Katy Perry Hero Award Acceptance Speech at Trevor Live
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- Katy Perry was presented with the Trevor Hero Award at Trevor Live on December 2, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium.
As an ally for the LGBTQ community, Katy has supported equality and the freedom to marry. Through her video "Firework," she inspires LGBT youth to find their spark, and in all things, Katy strives to let young people know they have value, and by being themselves, they can be anything.
Katy has been involved with The Trevor Project for two years. She has dedicated songs and performances to LGBT youth in crisis, and inspires LGBT youth to be proud of who they are. Most recently, Katy spent Transgender Day of Remembrance with Trevor staff and volunteers to learn more about the unique challenges faced by transgender and gender non-conforming youth. It's not only what she has done to inspire and empower, but her commitment to being a better, stronger ally for LGBT youth that makes Katy Perry a Trevor Hero.
"I believe in change - it's not about judging, it's about educating. I believe that sexuality is fluid. I hope in the future that we will all grow beyond labels. Everyone has value; Everyone deserves respect; and Everyone deserves the chance to live their dream, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. I hope all LGBTQ youth know that they are as valuable as anyone else. That they are amazing and unique, and make the world a more vibrant place. I want every young person to choose to have a tomorrow, and to dream for the future. My mantra has been, 'Be yourself, and you can be anything.' Thank you for this award, and thank you for educating me so that I can educate others." -Katy Perry
Trevor Live presented by Audi of America and Wells Fargo is a signature annual event of The Trevor Project, bringing together top entertainers and corporate leaders to support the organization's life-saving, life-affirming work for LGBTQ youth in crisis. For more info, visit TheTrevorProject.org.
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So, much all you guys are being mean about a person who really support the community. She's not fake nothing, she's just a good person. So, let people support, without being assholes about them.
SHE SAVED MY LIFE, THANK YOU KATY. YOU ARE MY HERO.
This is one of the reasons why I love Katy Perry
THIS is why I am here today. This woman saved my life, she is my inspiration, my idol, my everything. She is my reason to wake up and smile and know that everything will be okay. I love you, Katy.
Aww shes so sweet
YAY Katy loves LGBT! Katy loves me!
☺️
Katy Perry loves everyone
First, Don't call me "Queer". Stop trying to speak for the entire LGBT Community. Not all of us like that word. Two, Katy Perry is amazing and beautiful!
This is great, I didn't know much about Katy Perry before. Much respect.
This speech of Katy's was so amazing! I love her so much!
Katy...I rarely comment on anything, however, I was happily listening to "Roar" as I find the song inspirational and I was then diverted to a rather surprising and uninvited sequel, i felt unhappy with the interruption and a little shocked. I am heterosexual and believe that we should all be allowed and accepted for who we are...I love you Katy for the inspiration, the strength and your belief in freedom XxXxX
I teared up... Too sweet
KATY IS ONE OF A KIND
You don't know how educated Katy Perry is until you meet her
i wish i heard this 10 years ago and I would have done things differently... a speech given a decade ago but its impact is so true up to this day (teary-eyed)
such a pretty queen
this is why I love her so much
OMG I LOVE THIS WOMAN SO MUCH AAA ♥
Wooow.. katy perry.. love u
The queen of pop and youtube 👑❤️🔥😎
Katy Perry - Queen of Pop and Queen of TH-cam everyone ❤️❤️❤️
She's the woman of the year, and she's the woman of my life.♥
So proud of hey ♥ Katy is the best ♥
so lets all give her an award for respecting gay people WOW what a super hero!!!!
katy so beautiful in here..i hope katy keep this image for KP5
I feel so blessed to have been here this night! Was incredible . Being a proud young gay from Australia it was my dream to meet Katy Perry. I got more than that. I was her server at her table and she was just as I imagined . Very sweet. She even posed with some fans including myself after it ended. Her speech was clearly amazing. Great night Trevor Project. Thank you.
