Caption: Crowd cheers Lady Gaga in Portland, Maine, Credit: Shinji Ishikawa
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Crowd cheers Lady Gaga in Portland, Maine 

Lady Gaga Protests Don't Ask, Don't Tell in Portland, ME

From: Blunt Youth Radio Project
Length: 00:04:11

On September 20, 2010, Lady Gaga came to Maine to protest the U.S. military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. In this vox pop, members of Blunt Youth Radio Project interviewed people at the event to find out why they were there. Read the full description.

Lady_gaga_shinji_smaller_small On September 20, 2010, Lady Gaga came to Maine to protest the U.S. military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. In this vox pop, members of Blunt Youth Radio Project interviewed people at the event to find out why they were there.

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