At Saturday night’s GLAAD Media Awards, Ricky Martin walked on stage and accepted the Vito Russo Award, which honors openly gay and lesbian entertainers.

The honor arrived one year after the singer admitted to the world that he’s gay.

“I’ve been through an intense spiritual process for the last five years, especially the last two years,” he told reporters at the event. “I needed to share it with the world.”

Adding that “I’ve only started” in his mission to spread GLADD’s message of love and acceptance, he added:

“Let’s share the love! Let’s go to Mexico! Let’s go to Columbia! Let’s go to

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