DEMI LOVATO, Caitlyn Jenner, and Lilly Wachowski are among the recipients of the 27th GLAAD Media Awards.

    The awards honor those who further GLAAD’s mission of ensuring that stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are heard through media outlets.

    Lovato is the recipient of the organization’s Vanguard Award, which she received from Nick Jonas during Saturday’s ceremony in Beverly Hills.

    Jenner’s E! Entertainment Television reality series “I Am Cait” was honored for outstanding reality program. Jenner, who was born Bruce Jenner, is sharing the honor with transgender YouTube personality Jazz Jennings, who has a TLC show “I Am Jazz.”

    Lilly Wachowski, who won best drama series for “Sense8,” took the stage to speak about her own coming out story and GLAAD’s role in the LGBTQ community.

    Wachowski came out as transgender last month in a heartfelt statement to Chicago’s Windy City Times. Wachowski revealed in her statement that she felt pushed to come out after being pressured by media outlets for her story, eventually being approached at home by a reporter from the Daily Mail who was prepared to run with the story.

    Wachowski’s sister Lana came out as transgender in 2012. Wachowski thanked her sister Lana for the win, her parents who attended the awards show, as well as Netflix, the cast and crew, and “lastly the fearless and spectacular eight.”

    Other honorees included the film “Carol” and the Amazon Instant Video Series, “Transparent.”

    (SD-Agencies)