Lady Gaga has launched a “Body Revolution” —and there’s already been a massive outpouring of support. In response to the grossly excessive media coverage of her recent weight gain, the 26-year-old pop star posted several un-airbrushed pictures of herself in a yellow bra and underwear Tuesday on her social networking site,LittleMonsters.com. Gaga exposes herself completely, standing in her bra and underwear with her eyes closed and a caption that reads: “Bulemia and anorexia since I was 15.”

Gaga writes on her site: “But today I join the BODY REVOLUTION. To Inspire Bravery.and BREED some m$therf*cking COMPASSION.” She explains that she launched her Born This Way Foundation ”to inspire bravery…May we make our flaws famous, and thus redefine the heinous.” In a separate post, she urges her readers to “ be brave and post a photo of you that celebrates your triumph over insecurities