GLAAD Media Awards, a celebration of fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues, held its 32nd Award Ceremony last Thursday. Founded by GLAAD in 1990, GLAAD Media Awards has grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The winners…
Oscar-nominated star of 2007 American coming-of-age comedy-drama, Juno and star of American superhero television series, The Umbrella Academy, Elliot page, has come out as trans. Yesterday, December 1, Elliot Page posted a coming-out note posted on Twitter and Instagram. “Hi friends, I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my…
It’s like the rite of passage into the LGBTQ+ experience, conversion therapy. According to the Human Rights Commission, conversion therapy, sometimes known as “reparative therapy,” is a range of dangerous and discredited practices that falsely claim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. On Wednesday 8th July 2020, A United Nations…
Rafiki stays winning. The critically acclaimed Kenyan film has been nominated for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards that holds in the United States of America. It scored a nomination in the Outstanding Film – Limited Release category. Even though the film has seen its share of setbacks since its release, it has managed to…
Queer Eye, Love Simon, Vida, Steven Universe, Nanette, TransMilitary, Univision among GLAAD Media Award Recipients and ‘The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset’ wins Inaugural Outstanding Video Game Award Sean Hayes Receives Stephen F. Kolzak Award from Allison Janney with Celebrity Presenters including Gwyneth Paltrow, Lena Waithe, Janet Mock, Adam Lambert, Adam Rippon, Meghan Trainor, Nico Santos, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
2018 was definitely the year of accurate representation for Queer people. From movies to series to songs nd even video games, Queer people and Queer issues moved from being a minority to a major part of the media. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the…
Today is Spirit Day across the world and the aim is to speak out against LGBTQ bullying and stand with LGBTQ youth, who disproportionately face bullying and harassment because of their identities. Popular American choreographer Hamilton Evans teamed up with GLAAD for a special dance piece to Lady Gaga’s Marry the Night, in honour of…
Following backlash from the LGBT community, Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she is stepping down from the upcoming film project, Rub & Tug. In a statement released exclusively to Out Magazine, Johansson said “While I would have loved the opportunity to bring Dante’s story and transition to life, I understand why many feel he should be portrayed by…
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released its sixth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBTQ people in films released by the seven largest motion picture studios and their subsidiaries during the 2017 calendar year. For the full report visit: www.glaad.org/sri GLAAD found that of…
GLAAD Media Award recipients were announced in the remainder of this year’s categories for the 29th edition. Ross Mathews hosted the event and Melissa Etheridge and Adam Lambert opened the show with a duet to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of Etheridge’s breakthrough album YES I AM by performing an unforgettable new arrangement of her…
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today announced that Ms. Gloria Carter will accept the Special Recognition Award onstage at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 5. GLAAD previously announced that both Ava DuVernay and Samira Wiley would receive honors at the ceremony….
GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today announced that filmmaker, director and screenwriter Ava DuVernay will be honoured at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York at the New York Hilton Midtown on Saturday, May 5, 2018. GLAAD previously announced that Samira Wiley will receive the Vito Russo Award for her…
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