I just love her in every way ..she beautiful and talented woman with a great heart !!
katy is my idol and i love her and look up to her so much. i am a lesbian myself and a very big supporter of gay rights and i have been for a long time.
when i was 9-10 i started learning a lot about homosexuality and gay rights and i ended up getting very passionate about supporting lgbt rights.
at the same time that was happening i discovered ur so gay which actually started my love for katy. i have met her and she is the kindest, funniest, and most sincere person i have ever met.
Katyyyyyyyyyy 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️, 👑🔥😭😭
Thank you
yo i came here from tumblr after a gif claimed katy said "gays are so fun who else will i got shopping with and talk about boys" but i can't find this quote anywhere within this video which actually comes off as a genuinely thoughtful speech revealing her contuining process of learning and educating herself about LGBTQ people. sad that people have to fake a quote to make the world seem worse than it is.
Sweet❤❤
I love her so much
Katy i love u
Amazing katy!!!! Katy cats love u.
She has aplogized, if you did your research you would find it. She clearly states "I'm sorry to anyone who's offended by this but I never intended it to be hateful or stereotypical in any way, shape or form. This song was very personal"
Love. Thank you. My mantra is b.
Awesome speech
Ela é tão fofa ♥️
loving the new youtube ui
be yourself and you can be anything.
I'm proud who am i
I'm so proud of her :')
THE AMAZING KATY PERRY!
This is the really Katy Perry pop star! She's all for me *-*
aw annecy thanks for coming into my argument
Where in the video was the said? I watched the entire thing and never once hear it.
amen.
THE QUEEN OF POP
I Love Katy!
i love her.
3:39 that YASS made me actually tear up with laughter.
that's why i love u Katy! :')
I LOVE YOU KATY SOOOOOOO MUCH THE SLIGHTEST SMILE CAN MAKE MY DAY THE SLIGHTEST WORD CAN MAKE ME FEEL WHOLE AND EVEN THE TINEST LAUGH CAN MAKE MY KATY FILLED WORLD THAT MUCH BRIGHTER EVERYTHING YOU DO MAKES ME LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
"I'm so nervous" she still being the old katy
"It's alright to ask for help. You're worth it." Excuse me, sobbing.
PHILIPPINES NEED TREVOR.
Proud of her :D
She is so perrty
I don't get why people are dissing her for making LGBT youth more accepted. You don't know her, I believe that she is doing it because she truly believes in it and she believes in people. I'm a pretty big fan of hers and I know that Katy doesn't just do things for shits and giggles and publicity.
honestly correcting the mean parts just so people would finally stop getting so offended that shes a trevor hero.
anyway i love her so much and believe she is completely deserving of this award. she's helped me and many people through a ton of shit with her songs and her personality and everything. shes extremely down to earth, she's an amazing person and i wish more people realized that.
anyway i am done tootles
Katy plz don't listen to the mean comments I'm on Trevor and it helps and btw lgbtp
😍😍😍
Same Here!
Also your so gay wasnt meant to be an insult. She said in an interview that it was very specific to her life and she just thought that her boyfriend would be happier as a gay man. That's all she was saying. People can take it for whatever reason they want, but i think shes a great person and I've met her before and I'm really happy she won this award
she's so nervous.
continuing this when i met her she made a ton of amazing things happen for me but im not gonna get into details.
anyway i know for a fact she did not intend for ur so gay or any of her songs to be offensive. she has a very big goofy side and she wrote it inspired by a boyfriend who showed signs of gay stereotypes. i love that song but i agree with some of the people who find it offensive. i'm not offended by the lyrics but i know that people can be and i would honestly like her to say something
Until she removes the song "Ur So Gay" from TH-cam, promises to stop playing it live, and makes an apology for it, I don't see how any organization like this could honour her.
