Meryl Streep in ‘Ricki and the Flash.’ (Photo courtesy the Karpel Group)

Meryl Streep will be honored with Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award at the 2017 HRC Greater New York Gala on Feb. 11 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.

The Ally for Equality Award honors “the outstanding efforts of those who use their voice and publicly stand-up for the LGBTQ community.”

Streep had been a long-time advocate for LGBT rights speaking out for marriage equality during her 2004 Golden Globes acceptance speech for her role in HIV/AIDS drama “Angels in America.”

In an interview with PrideSource this year, Streep explained how she learned acceptance for LGBT people because of how her mother treated her gay piano teachers who lived together.

“My mother, who was born in 1915, never said — ‘the boys,’ she called them — she never said ‘the boys are gay,’ or that there was anything that she disapproved of. But it was just that this is a different life, and … they were living under the cover of the love of the people who loved them,” Streep told PrideSource.

“Throughout her phenomenal career, Meryl Streep has used her voice to stand up for the LGBTQ community,” HRC president Chad Griffin said in a statement. “Whether through her iconic roles that raised the visibility of LGBTQ people, or by boldly speaking out for equality, Meryl Streep embodies the very nature of what it means to be an ally to our community. We are thrilled to welcome Meryl Streep to the 2017 HRC Greater New York Gala and look forward to honoring her with the HRC Ally for Equality Award.”