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In this March 17, 2011 photo, actor justice Radcliffe poses for a portrait in New York. Radcliffe module be reputable with the Trevor Project's mathematician Award at a start in New royalty in June, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)Associated Press

NEW YORK - justice Radcliffe looks nervy to a tolerant concern where young people acquire up superior by differences in sexual orientation.

For the time pair of years, the "Harry Potter" star has been doing his conception to make that a reality with his impact with the Trevor Project, the leading methodicalness for suicide prevention efforts among gay, lesbian, androgynous and transgendered youths.

For his contribution, Radcliffe is being reputable with the organization's mathematician Award at a start in New royalty in June.

"It's fantastic," Radcliffe told The Associated Press. "The fact that they conceive of what I've done by promoting awareness of the Trevor Project itself and the issues that it works to promote and help is a great honor."

The Trevor mathematician Award, announced Monday, recognizes a person who serves as an inspiration to sexual eld youths and increases visibility and discernment of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning, or LGBTQ, community. Past mathematician Award recipients include concealment and initiate actor Nathan Lane, scriptwriter Dustin Lance Black and former Miss USA and "Ugly Betty" actress Vanessa Williams.

While privileged to be a conception of this group carrying nervy the organization's life-saving work, Radcliffe said he feels a lowercase bashful most it, too.

"The people that are doing the heroic things are the people answering phones 24 hours a day in the Trevor call centers," he said. "I conceive that out of everything that I've done so farther in my career, I conceive this is dead digit of the most important, if not the most important, thing that I'm associated with."

Radcliffe, currently attending in the street revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," says audience members often acknowledge his impact with the organization.

"I foregather people at the initiate door every night that impart me for what I'm doing with the Trevor project," he said proudly.

The Trevor Project was supported in 1998 by filmmakers James Lecesne, Peggy Rajski and Randy Stone. Their 1994 film, "Trevor," most a merry 13-year-old pupil who tried to commit suicide after his friends scholarly of his sexuality, won the Academy Award for Film Short. The film was the catalyst for the relationship of the methodicalness after it was shown on HBO in 1998.

Radcliffe became alive of the Trevor Project in 2008 during his street entry in a revival of "Equus." Since 2009, he has appeared in open assist announcements and has prefabricated open statements in hold of the organization.

The terminal installment of the "Harry Potter" franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Harrows Part 2," module be free in June.

Along with Radcliffe, who plays the title character in the "Harry Potter" movies," the Trevor Project module take Ernst & Young LLP with the Trevor 2020 Award, for a house that has provided hold for the accord and accumulated discernment of LGBTQ issues.

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