The GLAAD Vanguard Award is given to media personalities who have promoted equality and acceptance of LGBT+ people, GLAAD said. Previous winners include Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Taylor, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Spears is a long-time supporter of the LGBT+ community, GLAAD said in a statement. She has spoken out against bullying of LGBT+ youth, publicly opposed bills in Texas that would have restricted transgender rights, and participated in a musical tribute that honoured the victims of the 2016 mass shooting at an LGBT+ nightclub in Orlando.

She has also supported same-sex marriage and last year wrote an open “love letter” to the LGBT+ community that read: “Your stories are what inspire me, bring me joy, and make me and my sons strive to be better people.”

Spears will receive the Vanguard Award at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 12 in Beverly Hills, California.