Maybe the image she projects on stage is sometimes is sexual and provocative, but it is certain that in her heart Lady Gaga has clear beliefs. As part of a campaign to prevent AIDS, the singer has defended celibacy as the best option against the dangerous disease.
Celibacy is defined as the lifestyle of someone who is, and is striving to remain, unmarried all his/her life. It is also used to describe a state of life where one chooses to abstain from all sexual activities (also known as “continence”). Often, it is incorrectly used to refer to a mixed, an involuntary, or even temporary abstinence from sexual relations – celibacy is by definition a freely chosen state of being unmarried and practicing sexual abstinence.
Speaking to “You Magazine“, Lady Gaga, 24, explained how people should chose celibacy to protect themselves from AIDS. ”I can’t believe I’m saying this: don’t have sex,” said the singer.
“I’m single right now and I’ve chosen to be single because I don’t have the time to get to know anybody,” said the singer of “Bad Romance,” adding: “So it’s OK not to have sex, it’s OK to get to know people. I’m celibate, celibacy’s fine.”
“I remember the cool girls when I was growing up. Everyone started to have sex. But it’s not really cool any more to have sex all the time. It’s cooler to be strong and independent,” adds the singer.
“I’m not one of those self-obsessed artists who don’t care about their fans. It’s not just about the music. I look out into the O2 and there are 18,000 screaming young people and I have a responsibility to them – and you’re an idiot if you don’t know that,” says Gaga.
Still, Lady Gaga understands that not everyone thinks like her in what surrounds the sex, as she advocated “well be what you want to be.”
“You don’t have to have sex to feel good about yourself, and if you’re not ready, don’t do it. And if you are ready, there are free condoms…”