With those words, the lyrics of her anthemic hit "Beautiful," Christina Aguilera first became a voice for the LGBTQ+ community 20 years ago. She further cemented her status as an ally with the music video for the song, which featured a gay couple and a transgender woman, a move that was seen as strikingly progressive in 2002.
"Her video for 'Beautiful' was an amazing statement," singer and former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui tells PEOPLE in this week's issue.
Since then, Aguilera, 41, hasn't stopped showing up for the community. Over the years, she's raised awareness about HIV and AIDS, and, in 2016, she donated proceeds from her song "Change" to the families of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Next, she'll headline Los Angeles Pride in the Park on June 11.
