Madonna to present Anderson Cooper with Vito Russo Award at 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City

NEW YORK, NY, March 2, 2013 - GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that Madonna will present journalist, author and talk show host Anderson Cooper with the Vito Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the New York ceremony on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at the New York Marriot Marquis, presented locally by Delta Air Lines. The GLAAD Media Awards are presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo.

Cooper and Madonna are longtime friends who have both used their careers to raise support for LGBT people around the globe.

For tickets, table purchases and additional information about the GLAAD Media Awards visit http://glaad.org/mediaawards.

“Madonna has been a passionate spokesperson and long time supporter of gay rights. She has embraced  LGBT people around the world on many occasions,” said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. “From speaking out against bullying to raising support for marriage equality, Madonna has always been one of our community’s strongest allies. We are honored to have her stand with GLAAD and Anderson Cooper.”

The Vito Russo Award is presented to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. The Award is named for Vito Russo, a founder of GLAAD and celebrated activist with ACT UP, who chronicled the early images of LGBT people in film and in his book The Celluloid Closet.  Previous Vito Russo honorees include Ricky Martin, Rosie O’Donnell, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, Elton John, k.d. lang, Brian Graden, and Tom Ford.

“By sharing his own experiences as a gay man, Anderson has reminded millions of Americans that LGBT people are part of their everyday lives and an integral part of our cultural fabric,” said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. “He continues to raise the bar and set a new standard for journalists everywhere, and I’m proud to call him a friend.”

The anchors of Good Morning America, Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion are hosting the evening. Special guests include NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo and Chris Kluwe, director Brett Ratner, Ellen Barkin, MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry and Thomas Roberts, and John Leguizamo.  Additional honorees and guests for the New York event will be announced.

For more than 20 years, Anderson Cooper has been an instrumental figure in American journalism.  Enticing audiences with his compassionate and fearless coverage, Cooper has won multiple awards for his work, including several Emmy Awards, National Headliner Awards, and Peabody Awards.  In 2010, Haiti awarded Cooper the National Order of Honour and Merit, the highest honor the country offers, for his coverage of the earthquake that devastated that country.

In addition to reporting for CNN on Anderson Cooper 360°, Cooper is also a contributor to CBS’ 60 Minutes, where he has interviewed cultural icons and newsmakers.  In 2011, he became the host of his own nationally syndicated talk show, Anderson Live.  Dispatches from the Edge, Cooper’s memoirs about covering the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other news events, topped The New York Times Bestsellers List and other bestseller charts.

Never one to shy away from tough topics, Cooper has tackled multiple issues relevant to the LGBT community, including bullying of LGBT youth, families supporting their transgender children, the dangers of so-called “ex-gay conversion therapy,” and soldiers forced to serve under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

For his coverage of issues relevant to the LGBT community, Anderson Cooper has received eight GLAAD Media Award nominations, and has been awarded the trophy three times.

Nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced in January and are available here:http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality.  Each year, the GLAAD Media Awards in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco bring together more than 5,000 advocates and allies to raise critical funds for the organization’s work.

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 16, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 20 at the JW Marriott; and in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco – Union Square.  Additional Special Honorees for each city will be announced in coming weeks.

The 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are executive produced by Marc Honaker, Director of Creative Development at GLAAD, and by Josh Wood, founder and president of Josh Wood Productions.  “I am very proud that my company is producing the GLAAD Media Awards this year alongside such great collaborators.  I have always been a fan of the organization and the important work GLAAD is doing to make the world a better place for the LGBT community.  The fight is not over in the United States, or globally, and I admire GLAAD for inspiring and changing opinions through media,” said Wood.

Emmy Award winning production designer James Connelly will design this year’s set across the three cities. Acclaimed producer and editor Brett Henrichsen will also contribute to this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.

To receive the latest updates on the GLAAD Media Awards, follow @glaad on Twitter and use the hashtag #glaadawards.

About GLAAD: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org

Anderson Cooper to receive Vito Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York set for March 16, 2013

Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott, and Sam Champion to host New York event.

