# @genius on TikTok

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@genius/video/7647266873733664014
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/74027517-genius-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a5a15c3a00.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-03T20:21:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Genius (@Genius) — https://gondola.cc/Genius

## Caption

in honor of pride month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ we wanted to provide some music knowledge for one of the biggest lgbtq+ anthems today, @ladygaga’s "born this way" 🎶 in an interview last year with rolling stone, the global superstar shared how her smash hit anthem was actually inspired by lgbtq+ archbishop carl bean 🤯  carl bean founded the unity fellowship church ⛪️ in los angeles that welcomed the lgbtq+ community. prior to being an archbishop, carl was a singer who released his 1997 disco song 🪩 "i was born this way" 🎶 which instantly became a pride anthem 🔥👏 #genius #Pride #ladygaga #bornthisway #carlbean 

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- **Views:** 21,319
- **Likes:** 802
- **Shares:** 12
- **Comments:** 2

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## Tags

bornthisway, genius, ladygaga, pride, carlbean

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