Against Me! frontrunner Laura Jane Grace and indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara have been confirmed among other artists to appear on Logo TV's "Trailblazers" special on June 26, Billboard reports. The hour-long special pays tribute to pioneers in the fight for LGBT rights.
Also being recognized are Brooklyn Nets' player Jason Collins, who was the first male athlete to openly come out as gay in a major American sport, as well as the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
Previously announces honorees include Edie Windsor and Roberta Kaplan, the civil rights activists in charge of defeating DOMA and championing gay marriage.
The annual event will air at 9 p.m. ET from New York's Cathedral of St. John the Divine and will coincide with the one-year anniversary to the day of DOMA being overturned and the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, considered the single most important event of the gay rights movement.
Jared Leto, Kylie Minogue, Ariana Grande, and Rita Ora among those confirmed to appear at the event with A Great Big World performing that night.
More honorees, performers, presenters, and attendees are expected to be announced soon.
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