LOL @ the typical, basic excuses: "she cut the lyrics for time" & "she cut both the verses and the chorus".
BTW is a song about acceptance and most of its meaning lies in the name-dropping of the struggling minorities, particularly the constrained homosexuals. Cutting those lyrics is an coward and dishonest move.
I can't @ people who even defend this miserable censorship. The saddest part is that they don't have a problem with Gaga's willingness to do so.
It seems that her Monsters forgive blatant hypocrisy by
INVENTING excuses.
Resorting to delusion is basic.