Filipino gays, lesbians throw support behind Lady Gaga
An alliance of progressive Filipino gays and lesbians has expressed to pop star Lady Gagaâs war against anti-gay censorship in Malaysia. The multi-awarded singer exhorted Malaysian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to oppose the removal by radio stations in Malaysia and the Hong Kong-based music cable programmer Channel V of lyrics in her hit anthem that promoted LGBT pride. âWe the oppressed LGBTs in the Philippines are united behind our Malaysian LGBT comrades. We demand that all media outlets in Asia play âBorn This Wayâ in its original version and stop censorship that will victimize LGBT freedoms," said Goya Candelario, spokesperson for the Progressive Organization of Gays (ProGay Philippines). Radio stations in Malaysia were playing censored versions of "Born This Way" that removed the passage âNo matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I'm on the right track, baby." (Read: Around Southeast Asia, Lady Gaga song aired without pro-gay lyrics)