aperture of camera lens
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EXTERNAL CREDITS
Ryan Moulton

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