Music sensation Lady Gaga met with members of the White House Office of Public Engagement on Tuesday about her mission to put an end to bullying. Gaga did not get to speak with President Obama, who was in Kansas giving a speech on the economy at the time, although she has voiced her concerns to him before.
Obama's Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett blogged about the visit, saying "Lady Gaga is a source of strength for many young people who feel isolated and scared at their schools. Today, I had the opportunity to welcome her to the White House, where we discussed ways we could work together to make sure that no child comes under attack, regardless of his or her race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor."
Gaga expressed her gratitude to the president for his efforts to stop bullying at a Silicon Valley fundraiser earlier this year. Her meeting with POTUS took place just days after a 14-year-old fan -- a bullying victim -- committed suicide. Since then, Gaga’s taken a public stance against bullying, using Twitter and Facebook to spread her message.
She was so outraged with fan Jamey Rodemeyer’s death, she tweeted her fans, pleading to make bullying illegal: “I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey."
Mother Monster even paid tribute to the teen at her concert in Las Vegas.
The White House held an anti-bullying conference earlier this year bringing together educators, parents, students and policymakers in an effort to make schools and communities across the country safe for all students.
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