Lady Gaga is pursuing repeal of “Don't
Ask, Don't Tell” with a rally on Monday in Maine.
“Meet me in Portland, Maine 2moro,”
Lady Gaga tweeted to her more than 6 million followers on Sunday, “to
help repeal #DADT. I'm holding a Rally + speaking live in Deering
Oaks Park.”
The rally, which will begin at 4PM ET
near the University of Southern Maine, is sponsored by the
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), the largest group
lobbing for repeal of the law that forbids gay troops from serving
openly, and is being held on the eve of a key vote on repeal in the
Senate.
On Friday, the Alejandro singer
released a video backing repeal of the 1993 law. Seated in front of
an American flag, a blond-haired Lady Gaga urges her fans to get
involved in the fight to overturn the law that prescribes discharge
for gay and lesbian service members who do not remain celibate or
closeted.
“I am here to be the voice of my
generation, not the generation of the senators who are voting, but
the youth of this country. The generation that is affected by this
law and whose children will be affected. We are not asking you to
agree with or approve of the moral implications of homosexuality,
we're asking you to do your job: To protect the constitution.”
The video was released after the gay
icon walked
the Video Music Awards red carpet escorted by four gay military
veterans impacted by the policy and after exchanging
tweets on the subject with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.