Due to the efforts of young, queer, immigrants’ rights organizers in Arizona, singer and performance artist Lady Gaga denounced the controversial SB1070 law last weekend at her sold-out concert. Lady Gaga has placed herself as a prominent advocate and voice for LGBTQ rights, and young organizers from Arizona seized upon the opportunity to spread the word that immigrants’ rights are LGBTQ rights, asking the pop star to meet with them and speak out against the law. The singer reportedly met with these organizers the day before the concert, and performed with the words “STOP SB1070” written on her arm. Speaking to the audience of 14,000 about the law, Lady Gaga said that “we have to be active; we have to protest…we will peaceably protest this state.” The singer also dedicated a song to a boy whose brother had been deported in a raid, saying that “it’s important that people understand it’s a state of emergency for this place and this state.” Though some of the more controversial aspects of the law were put on hold by a federal judge last week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has promised to appeal the decision.
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