ROME (AFP) – US singer Lady Gaga hailed the "revolutionaries of love" on Saturday in front of hundreds of thousands at a gay rights rally in Rome in which she condemned governments that restrict same-sex freedoms.
"We fight for freedom, we fight for justice, we beckon for compassion and, above all, we want full equality now," she said, singling out Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Middle Eastern countries for criticism.
"I stand here as a woman of the world and I ask governments with you worldwide to facilitate our dream of equality," the pop diva, who wore a Versace dress and green wig, told the crowd at the Circus Maximus arena in Rome.
"Let us be revolutionaries of love and use our very strong human powers to save lives and encourage unity around the world," she cried.
"Sadly the truth is that homophobia and bullying are alive and real," she said, adding: "We're all from the same DNA. We were just born this way."
Organisers estimated the crowd numbers at one million people.
Italian Catholic politicians had warned about possible provocation from the global star against the Vatican but she steered clear of any outright condemnation, saying she respected families with religious traditions.
Lady Gaga then sang two of her songs including the hit single "Born This Way", accompanying herself on the piano.
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