Exactly 50 years to the day after the 1969 Stonewall uprising, pop icon and longtime LGBTQ advocate Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance outside the now-historic space. “I love you so, so much. Happy World Pride,” Gaga said as she took the stage in front of thousands of New Yorkers and visitors from around the world who gathered for Pride Live’s Stonewall Day Concert on Friday afternoon. “Happy 50th anniversary of Stonewall. This is a historic day. You should be so, so proud of yourself.”

Gaga said she was overwhelmed and wondered how she could inspire the crowd the way they’ve inspired her. “Look around you. Look at what you have done,” the Grammy-winning artist said. "You are the definition of courage, do you know that?”