I think the point of this was to prove that she could be brave enough to be herself. It's exactly the same as saying "Before I met Gaga, I couldn't admit to being gay," and after meeting gaga you say "And now I can because of her. Don't judge<3
i think what you're trying to show us with this picture is that before you met Gaga you were afraid to be yourself, after you met gaga you started being yourself, dressing up like the way you want to not giving a fuck what people have to say because you were born to be brave<3