GLAAD AWARD SEASON

GLAAD passed out its annual media awards in NYC.  Below are the list of winners.



GLAAD Media Awards winners

Excellence in Media
Tyra Banks

Vito Russo Award
Suze Orman

Outstanding Film -- Limited Release (tie)
"Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom"
"Shelter"

Outstanding Documentary
"A Jihad For Love"

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
"Special Comment: Gay Marriage Is a Question of Love," "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" (MSNBC)

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
"Gay Athletes Are Making Their Mark" by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Magazine Overall Coverage
People en Espanol

Special Recognition
Phil Donahue

Special Recognition
"The Laramie Project, 10 Years Later -- The Lasting Legacy of Matthew Shepard" (Sirius XM Radio)

Outstanding Daily Drama
"As the World Turns" (CBS)

Outstanding Newspaper Article
"Owning His Gay Identity -- at 15 Years Old" by Theresa Vargas (The Washington Post)

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Leonard Pitts Jr. (The Miami Herald)

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
The New York Times

Outstanding Magazine Article
"Let God Love Gene Robinson," by Andrew Corsello (GQ)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
Newsweek

Outstanding Digital Journalism -- Multimedia
"Is Gay the New Black?" by Jessica Bennett and Jennifer Molina (Newsweek.com)

Outstanding Music Artist
k.d. lang, "Watershed"

Outstanding Comic Book
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" by Drew Goddard, Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway & Off-Broadway
"Wig Out!" by Tarell Alvin McCraney

Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway
"Arias With a Twist," by Joey Arias and Basil Twist

Spanish-Language

Outstanding Novela
"Alma de Hierro" (Telefutura)

Outstanding Drama Series
"Capadocia" (HBO Latino)

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
"Duerme, mi bien," "Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real" (Univision)

Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode
"Juntos hasta el final," "Caso Cerrado" (Telemundo)

Outstanding Talk Show Interview
"La primera boda de pareja de transexuales," "Don Francisco Presenta" (Univision)

Outstanding Celebrity News Segment
"La Proposicion 8," "Paparazzi TV" (Mega TV)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
"Drama de jovenes hispanos gay: Rechazados por ser gay," "Noticiero Telemundo" (Telemundo)

Outstanding Newspaper Article
"Confesiones de padre: Hombres gay revelan su orientacion a sus hijos," by Lucero Amador Miranda (La Opinion, Los Angeles)

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Roberto Hernandez (Alianza Metropolitan News, San Jose, Calif.)

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
La Opinion, Los Angeles

Outstanding Magazine Article
"Contra viento y marea," by Isis Sauceda and Judith Torrea (People en Espanol)

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
"Cuba discutira derechos gay," by Fernando Ravsberg (BBCMundo.com)

Outstanding Music Artist
Giovanni Falchetti, "Junto a ti"

Project Runway couturestant Jack Mackenroth had this to say and WE TOTALLY CONCUR:

I just really don’t understand why Tyra Banks was being honored. Because she has gay people on her show? Big deal. It’s about fashion and modeling. We are a dime a dozen in those industries. I may enjoy watching Mr. and Ms. Jay prance around the set of Top Model but I don’t think they do anything to advance the LGBT cause. If anything they perpetuate the idea that gay men are all over-the-top borderline drag queens. Nothing against them personally. I just think GLAAD should dig a little deeper. I also found it a bit offensive that Clay Aiken was making an appearance. He is another one who has been sending the message to America that being gay is not OK. He does not represent me. There are so many talented, out, GLBT people that could have been chosen. I was truly disappointed. Now I know that we need to align with our straight allies. I just think GLAAD needs to rethink some of their choices."

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