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Demi Lovato and Caitlyn Jenner were all smiles Saturday night when they were honored at the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
ET was at the award show, which took place at the
Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, to witness some of
the night's most memorable moment's first-hand.
Before heading into the venue, Lovato -- a
longtime advocate for the LGBT community -- chatted with ET on the red
carpet, where she got candid on the importance of accepting others.
"Honestly, I'm just doing what already needs to be
done," the 23-year-old pop star explained. "I'm just talking about
accepting yourself, making it easier for people to love who they are,
and hopefully helping society just accept who they are."
Today, Lovato is more confident than ever, but
growing up as a young star in the spotlight, she didn't always feel that
way. The former Disney star has been extremely vocal about her
struggles with bipolar depression and an eating disorder.
The "Confident" singer admitted that if she could go back in time and
tell her younger self that everything would be OK, she would.
"I would tell my younger self, 'Love who you are. Love yourself, and you're beautiful,'" she said.
During the ceremony, Nick Jonas presented Lovato
with the prestigious Vanguard Award, which honors "media professionals
who have made a significant difference in promoting equality and
acceptance." She told ET that it felt "amazing" to have her longtime
friend present her with the award.
"He's so supportive all the time," she gushed. "I could never get tired of him."
Onstage, Lovato was quite the jokester, poking fun at her bestie's package while accepting her award.
"What people don't know about me is, I know that
you all love Nick Jonas, but I actually have a bigger d**k than he
does," she joked. "And a huge set of balls. I'm going off script, by the
way."
But Jonas wasn't the only one that got a special
shout-out from Lovato. She also thanked her boyfriend, Wilmer
Valderrama, though her message to him was a tad bit sweeter.
"Thank you to my love who can't be here tonight.
He's shooting a pilot," she explained. "I'm just extremely proud of him.
His name is Wilmer Valderrama and I'm so proud to be his girlfriend --
for accepting me as the woman that I am."
"And even though I'm with him, it's just so
important to be who you are," she continued. "Love is fluid, gender is
fluid. I'm getting a cat next week-- I'm getting a p***y next week and
naming it Harry because equality."
Jenner -- who was dressed in a gorgeous red gown and strappy silver heels -- also won big. Her reality TV series, I Am Cait, tied with TLC's I Am Jazz for Outstanding Reality Program, beating out Discovery Life's New Girls on the Block, Oxygen's The Prancing Elites Project and Fuse's Transcendent.
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In addition to her excitement over the win, the
66-year-old reality star was equally as happy about the venue's all
gender bathrooms, which Lovato documented in one of her Snapchats.
At one point, Lovato returned to the stage and
delivered a passionate performance of her hit, "Stone Cold," receiving a
standing ovation from the crowd.
Lovato later took to Instagram on Sunday to share a few snaps from her exciting night.
"Last night I was given the Vanguard award from
GLAAD and one of my best friends presented it to me with words that
totally made me cry," she wrote. "That friend is my brother @nickjonas and I'm so thankful for our friendship. Love you and thanks for last night."
She followed it up with a collage of the two at the GLAAD Awards in 2008 and at at this year's ceremony, and it could not be any cuter.
"Love this!!" she captioned the Instagram re-share, adding the hashtags, "#8yearslater" "#Somethingsneverchange" and "#besties."
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Orange Is the New Black star Ruby Rose was also honored at the
GLAAD Awards -- which air Monday at 10 p.m. ET on Logo. The Australian
actress received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award and her close pal, Taylor
Swift, made a surprise appearance at the show to present her with the award.
Additional reporting by Denny Directo.
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