Она такая милая
and stop fucking judging her and criticizing her
"Ally" can be both a verd and a noun depending on context. Just saying ;)
It's not about judging it's about educating 👏👏👏
CLEARLY Katy deserves this award. This comes from a non-biased point of view, even though I love her to death. If you think she doesn't deserve this because of 'Ur So Gay' you're horribly mistaken. You clearly have no idea what the song is ACTUALLY communicating. It's NOT a diss to gays. It's simply a song about her boyfriend who seemed gay, but wasn't. It was a humorous song, not a diss to gays. IN FACT, Katy has a lot of gays working with her on tour.
Why are you all fighting on TH-cam? Isn't the Trevor Project a place where no one is judged? You guys need to practice what you preach.
awesome bit of sexism mixed in there, good job dude
never be inherently a bad thing***
ARE YOU SERIOUS wowww
Im here for the lgbt
hi kelsey
Shtap . Just Shtap
IM SO CONFUSED ON WHY IVE NEVER SEEN THIS UNTIL 8 YEARS LATER!?
I'll stop hating on her when she stops hating on me and my friends, m'kay?
So somebody was uneducated about gay sensitive and issues, then understood that she was wrong, changed, educated herself and became and ally... and all people can think about is how before being educated about it she WASN'T an ally.
You'd think gay people would appreciate someone who changed their views when a lot of the time we hope for the part of the world that hates or doesn't understand us to do just that.
You're acting like I'm totally ignorant to bullying. I'm a fucking lesbian in high school. I know a thing or two about being bullied, and it's not the same as what Katy is doing. Sure maybe her lyrics were IGNORANT but she was just coming onto the scene after being brainwashed into christianity. I think she's come a long way and you should at least take it from her point of view.
@tacoflavoredkiss1 ME TO !!! If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be alive today I owe my life to her and I give my life to her forever
Ride*
I do certainly agree that labels are important and that "colour-blindness" is covert racism, however I do hope that there will be a time in the faaaaar future where privilege will be dismantled and labels will no longer be important. Labels will never be a bad thing, but as so many people don't fit into labels no matter how many more we create, this is my hope. I'm not saying this in defense of Perry as I am not a fan of hers - this is just my thoughts on labels.
omg people need to calm down and stop being sensitive about "Ur so gay" . Im gay and find the song to be HIGHLY entertaining . She also sang " I kissed a girl " was that bad too ? Get off the rag and complain about something else , something more important .
They aren't saying an ally needs to get an award. and are you kidding me? ANYONE would be able to become a part of an LGBTQ organization. Are we not fighting for acceptance? how counter productive do you think it is to deny someone the chance to join an organization that helps us achieve that goal? Think about what you're saying.
MEOW...
Its time to empower the Asylum statuses of countries to help LGBTs to shift into liberal countries.
I'll be fair, it is totally possible to change your views. HOWEVER, she can not be called an "ally" until she has completely apologized for her earlier views of gays as punchlines. Saying "OMG, I didn't mean THAT kind of gay" is not an apology. Saying "I'm sorry, I was wrong" is.
I don't care what anyone says, Katy desrved this award. I'm FUCKING SICK of hearing Lady Gaga is better. Katy is a pure example of how people can be educated, and how people can learn. She has done that. I hate to break it to you, But Gaga is not god. Katy is an amazing role model, and she will always be my hero.
If it wasnt for her, I would have committed suicide. So, I wouldn't say that. I've been a fan of hers ever since 2008 and I met her last year. She's an amazing person and those lyrics is simply her sense of humor.
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UM no I'm a lesbian. If people get butt hurt over song lyrics, that's their problem. You're looking at those lyrics in a close minded point of view. Many of my other gay friends think the song is funny, if you think its offensive than that is soley your problem. You're so focused on that song you dont even look at inspiring songs like "firework" or "pearl". Get over yourself
Dorothy
you do realise that I Kissed a Girl is making a fun of lesbians/bisexuals right? have you even read the lyrics?
Psychiatric help >>>>> hotline.
You do realize that Gaga wasn't the first Singer to be an ally to LGBT, right? So your comment is completely wrong. Stop saying Katy learned from her, cuz she didn't.
while i see your point, not every cisgendered heterosexual white person feels that way, so calm down.