New York, Thursday, February 21, 2013 - GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, today announced it will honor journalist, author, and talk show host Anderson Cooper at the 24^th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo.

For more information visit http://glaad.org/mediaawards.

Cooper will receive the Vito Russo Award at the New York ceremony on March 16, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis, presented locally by Delta Air Lines.  The Vito Russo Award is presented to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality.  Previous Vito Russo honorees include Ricky Martin, Rosie O’Donnell, Alan Cumming, Cynthia Nixon, Nathan Lane, Cherry Jones, Elton John, k.d. lang, Brian Graden, and Tom Ford.

“By sharing his own experiences as a gay man, Anderson has reminded millions of Americans that LGBT people are part of their everyday lives and an integral part of our cultural fabric,” said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick. “He continues to raise the bar and set a new standard for journalists everywhere, and I’m proud to call him a friend.”

The anchors of Good Morning America, Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion are hosting the evening. Additional honorees and guests for the New York event will be announced.

For more than 20 years, Anderson Cooper has been an instrumental figure in American journalism.  Enticing audiences with his compassionate and fearless coverage, Cooper has won multiple awards for his work, including several Emmy Awards, National Headliner Awards, and Peabody Awards.  In 2010, Haiti awarded Cooper the National Order of Honour and Merit, the highest honor the country offers, for his coverage of the earthquake that devastated that country.

In addition to reporting for CNN on Anderson Cooper 360°, Cooper is also a contributor to CBS’ 60 Minutes, where he has interviewed cultural icons and newsmakers.  In 2011, he became the host of his own nationally syndicated talk show, Anderson Live.  Dispatches from the Edge, Cooper’s memoirs about covering the South Asia tsunami, Hurricane Katrina and other news events, topped The New York Times Bestsellers List and other bestseller charts.

Never one to shy away from tough topics, Cooper has tackled multiple issues relevant to the LGBT community, including bullying of LGBT youth, families supporting their transgender children, the dangers of so-called “ex-gay conversion therapy,” and soldiers forced to serve under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

For his coverage of issues relevant to the LGBT community, Anderson Cooper has received seven GLAAD Media Award nominations, and has been awarded the trophy three times.


Nominees for the 24^th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced in January and are available here:http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees.  The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the LGBT community that build support for equality. Each year, the GLAAD Media Awards in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco bring together more than 5,000 advocates and allies to raise critical funds for the organization’s work.

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 16, 2013 at the New York Marriott Marquis; in Los Angeles on April 20 at the JW Marriott; and in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco – Union Square.  Additional Special Honorees for each city will be announced in coming weeks.

The 24^th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are executive produced by Marc Honaker, Director of Creative Development at GLAAD, and by Josh Wood, founder and president of Josh Wood Productions.  ”I am very proud that my company is producing the GLAAD Media Awards this year alongside such great collaborators.  I have always been a fan of the organization and the important work GLAAD is doing to make the world a better place for the LGBT community.  The fight is not over in the United States, or globally, and I admire GLAAD for inspiring and changing opinions through media,” said Wood.  Emmy Award-winning production set designer James Connelly and acclaimed producer and editor Brett Henrichsen will also contribute to this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.

To receive the latest updates on the GLAAD Media Awards, follow @glaad on Twitter and use the hashtag#glaadawards.

More than 100 corporate partners are showing their support, including National Presenting partners Ketel One Vodka and Wells Fargo, New York and Los Angeles Presenting partner Delta Air Lines, and San Francisco Presenting partner Southwest Airlines.  GLAAD is also grateful to the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Platinum Underwriter corporate partner Anheuser-Busch, Inc., and NBCUniversal, as well as Underwriter corporate partners: Allstate Insurance Company, Caesars Foundation, Disney-ABC Television Group/ESPN, New York Marriott Marquis & Renaissance Hotel, and PwC.  For a full list of corporate partners and information on how to become a corporate partner, purchase tickets and place a tribute in the tribute book, please visit www.glaad.org/mediaawards.

