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Kesha was brought to tears while giving her acceptance speech for the Visibility Award during the Nashville Equality Dinner.

Fellow singer Wrabel presented the HRC Visibility Award to Kesha in recognition of her speaking out against bullying LGBT youth. In her speech, Kesha briefly touched on her tumultuous legal battle with her producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, whom she has accused of sexual assault and battery. She also spoke about her love for the LGBT community.

“As many of you know I am going through some personal things that have been really intense and hard lately and I just want to say thank you for any support I’ve received,” the 29-year-old singer told the crowd.

“I’ve met many members of the LGBT community, and some very, very close friends, who have come close to taking their own lives because of the abuse they’ve had to deal with, and that is heartbreaking,” Kesha said. “I don’t want to live in a world where we treat each other like that.”

“That’s why my message has always been about being yourself. And we really have to love each other and support each other,” Kesha continued.

In February a judge ruled that Kesha’s allegations against Dr. Luke would not be able to free her from her contract which states she is only allowed to make music with Dr. Luke as her producer. Fans have offered their support using the hashtag #FreeKesha on social media. Musical colleagues have also stood in the pop singer’s defense including Lady Gaga, Adele and Taylor Swift.