Here’s everything Lady Gaga has said about her sexuality as she turns 40

Lady Gaga turns 40 today! The LGBTQ+ icon has always been a proud member and supporter of the queer community, but her bisexuality is sometimes forgotten and she is often described as an “ally.”

Throughout her career, Mother Monster (real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) has used her platform to uplift the LGBTQ+ community.

The 16-time Grammy winner has enough hits to keep gay clubs open all night just by playing her discography, but it’s not just her music.

Here are some of the major statements Gaga has made about her sexuality over the years:

coming out as bisexual

Gaga has been open about her sexuality since 2009. In a now famous interview with Barbara Walters, Gaga came out as bisexual.

When asked about her sexuality, Gaga replied:

She said she had had sexual relationships with both men and women. He also explained that his 2008 hit song “Poker Face” emphasizes queer sentiments.

In 2024, she told the audience: [sleeping] Along with men, think about women. ”

Speak out against the erasure of bisexuality

Throughout her career, Gaga has faced social phobia, bisexual erasure, and persistent questions about her sexuality and gender.

In 2013, she took a clear stand against her critics. talk to attitude“I’m bisexual. I said it before I said it again. I don’t have to – sorry if this is a little vulgar – I don’t need to have pubs in front of people for the whole world to take me seriously,” she said.

In the same year, in her time art pop“It’s not a lie that I’m bisexual and that I like women. And anyone trying to spin this into ‘she says she’s bisexual for marketing’ is a huge lie. This is who I am and who I have always been.”

she’s not gay, she’s bisexual

In 2017, Gaga Untucked state in line rupaul’s drag race queens. On the show, she opened up about her relationship with the LGBTQ+ community.

Her Season 9 appearances included providing feedback to contestants and opening up about her love for the drag community.

meanwhile, Untucked state On an episode of , Gaga said she was “not a gay woman.”

“Are you able to represent people who aren’t necessarily fully part of that community in a way that makes sense of what they’re going through?

“I’ve always been surrounded by incredibly intelligent and powerful gay men. They’ve lifted me up through many changes in my life. Being famous was so weird, and the gay men in my life helped me become a woman.”

“I don’t know if a lot of people understand that, but it’s because of what you’ve been through. You’ve survived so much that it inspires me to continue to survive.”

At the 2019 World Pride event in New York City, Gaga opened up about feeling excluded from the LGBTQ+ community.

The singer was speaking outside the iconic Stonewall Inn and voiced that she is unsure whether her bisexuality means she belongs to the queer community.

“For some people, even if I like girls, I might not be considered part of this community.” she said on stage.

“I will never diminish the battles you all have endured, the adversity you have all gone through to truly be seen and heard, the struggles you have all gone through to love yourself and seek that love from others.”

Her speech sparked headlines and discussion about eliminating bi representation in LGBTQ+ spaces and conversations.