<p>Pop star Lady Gaga surprised fans at Gay Pride kick-off rally, where she made her first official public appearance since her hip surgery.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 27-year-old 'Judas' singer took to the stage at the New York City event and gave a passionate speech in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, reported Huffington Post.<br /><br />Gaga has been avoiding the public eye since cancelling her 'Born This Way Ball' world tour to undergo surgery for a labral tear on her right hip in February, which left her temporarily wheelchair-bound.<br /><br />Waving a rainbow flag in the air, Gaga broke into an acappella rendition of the National Anthem during her surprise on-stage appearance, which came the same day as an appeals court in California ruled that same-sex marriages in the state can begin immediately.<br /><br />"I'm here tonight to honour my heroes and luckily I have many to look up to - and many to look at tonight ... We want nothing less than every other American," Gaga told the crowd.<br /><br />"We are not a niche, we are part - a big giant part - of humanity. We are the continuum. We are ongoing. We continue the spirit of the first official Gay rally in 1970 in New York, one year after Stonewall.<br /><br />"And although this weekend is a time for victory, I am a citizen of New York and I demand the right to safe streets; the violence that has taken place against LGBTs is unacceptable, here and anywhere. Enough is enough."</p>
<p>Pop star Lady Gaga surprised fans at Gay Pride kick-off rally, where she made her first official public appearance since her hip surgery.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 27-year-old 'Judas' singer took to the stage at the New York City event and gave a passionate speech in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, reported Huffington Post.<br /><br />Gaga has been avoiding the public eye since cancelling her 'Born This Way Ball' world tour to undergo surgery for a labral tear on her right hip in February, which left her temporarily wheelchair-bound.<br /><br />Waving a rainbow flag in the air, Gaga broke into an acappella rendition of the National Anthem during her surprise on-stage appearance, which came the same day as an appeals court in California ruled that same-sex marriages in the state can begin immediately.<br /><br />"I'm here tonight to honour my heroes and luckily I have many to look up to - and many to look at tonight ... We want nothing less than every other American," Gaga told the crowd.<br /><br />"We are not a niche, we are part - a big giant part - of humanity. We are the continuum. We are ongoing. We continue the spirit of the first official Gay rally in 1970 in New York, one year after Stonewall.<br /><br />"And although this weekend is a time for victory, I am a citizen of New York and I demand the right to safe streets; the violence that has taken place against LGBTs is unacceptable, here and anywhere. Enough is enough."</p>