In the wake of the “Me Too” hashtag, people around the country are uniting to listen and believe victims and take a stand against sexual assault. Now, former Vice President Joe Biden and pop sensation Lady Gaga are taking it one step further by opening up trauma centers for people who have been victims of physical and emotional abuse, Rolling Stone reports.
As if we didn’t love Lady Gaga enough just from her work with The Born This Way Foundation and VP Biden for being the coolest VP to be in office (who has also worked at length to address issues of violence against women), the two have proven to be quite the team when working together. They’ve together been huge supporters and promoters of President Obama’s campaign “It’s On Us” which promotes being educated about sexual assault on college campuses and providing ways to prevent it.
Honored to work with a woman of great courage, my friend @ladygaga. With her leadership, and your help, we can change the culture. #ItsOnUs https://t.co/ZcaOqncopa
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 25, 2017
“Women who are abused end up having long-term physical and physiological problems,” Biden said in his speech. We finally are recognizing the long-term impacts…It’s the next great frontier I want to be a part of.”
Biden and Lady Gaga first announced that they would be collaborating in October.The plan for these trauma centers, which is still in the very early planning stages, was announced at Glamour’s Women of the Year Summit where Biden spoke.
Biden also addressed the cultural conversations and shifts over the last few months, particularly following the allegations against men like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey: “This is time to fundamentally change the culture of how women are treated in American society … The culture is changing because so many brave women — knowing they were going to be vilified — are coming forward. Look at all these men have rightfully lost, now. Million dollar contracts! That wouldn’t have happened a year ago, five years ago, 10 years ago, so keep pushing.”