Lady Gaga on Monday tweeted acceptance
of her Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media
Awards win.
The 25-year-old Lady Gaga on Saturday
won outstanding music artist for her album Born This Way.
(Related: Lady
Gaga, Neil Meron, Craig Zadan among GLAAD Media Awards winners.)
“I'm so proud to
win 'Outstanding Artist' for Born This Way album at GLAAD Media
Awards,” Lady Gaga tweeted to her more than 21 million followers.
“Thank you so much to your organization.”
“Let's remind the
world that the zeitgeist continues to beckon for equality+change.
The relevancy of freedom, the ying yang of hatred+love,” she added.
Lady Gaga also won
last year in the same category.
Mike Thompson,
acting president of GLAAD, lauded Lady Gaga's support for gay rights
in a statement released on the group's website.
“Lady Gaga has
dedicated her life to making positive change in the world,” he
said. “Her music and social advocacy have helped countless
LGBT young people and inspired so many to raise their voices for
equality.”