About GLAAD: GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD on Facebook and Twitter.

Source: GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)

Family Equality Council 9th Annual Los Angeles Awards Dinner 2013

Bob Greenblatt, Chris Kluwe, Dr. Virginia Uribe honored at Family Equality Council 9th Annual Los Angeles Awards Dinner 2013.

On Saturday, February 9th, 2013 The Family Equality Council held it’s 9th Annual Awards Dinner at Globe Theater, Universal Studios Hollywood located 100 Universal City Plaza, in Universal City, CA 91608 from 7:00 p.m.

Family Equality Council’s premier West Coast event was aimed at connecting the growing Los Angeles community of LGBT-headed families and supporters as well as advancing efforts to create equality for all families.

(Note: Click on the photos to view them regular size)

The honorees who attended include NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt, Chris Kluwe, Dr. Virginia Uribe. The celebrities among the honorees were Darren Criss (Glee), Sean Hayes (Up All Night), Molly Shannon (Comedian), Andrew Rannells (The New Normal), Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings) and many more!

The event featured Auction, Cocktails Reception, Dinner & Program and Awards presentation.

About Family Equality Council:
Family Equality Council connects, supports, and represents the one million parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in this country and their two million children. We are changing attitudes and policies to ensure that all families are respected, loved, and celebrated—including families with parents who are LGBT. We are a community of parents and children, grandparents and grandchildren that reaches across this country. For 30 years we have raised our children and raised our voices toward fairness for all families. For more information visit http://www.familyequality.org

Photos credit to: Alireza Kia/Alireza Kia Photography for Diversity News Magazine.

Editor’s Note: Alireza Kia and Esteban Escobar aka Steven Escobar contribute to this article.

Chad Griffin Named Human Rights Campaign Organization’s President

On Friday, March 2, 2012 The Human Rights Campaign announced that Chad H. Griffin was appointed as the next president of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, by the organization’s Board of Directors. Griffin, a national communications and policy strategist, is widely credited for being the mastermind behind the federal lawsuit to overturn California’s Proposition 8, which has now been ruled unconstitutional by two federal courts.

Griffin’s appointment follows an extensive six month search by the board that included the consideration of over one hundred diverse and extremely well-qualified candidates from the worlds of business, academia and activism. Griffin will assume his new responsibilities on June 11, 2012. Current HRC president Joe Solmonese will continue to lead the organization until that time.

The founding partner of strategic communications and campaign firm, Griffin|Schein, Griffin has taken on entrenched, well-financed interests like Big Tobacco, Big Oil and the far right, and shaped national policy debates around equal rights, clean energy, universal health care, stem cell research, and early childhood education. He has also led groundbreaking ballot initiative campaigns including the largest ballot initiative ever recorded, Proposition 87: California’s Clean Alternative Energy Initiative; the Proposition 10 campaign, which generates $600 million a year for early childhood education; and Proposition 71, which secured billions of dollars for stem cell research despite the Bush Administration ban.

Griffin is a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the Prop. 8 lawsuit.  He is personally responsible for recruiting the legal dream team of Theodore Olson and David Boies to successfully argue the case. Griffin will remain on the board of directors of AFER.

A veteran of the Clinton White House communications team, and a native of Arkansas, Griffin was highly motivated by young people in taking this new endeavor. “All over this country in big cities and small towns, there are families and young people who long to be accepted for who they are, and who want be treated with the same dignity and respect as everyone else,” said Griffin. “I’m honored by the board’s confidence in my ability to lead HRC. While there’s no doubt that we’ve made tremendous progress on the road to equality, we must not forget that millions of LGBT Americans still lack basic legal protections and suffer the consequences of discrimination every day. Today’s generation of young people, and each generation hereafter, must grow up with the full and equal protection of our laws, and finally be free to participate in the American dream. As HRC president, I’ll approach our work with a great sense of urgency because there are real life consequences to inaction.”

