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6.9.15 | Jennifer Swann
The singer cowrote an op-ed supporting a bill that could change the way assault is handled by college administrations.
Lady Gaga has collaborated with Tony Bennett, Beyoncé, and R. Kelly, but her latest pairing—with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo—is intended to bring legislative change in her home state.
The singer and the politician cowrote an op-ed, published in Billboard magazine on Monday, that supports Cuomo's proposed campus sexual assault bill, which would require New York universities to adopt affirmative consent policies, or explicit, voluntary agreements between sexual partners. The bill, which would apply to both public and private universities, is intended to expand on an existing "yes means yes" policy at State University of New York schools.
"Today, too many college students experience sexual assault, too few of the assailants are prosecuted, and too often the survivors lack the resources they need to recover," the duo wrote. "Sexual assaults are not just violations of local campus rules—they are crimes that must be treated as such." Gaga, a survivor of sexual assault as a teen, told Howard Stern last year that she suffered paralyzing trauma as a result of her assault.
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