The 'I Rise' singer reflected on losing her friends in the AIDS crisis
Revelation of benign crush sends former ‘View’ co-host to her knees
Shangela paid tribute to the singer with a lip-sync medley
Other Vanguard Award honorees include Cher, Britney Spears
The legendary pop star has supported the LGBT community for decades
Halsey, Ava DuVernay also received recognition
past winners include Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson
Netflix raked in the highest number of nominations for TV shows
the transgender high school student appeared alongside actress AnnaSophia Robb
the actress addresses the first daughter, 'one Jewish mother to another'