HRC Co-Chair Tim Downing and HRC Foundation Co-Chair Sandra Hartness spoke on behalf of their colleagues on the Board of Directors, “We’re ecstatic to have someone of Chad’s caliber as our next president. His superior credentials and achievements, both as a visionary and strategist, make him uniquely qualified to lead this organization forward. Chad has a proven track record of consistently delivering results during his career. That’s something that our community rightly expects and deserves.”

With over a million members and supporters, HRC works to secure equal rights for LGBT individuals and families at the local, state and federal levels by mobilizing grassroots supporters, lobbying elected officials, proactively educating and changing the hearts and minds of fair-minded Americans, and investing strategically to elect fair-minded officials. Founded in 1980, HRC seeks to improve the lives of LGBT Americans by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law and increasing public support among all Americans through innovative advocacy, education and outreach programs.

HRC consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that focuses on research, advocacy and education and the Human Rights Campaign, a 501(c)(4) organization that focuses on lobbying Congress, state and local officials for support of pro-LGBT bills, and mobilizing grassroots action amongst its members. The combined annual budget of both organizations was approximately $40 million in 2011.

Professional colleagues and friends have been unanimous in their praise of Griffin’s appointment (some of them are):

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:

“I congratulate Chad Griffin on his appointment as the new President of HRC. I’m confident Chad will continue to provide the strong leadership that HRC has become known for here in Washington. I’m proud to count myself as a strong supporter of issues important to the LGBT community and look forward to working with Chad and HRC to advance these issues.”

Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus, NAACP:

“Chad Griffin is a great choice – he is a major leader in the fight for equality. HRC has staged a coup!”

Anthony Romero, Executive Director, ACLU:

“Chad’s appointment to the Human Rights Campaign comes at a historic time for LGBT equality.  Chad is exactly the right person to lead the organization at this incredible time.  He has courage, passion, dynamism and a willingness to push tough issues forward in a thoughtful and strategic manner.”

Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles:

“Congratulations to Chad Griffin! There is no better person than Chad to take the helm of the Human Rights Campaign. Chad has proven he is a bold, insightful leader, and that is why I honored him with the Dream of Los Angeles Award during the City of Los Angeles’ first ever LGBT Heritage Month last year. I have every confidence that his fearless, deft and innovative approach to politics and problem solving will ensure HRC continues to lead the way.”

About The Human Rights Campaign (HRC):
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Sources: http://www.hrc.org, & LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Facebook
Photo credit to: http://www.hrc.org

Editor’s Note: Here at Diversity News Magazine published by Diversity News Publications we want to congratulate Chad Griffin and to wish him the best with HRC. Also thank you to Joe Solmonese for leading the organization for many years.

Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, Modern Family, Glee Nominees for 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards

On Thursday, January 19, 2012 The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, announced the nominees for its 23^rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.  By recognizing and honoring media for outstanding images of the LGBT community, the GLAAD Media Awards serve as a benchmark for the media industry and complement GLAAD’s work to bring LGBT images and stories to Americans.

Among the nominees: Beginners, starring Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor, Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close and Janet McTeer, J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer, Showtime’s hit shows Shameless and The Big C, Glee, Modern Family, CBS ratings leader NCIS, Becoming Chaz, the AIDS documentary We Were Here, Dancing with the Stars with Carson Kressley and Chaz Bono, the wedding of a gay staffer on Conan, and David Letterman’s interview with Chaz Bono, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, TheRoot.com’s “Black and Transgender: A Double Burden,” and Lady Gaga for her Born This Way album.

Spanish-language nominees include Ricky Martin for his album Música + Alma + Sexo, telenovelas Las Aparicio, Los Exitosos Gome$, and El Último Matrimonio Feliz, news programs Noticiero con Paola Rojas andDespierta América, and ESPN Deportes’ SportsCenter.

“As media continue to tell new stories about LGBT people and families, a majority of Americans now support full equality of LGBT Americans,” said Mike Thompson, GLAAD’s Acting President.  “This year’s nominees enlighten and entertain, while spotlighting the diversity of our community. Audiences expect to see their own worlds reflected in media, and today more than ever, those include the lives of LGBT people. Viewers know that LGBT characters and stories are simply natural extensions of, and glimpses into, their own experiences from across America.”

