Lady Gaga Criticizes ‘Shocking’ Transphobic Remarks on Dylan Mulvaney’s Women’s Day Photo
Bollywoodfever, March 11: Lady Gaga is taking a stand against transphobic comments on social media. The celebrated 37-year-old singer addressed the negative reactions that TikTok sensation Dylan Mulvaney faced following their International Women’s Day photo together last week.
“It’s appalling to me that a post about [International] Women’s Day by Dylan Mulvaney and me would be met with such vitriol and hatred,” Gaga stated in her Instagram post on Monday, March 11.
She criticized the media’s portrayal of the reaction as ‘backlash,’ stating, “When I see a newspaper reporting on hatred but calling it ‘backlash,’ I feel it is important to clarify that hatred is hatred, and this kind of hatred is violence. ‘Backlash’ would imply that people who love or respect Dylan and me didn’t like something we did. This is not backlash. This is hatred.”
The artist behind “Born This Way” expressed that the incident highlights the ongoing societal need to embrace and support transgender individuals. “It is not surprising given the immense work that it’s obvious we still have to do as a society to make room for transgender lives to be cherished and upheld by all of us.”
Gaga voiced her solidarity with the transgender community, emphasizing their resilience and calling for broader acceptance and understanding. “I feel very protective in this moment, not only of Dylan, but of the trans community who continues to lead the way with their endless grace and inspiration in the face of constant degradation, intolerance, and physical, verbal, and mental violence,” she said. Gaga hopes for a future where all women, and indeed all people regardless of gender identity, are celebrated equally.
Concluding her message, Gaga emphasized, “I love people too much to allow hatred to be referred to as ‘backlash.’ People deserve better.”
The controversy stemmed from a photo Gaga and Dylan Mulvaney shared on March 8, commemorating International Women’s Day. The post attracted negative attention, with several users making derogatory and transphobic remarks, questioning Dylan’s womanhood.
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