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'Born This Way' censored on Malaysian radio

  • March 17, 2011
  • Brad O'Mance

Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' has been censored on Malaysian radio due to its pro-gay lyrics.

The lyric "No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, trans­gendered life, I'm on the right track baby" was deemed par­tic­u­larly offensive and at odds with many Malaysians' religious beliefs.

A spokes­per­son for Amp Radio told The AP, "The issue of being gay, lesbian or [bisexual] is still con­sidered as a 'taboo' by general Malaysians."

Malaysian gay rights activist Pan Khee Teik responded by pointing out that "Lady GaGa was attempt­ing to address this very thing in her song. How dare they play that song and cut out its shining heart?"

Oh dear.

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