Lady Gaga was honored for her LGBT youth advocacy, Mary J. Blige and Queen Latifah performed and some of Hollywood's biggest stars attended last night at the annual event in Hollywood.
For National Coming Out Day, we compile some quotes from lesbian, bisexual and queer celebrities who talk about why they came out, how they feel about it now and why it's so important.
!["Portlandia" goes live before its Season 2 premiere](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/carblock_0.jpg ""Portlandia" goes live before its Season 2 premiere")
![Olivia Thirlby on being bisexual and participating in "Self-Evident Truths"](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/olivblock.jpg "Olivia Thirlby on being bisexual and participating in "Self-Evident Truths"")
![Amber Heard, Amy Poehler, and the stars of "Glee" turn out for The Trevor Project's 2011 Trevor Live!](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/trevor-block_0.jpg "Amber Heard, Amy Poehler, and the stars of "Glee" turn out for The Trevor Project's 2011 Trevor Live!")
![Watch now: An eight minute preview of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/dragongirl-block.jpg "Watch now: An eight minute preview of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"")
![Olivia Wilde says goodbye to Thirteen and "House"](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/houseblock_5.jpg "Olivia Wilde says goodbye to Thirteen and "House"")
!["Lost Girl" gets an American air date from SyFy](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/lgblock_5.jpg ""Lost Girl" gets an American air date from SyFy")
![Jena Malone will play author Carson McCullers in "Lonely Hunter"](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/jmblock_5.jpg "Jena Malone will play author Carson McCullers in "Lonely Hunter"")
![Whatever Happened To....the out women of "The Real World"](/web/20120205073535im_/http://www.afterellen.com/sites/www.afterellen.com/files/bablock.jpg "Whatever Happened To....the out women of "The Real World"")
