Last weekend in Hollywood, The Trevor Project honored Lady Gaga with the Trevor Hero Award for increasing the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) community and being an inspiration to today’s teens. Celebrities—including Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus, LeAnn Rimes, Amber Heard, and the cast of Glee—turned out to support and celebrate the Project, a free and confidential 24-hour lifeline to LGBTQ teens.

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“Over 30,000 young people call [the Trevor Lifeline] every year,” said Fergie. “It’s a really big deal.” Glee’s Dianna Argon said, “I was dorky and weird [growing up] and I had friends who accepted me for that, but I definitely had a friend who could have used something like The Trevor Project.” Agron continued, “If you watch Glee, you know that the show celebrates people on the outside looking to be what they call normal, but we all know that what they call normal is usually just a fantasy and what is unusual is what is real. And that’s what Glee celebrates: the unusual.”

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Parks and Recreations star, Amy Poehler, explained her support for the organization, “Any kind of reaching out, even in small ways, can really change someone’s life.” Her husband, Will Arnett continued, “The Trevor Project is literally a lifeline for people in crisis. How could you not support it?”

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Country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes, said, “I have such a huge following of young gay and lesbian fans. So many people write to me, come to my concerts, and [tweet] stories about how music and my songs and just music in general has basically saved their life.” She continued, “I think I can relate so much to these kids, because I went through every period and stage of my life in the public eye. You always go through the stage where you have too much baby fat or you had the odd clothing time–minor things compared to what these kids are going through—but yeah, there was always a time when I felt out of place growing up in the public eye and in this business.” The Trevor Project gives young LGBTQ teens an outlet to discuss their feelings and fears, while also allowing them to celebrate their lives, dreams and goals. They also take measure to solve bullying in our nation’s schools and communities. They have programs that allow people to go to school and train guidance counselors, faculty and discuss the issues directly with kids. “The Trevor Project is very close to our hearts, because this kind of [bullying] behavior affected both of us very much in high school and it affected a lot of our friends,” said Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks with her husband, Geoffrey Arend. “If The Trevor Project had been available and if they had known about it at the time, it would have been very helpful.” Before Lady Gaga received her award the crowd reflected upon those lives lost due to the devastating effects of bullying and took a moment to remember 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer, a self-proclaimed Gaga Monster, who took his own life earlier this year. In his closing remarks, David McFarland, Executive Director of The Trevor Project, said, “No young person should take their life for being who they are.” Check out The Trevor Project and share it with your friends!