Ronan Farrow (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Journalist Ronan Farrow came out as part of the LGBT community while accepting the Courage Award, an honor given by the Point Foundation, a national scholarship organization for LGBT students.

Farrow, who is the son of actress Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen, was honored for his work covering the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, the #MeToo movement and his reporting on transgender issues.

MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts presented the award to Farrow who thanked the LGBT community for inspiring his reporting.

“Being a part of the LGBT community—which recognized that reporting I was doing early on and elevated it, and has been such a stalwart source of support through the sexual assault reporting I did involving survivors who felt equally invisible—that has been an incredible source of strength for me,” Farrow says. “LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it’s like to be there.”

My honor tonight to present @RonanFarrow w/2018 @PointFoundation Courage Award for his reporting over the last year. #PointHonors pic.twitter.com/k339KQRUyW

— Thomas Roberts (@ThomasARoberts) April 10, 2018