Lady Gaga attends Young Women’s Conference‎ at Brentwood School

Gaga has made a surprise appearance at “It’s Our Turn: Young Women’s Conference” at Brentwood School, California. Gaga was interviewed by Brentwood resident and journalist Maria Shriver, where she talked about bullying and The Born This Way Foundation. Check out pictures below:

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Amazing gay teen donates $500 to the Born This Way Foundation before tragically taking his own life

Raised in an extremist Christian household, assaulted in classroom with a teacher present, EricJames Borges, 19, of Visalia, Calif., was repeatedly bullied, tormented and terrorized for the duration of his childhood and teen years.

Exorcisms, beatings and extreme Christianity pervaded his young life and did not “cure” him. “Disgusting, perverted, unnatural and going to hell” is what his parents told him as he was kicked out of his home.

Just last month, EricJames made a video for the “It Gets Better” project, a campaign that features personal hope-filled videos to LGBT teens to get them through difficult times. Although he said “it gets better” and asked other teens to “ never give up,” he could not live through the extensive damage to his psyche and the pain that life had brought to him. On Jan., 14, 2012, EricJames committed suicide, shocking his friends and his co-workers at The Trevor Project.

Never before had the sound of “Edge of Glory” been so inconceivable; EricJames Borges chose Lady Gaga, and not only for the echo that would pave his heavenly journey but as a benefactor, leaving the last of his life’s dealings to his icon.

Five hundred dollars would go to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, $500 to the Trevor Project, $521.56 to the Human Rights Campaign and almost $2,500 to his rescuer, Jennifer McGuire, for her upcoming same-sex wedding. “I want it to go where it deserves; to life, love and equality.”

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Lady Gaga to officially launch "Born This Way Foundation" at Harvard

Gaga and her mom Cynthia Germanotta will officially launch their “Born This Way Foundation” at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre on February 29th.
Gaga also revealed that special guests will be on hand as she reveals the foundation, which aims to further inspire young people and bring bullying to an end.

Visit “Born This Way Foundation” official website to take the pledge and become part of the movement.

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Lady Gaga’s nude sketch sold for $30,000

Pop star Lady Gaga’s nude sketch made by Tony Bennett went under the hammer online and fetched USD 30,000.

The sketch was done as part of a cover story and layout of Vanity Fair’s January issue. Signed as Bennett’s real last name ‘Benedetto’, the piece depicts Gaga’s pose when she did a photo shoot with famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, reported Aceshowbiz.

“I walked in and said, ‘Well, Tony, here we are,’ and I dropped my robe and I got into position. I felt shy and thought, ‘It’s Tony Bennett. Why am I naked?,” Gaga said in a TV interview.

The charcoal-on-paper artwork was one of the items related to Gaga that were sold on eBay charity auction.

Other items put up for auction was an autographed poster of the Vanity Fair cover featuring Gaga and some of the accessories she wore during the shoot.

Bennett’s organization Exploring the Arts and Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation…

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Buy a Piece of Lady Gaga’s Vanity Fair Cover Shoot

After recording “Lady Is a Tramp” for Tony Bennett’s latest album, January 2012 cover girl Lady Gaga posed for Bennett and for V.F. contributing photographer Annie Leibovitz; the resulting portrait and photograph can be seen exclusively in the magazine. But if you’d like to own those two items, bid on them starting today (8 a.m. E.S.T./11 a.m. P.S.T.) at eBay.com/celebrity.  The auction goes until Monday, December 19, and will include the following:

•     The original portrait of Lady Gaga by Tony Bennett (18 in. by 24 in., charcoal on paper), signed by Tony Bennett under his given name “Benedetto,” which he uses to sign his original artwork.

•     Accessories Lady Gaga wore during the Vanity Fair shoot, including Mercura sunglasses, House of Lavande earrings, an Alexis Bittar ring, and a pair of Brian Atwood heels.

•     Original print of Lady Gaga’s cover photograph, autographed by Annie Leibovitz.

