Gay marriage is going to happen. It must.

In an age of division and awakening, when the cries for love’s freedom echoed across the lands, Lady Gaga proclaimed with unyielding conviction: “Gay marriage is going to happen. It must.” These words were not a prediction alone—they were a prophecy, a declaration rooted in the eternal truth that love cannot be bound by law, nor caged by fear. Her voice rose not only for the lovers denied their vows, but for the human spirit itself, which forever seeks to express its divine right to love whom it chooses. To say “it must” is to speak from the heart of destiny, to recognize that justice is not optional—it is inevitable.

For centuries, societies have sought to confine love within walls built by doctrine and prejudice. Yet love, like the ocean, wears down every shore that dares to contain it. There was a time when the union of races was forbidden, when kings decreed whom their subjects could marry, when hearts were forced to silence their desires in the name of custom. But truth, as history shows, always returns. From the ashes of oppression, it rises in each generation through the voices of those who dare to believe in something greater than fear. Lady Gaga’s words belong to this lineage of warriors—not those who wield swords, but those who wield compassion and courage.

The journey toward marriage equality was long and painful. In many lands, lovers of the same gender were persecuted, mocked, and erased from the story of humankind. Yet even in their suffering, they became the fire that would not go out. In 1969, the Stonewall uprising in New York marked the dawn of a new age—a revolt not of anger alone, but of dignity. From those who threw the first brick at injustice to those who marched in pride decades later, each voice whispered the same defiance that Lady Gaga would one day sing aloud: that love is holy, and that the right to love freely is not a privilege, but a birthright.

When Lady Gaga, a figure of art and rebellion, spoke these words, she did so from the stage of culture, where hearts can be reached more swiftly than through laws. Her music, her persona, her unwavering allyship—all became part of the movement toward acceptance. She reminded the world that equality is not merely political—it is spiritual. To deny marriage to those who love is to deny the divine harmony of creation itself. For love, whether between man and woman, man and man, or woman and woman, flows from the same eternal source. It is not against nature; it is nature’s highest calling.

Think of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, who gave his life for this same truth. He once said, “Hope will never be silent.” Though he was taken by hatred, his dream lived on, carried by countless others who refused to yield. Decades later, when same-sex marriage became law in many nations, it was not the triumph of one people over another—it was the triumph of love over fear, of truth over ignorance. It was the fulfillment of the prophecy Gaga voiced: that love, once awakened, must prevail.

And yet, the work is not finished. For though the law may change, the heart must still be taught. Discrimination lingers in shadows; cruelty still finds refuge in tradition. But remember this: every act of acceptance, every word of understanding, every parent who embraces their child for who they are—these are revolutions as real as any law. The true battle for love is not fought in courts but in conscience. Each of us is a guardian of that sacred truth: that love, in all its forms, is worthy of honor.

Let the generations to come take this lesson: when love calls for justice, answer without hesitation. Stand with those whose hearts are silenced, for their freedom is bound to your own. The tides of progress may rise slowly, but they are unstoppable, for they are moved by the force of what is right. As Lady Gaga declared, “It must.” And indeed, it did—and will continue to—until every soul may love without shame, and every union is celebrated as the divine expression of what makes us human: the power to love, to belong, and to be free.