The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 24, 2012 at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square; in Los Angeles on April 21 at the Westin Bonaventure; and in San Francisco on June 2 at San Francisco Marriott Marquis.  Special Honorees for each city will be announced in the coming weeks.

GLAAD announced 116 nominees in 25 English-language categories, and 35 Spanish-language nominees in 10 categories.  In the English-language categories, cable networks earned 23 nominations, while broadcast networks garnered 19 nominations.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

The 23^rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees were published, released or broadcast between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011.  Nearly 1,000 media projects were considered by over 85 volunteers serving on seven nominating juries.  Each year, the GLAAD Media Awards in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco bring together more than 5,000 supporters to raise nearly $3.5 million for the organization’s work.

COMPLETE LIST OF THE 23^RD ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS NOMINEES:

 

OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE

Albert Nobbs (Roadside Attractions)

Beginners (Focus Features)

J. Edgar (Warner Bros. Pictures)

 

OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE

Circumstance (Roadside Attractions)

Gun Hill Road (Motion Film Group)

Pariah (Focus Features)

Tomboy (Rocket Releasing)

Weekend (Sundance Selects)

 

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES

Degrassi (TeenNick)

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)

Shameless (Showtime)

Torchwood: Miracle Day (Starz)

 

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES

The Big C (Showtime)

Exes and Ohs (Logo)

Glee (Fox)

Happy Endings (ABC)

Modern Family (ABC)

 

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE (in a series without a regular LGBT character)

“Acceptance” Man Up! (ABC)

“Beards” Hot in Cleveland (TV Land)

“The Boy Has Style” Are We There Yet? (TBS)

“Prom” Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime)

“Recruited” NCIS (CBS)

 

OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES

Cinema Verite (HBO)

 

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY

Becoming Chaz (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network)

The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (HBO)

Two Spirits (PBS)

We Were Here (Red Flag Releasing)

The World’s Worst Place to be Gay? (Logo)

 

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM

Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (Sundance Channel)

The Glee Project (Oxygen)

The Real L Word (Showtime)

The Voice (NBC)

 

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE

“Chaz Bono” Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)

“Children & Teens Caught in the Wrong Bodies” Anderson (syndicated)

“Coming Out on the Oprah Show: 25 Years of Unforgettable Guests” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)

“The Wedding of Scott Cronick & David Gorshein” Conan (TBS)

“Zach Wahls” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)

 

OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA

All My Children (ABC)

Days of Our Lives (NBC)

 

OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM – NEWSMAGAZINE

“Day One” The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)

“Finding Home” In the Life (PBS)

“GLBT in Texas” Spotlight DFW (KXAS TV-5 [Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas])

“The ‘Sissy Boy’ Experiments” Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

“They Call it Corrective Rape” World’s Untold Stories (CNN)

 

OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM SEGMENT

“Battle Against Bullying” ABC World News With Diane Sawyer (ABC)

“Children of LGBT Parents” MSNBC News Live (MSNBC)

“Gay Dads Adopt 12 Kids” Good Morning America (ABC)

“Kye Allums” Outside the Lines (ESPN)

“Split by Potential Deportation” CNN Newsroom (CNN)

 

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

“AIDS @ 30″ (series) (Windy City Times [Chicago, Ill.])

“Coming Out to America” by Melanie Asmar (Westword [Denver, Colo.])

“Even on Religious Campuses, Students Fight for Gay Identity” by Erik Eckholm (The New York Times)

“Led by the Child Who Simply Knew” by Bella English (The Boston Globe)

“Local Lesbian Couple Navigates Life’s Daily Challenges as Parents” by Najla Amundson (The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead [Fargo, N.D.])

 

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST

Frank Bruni (The New York Times)

Alfred Doblin (The Record [Bergen, N.J.])

Maureen Dowd (The New York Times)

Peg McEntee (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Craig Wilson (USA Today)

 

OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER OVERALL COVERAGE

The Boston Globe

The New York Times

The Oregonian [Portland, Ore.]

