Kevin Winter/Getty Images via ABCMadonna is set to receive a special honor at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards this spring.
The Queen of Pop will accept the Advocate for Change award, becoming just the second person — and the first woman — to receive the honor.
“Madonna always has and always will be the LGBTQ community’s greatest ally and it is only fitting to honor and celebrate our biggest advocate at GLAAD’s biggest event ever,” GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis says in a statement obtained by Billboard.
Ellis adds, “From the HIV crisis to international LGBTQ issues, she fearlessly pushes for a world where LGBTQ people are accepted. Her music and art have been life-saving outlets for LGBTQ people over the years and her affirming words and actions have changed countless hearts and minds.”
President Bill Clinton was the first to receive the award in 2013, for his work to advance marriage equality.
The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will take place in New York City on May 4.
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