•     A poster of the cover of Vanity Fair’s January 2012 issue, signed by Lady Gaga.

•     A first-edition copy of the book Lady Gaga x Terry Richardson, featuring more than 350   photos of the singer, with a limited-edition poster signed by both Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson.

•     A personalized autographed copy of the book Tony Bennett in the Studio, featuring images of Tony’s artwork and an exclusive CD.

•      Limited-edition print of Tony Bennett’s watercolor Gondola, Venice.

•     Top-quality oil and acrylic brushes in a case signed by Tony Bennett.

All proceeds from the auction items will benefit Exploring the Arts (ETA) and the Born This Way Foundation. ETA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1999 by Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, and aims to strengthen the role of arts in public high-school education. The Born This Way Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Lady Gaga in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University, and focuses on youth empowerment through self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring, and career development.

Source: www.vanityfair.com

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Cynthia Germanotta for via email gave thank the supporters of "Born this Way Foundation."

"Born This Way Foundation," send an email to supporters of this new foundation.
The letter was personalized with the name of each user, who received the mail and starts saying, "We went to a brave new world, (name of each user), and all thanks to you."
The email invites members to "perform some simple actions to help build a stronger society."
At the end of email thank the members of this foundation, "Thanks for being a leader in the cause of inspiring a loving and accepting society. You are the reason I started this."
The co-founder of the "Born this Way Foundation," thanked the good reception that is taking this cause through her twitter @CynthiaGerm staff.

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Lady Gaga talks Gaga's Workshop in Barneys New York

Lady Gaga will be presenting Gaga’s Workshop in the build up to Christmas this year in Barneys, New York. Check out this video message from Lady Gaga, where she talks about the exclusive shop that will feature items from Nicola Formichetti and Fetty, the jewelry line of Justin Tranter from Semi Precious Weapons.

Gaga’s workshop will feature 8 different types of shop, including Candy Shop, Toy Shop, Closet (clothing and accessories), Library (books, CDs, media and paper goods), Gallery (collectibles and specialty items), Jewelry, Boudoir (candles and cosmetics) and Holiday.

25% of all sales that take place will go toward the Born This Way Foundation, Lady Gaga’s new charity set up to support youth empowerment and equality. For more information about Gaga’s Workshop, and all the items that will be featured, make sure to visit
www.gagasworkshop.com.

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Europa Press, talks about the foundation, "Born This Way"

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Lady Gaga Launches Born This Way Foundation

Gaga has always made it her mission to empower her little monsters. On Wednesday (November 2), Mother Monster announced she’s launching the Born This Way Foundation, which aims to further inspire young people. The pop superstar is even getting some help from her very own Mother Monster, Cynthia Germanotta.

“My mother and I have initiated a passion project. We call it the Born This Way Foundation,” Gaga said in a statement about the foundation, which takes its name from her hit single and album. “Together we hope to establish a standard of Bravery and Kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment.”

The foundation will work with a number of partners, including the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the California Endowment and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. According to the statement, the foundation will focus on “youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development and will utilize digital mobilization as one of the means to create positive change.”

Gaga has been a leader in shedding a light on the issue of bullying. She met with President Obama at a fundraiser in September to talk about the bullying epidemic, after she was touched in particular by the suicide of bullied 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer.

“The past days I’ve spent reflecting, crying, and yelling,” she tweeted when news of the teen’s death broke in September. “I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someone’s life.” She went on to post Rodemeyer’s “It Gets Better” video, urging that bullying “must become illegal. It is a hate crime.”

Lady Gaga isn’t the only pop star using the public spotlight to give back. On Tuesday, Justin Bieber announced the creation of his Believe Charity Drive and noted that partial proceeds from the sale of his brand-new Under the Mistletoe album will be donated to charitable organizations.

For more information on the foundation, and how to spread the word, make sure to visit http://www.bornthiswayfoundation.org.

Follow the Born This Way Foundation on Twitter and Facebook.

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