The Salt Lake Tribune

Pioneer Press [St. Paul, Minn.]

 

OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE ARTICLE

“15th Anniversary of the Passage of the Defense of Marriage Act” (series) by Chris Geidner (Metro Weekly)

“Black & Gay in Corporate America” by Carolyn M. Brown (Black Enterprise)

“Making It Work” by Rod McCullom (Ebony)

“The Secret I Don’t Want to Keep Anymore” by Janet Mock as told to Kierna Mayo (Marie Claire)

“Transitions” by Eliza Gray (The New Republic)

 

OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE OVERALL COVERAGE

The Advocate/Out

Entertainment Weekly

People

Time

US Weekly

 

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALISM ARTICLE

“Adam and Pete: Love in a Time of War” by Max J. Rosenthal (HuffingtonPost.com)

“Black and Transgender: A Double Burden” by Kellee Terrell (TheRoot.com)

“The Rainbow Struggle” (series) (GlobalPost.com)

“Soldier Leaves Legacy Much Larger Than ‘He Was Gay’” by Wayne Drash (CNN.com)

“What are Little Boys Made Of” by Jim Burroway (BoxTurtleBulletin.com)

 

OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALISM – MULTIMEDIA

“Breaking Boundaries” by Eliza Gray and Margy Slattery (TheNewRepublic.com)

“Coming Out” by Sarah Kramer (NYTimes.com)

“Glamorous Gay Dance Scene a ‘Family Affair’” by Brooke Sopelsa and Drew Katchen (MSNBC.com)

“Injustice at Every Turn” (ITLMedia.org)

“Transgender: A Special Report” (series) (TimesUnion.com [Albany, N.Y.])

 

OUTSTANDING BLOG

The Bilerico Project (http://www.bilerico.com/)

Mombian (http://www.mombian.com/)

The New Civil Rights Movement (http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/)

Rod 2.0 (http://rodonline.typepad.com/)

Towleroad (http://www.towleroad.com/)

 

OUTSTANDING MUSIC ARTIST

Beverly McClellan, Fear Nothing (Oarfin Records)

Girl in a Coma, Exits & All the Rest (Blackheart Records)

Hunx and His Punx, Too Young to Be in Love (Hardly Art)

Lady Gaga, Born This Way (Interscope Records)

MEN, Talk About Body (IAMSOUND Records)

 

OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade by Allan Heinberg (Marvel)

Batwoman by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman (DC Comics)

Secret Six by Gail Simone (DC Comics)

Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller by Dan Parent (Archie Comics)

X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel Comics)

 

OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES THEATER

Bonded by Donald Jolly

House of the Rising Son by Tom Jacobson

Killer Queen: The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder by Peter Griggs

No Word in Guyanese for Me by Wendy Graf

Who’s Your Daddy? by Johnny O’Callaghan

 

OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER:  BROADWAY & OFF–BROADWAY

The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Tony Kushner

Maple & Vine by Jordan Harrison

Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott

Sons of the Prophet by Stephen Karam

Unnatural Acts: Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920 conceived by Tony Speciale

 

OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER:  OFF–OFF BROADWAY

The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony) by Holly Hughes

The Escape Artist book by John Kelly, songs by John Kelly & Carol Lipnik

The Momentum by Boo Killebrew, Geoffrey Decas O’Donnell & Jordan Seavey



She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen

Southern Comfort book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis

A complete list of GLAAD Media Awards nominees follows or is available at www.glaad.org/mediaawards. Additional facts and figures about this year’s 151 nominees are available at: http://www.glaad.org/mediawards/23/factsandfigures & www.glaad.org/mediaawards/23/press.

About GLAAD: The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate effectively. By ensuring that the stories of LGBT people are heard through the media, GLAAD promotes understanding, increases acceptance, and advances equality. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org or connect with GLAAD atwww.glaad.org/connect.

Source: GLAAD & Graphic credit to: GLAAD