Lady Gaga teams up with NYC Governor to urge sexual assault law change

Los Angeles - Lady Gaga has penned an essay to support a bill calling for better laws against sexual assault in New York.

The Pokerface hitmaker - who previously revealed she was raped as a teenager - has teamed up with the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo to back the Enough is Enough campaign.

.@LadyGaga joins forces with us to urge passage of #EnoughisEnough bill. Read the Op-Ed in @Billboard magazine: http://t.co/pGMPFfdwls

— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) June 8, 2015

In their joint letter for Billboard magazine, the activists wrote: "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 ...

"As a result, these victims are not only deprived justice, they are denied the opportunity to tell their stories publicly. Being able to speak about such difficult experiences openly is fundamental to easing a survivor's recovery and to removing the shame that still shrouds sexual assault."

The 29-year-old singer and Governor Cuomo urged other politicians to "stand up" against sexual violence.

They continued: "We have a responsibility to the young men and women of this country to stand up against sexual violence everywhere. Everyone - from lawmakers and educators to advocates like the Born This Way Foundation and the students themselves - need to join forces on this issue.

"Together, we must create the scaffolding necessary to foster the mental, emotional, and physical health of all young people ... Quite simply, enough is enough."

Click here to read the full essay.