Lady GaGa Honored With Hero Award
Super sexy pop goddess Lady Gaga has recently won the Trevor Project's Trevor Hero Award for her Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender advocacy work. Also applauded for their work was search engine and technological giant Google.
"Our young people are at the centre of a health crisis, and vocal leaders like Lady Gaga and technology leaders like Google Inc. have stepped up to help change our culture," David McFarland, interim executive director and CEO of the Trevor Project, said in a statement.
"Our honorees are working with the Trevor Project to make a better today and a brighter tomorrow for youth. We are proud to honor Lady Gaga with the Trevor Hero Award and Google Inc. with the Trevor 2020 award for their work to help young people express their true selves with pride."
It was only a few days ago that Lady Gaga herself announced the forthcoming launch of the Born This Way Foundation. This new foundation will aim to promote "youth empowerment and equality by addressing issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career development utilizing digital mobilization as one of the ways to create positive change.
The Trevor Project is the leading national American organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning young people under 24. The event will take place on December 4th and will feature appearances by Chris Colfer, Zachary Quinto, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, along with other A-list stars.
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