The singer was accepting the HRC National Visibility Award for his advocacy for the LGBTQ community.

“My family’s here,” he said. 

“Jwan, I don’t see you but my husband Jwan, I love you. My beautiful twins, Valentino and Matteo, they’re also here. I love you with all my heart, you’re my strength, you inspire me every day, you motivate me to keep doing what I’m doing and you guys are amazing kids.”

“You guys are amazing,” he added. 

“I love you. Lucia, my baby girl who is not here with us, she stayed at home with Grandma, but she’s also the light of my life.”