Liza to be Awarded by PFLAG

Stage and screen icon Liza Minnelli will be honored at Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays' annual gala with the second Straight for Equality in Entertainment Award, for a lifetime of advocacy.

Jody M. Huckaby, PFLAG National's executive director, said Minnelli is "the quintessential straight ally -- she has been an outspoken supporter of equality for LGBT for her whole life, and her tremendous and ongoing philanthropy in the fight against AIDS has made her a very public advocate of the many individuals and their families who have been affected by the disease."

The event will take place May 1 at the New York Marriott Marquis.