Louisa Jacobson is grateful for the help she acquired after going public together with her relationship with girlfriend Anna Blundell.

Jacobson, 33, spoke with PEOPLE on Saturday, Feb. 1, on the Human Rights Marketing campaign 2025 Higher New York Dinner. There, she was awarded the HRC Visibility Award, celebrating her impactful work in increasing LGBTQ+ illustration on- and off-screen. 

She is the youngest little one of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer, and goes by her first and center title. The former couple share three different youngsters: Henry Wolfe, 45, Mamie, 41, and Grace, 38.

Jacobson spoke solely with PEOPLE about how honored she felt to be gifted the award by the HRC, which is the nation’s largest lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights group. She additionally spoke in regards to the current help she acquired after publicly popping out in June 2024.

“I’m so, so grateful and grateful to the HRC. I used to be shocked as a result of I had solely just lately come out,” she instructed PEOPLE. “It’s such an excellent alternative to discuss visibility and what it means to this neighborhood and what it means to me.”

The Gilded Age actress mentioned she’s acquired “a lot help” from the neighborhood. 

“I’m so fortunate to work within the trade that I do. That I am in a neighborhood of artists who additionally determine as LGBTQ,” she instructed PEOPLE. “So it’s only a heat, beautiful welcome that I’m blessed to have.” Including, “I don’t take that with no consideration.”

As for what she and Blundell are planning for Valentine’s Day, she instructed PEOPLE they’re going dancing collectively.

On the HRC occasion when Jacobson acquired the award, she gave a speech about how vulnerability serves as a energy, particularly as an actress.

“To be seen is to be weak. Sadly, vulnerability is commonly seen as a weak spot. However in fact, it’s one of the highly effective instruments that we have now for connection,” she mentioned.

“As an actor, I’ve discovered that essentially the most highly effective performances occur when the actor permits themselves to be revelatory—once they drop the masks and stand within the uncooked reality of who they’re.”

“It’s the identical in life,” Jacobson continued. “The moments the place we drop the masks and permit ourselves to be seen, these are the moments after we really join with others.” 

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The actress went Instagram official together with her girlfriend on June 22. On the time, which was coincidentally her mom’s seventy fifth birthday, she shared the candy snapshot of herself with Blundell. 

“blessed to be coming into the Joyful New Period bb ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈,” she wrote within the caption.