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build support for equality. The beautiful Hyatt Regency Century Plaza is the venue for this truly star-studded affair. Starting the evening with a cocktail reception and silent auction at 5:00 p.m.,
guests will be ushered to the awards ceremony and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Then, the Celebrity After-Party follows the awards show immediately. Cocktail attire is recommended. The coveted Vanguard Award is presented to media professionals who have
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increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community. This year’s Vanguard Award goes to Drew Barrymore. Ms. Barrymore is a legendarily outspo- ken icon in her support of the LGBT community. In May 2009, when the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, Barrymore joined thousands of protestors in the streets of West Hollywood demanding marriage equality. Past recipients of the Vanguard Award include Charlize Theron, Antonio Banderas, Janet Jackson, Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Taylor, Eric McCormack, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Griffin and Whoopi Goldberg. Honoring Wanda Sykes with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award will be Mississippi
teen Constance McMillen—whose high school cancelled her prom rather than allow Constance and her girlfriend to attend together. The Stephen F. Kolzak Award is presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a signifi- cant difference in promoting equal rights for our community. Past recipients of the Stephen F. Kolzak Award include Rufus Wainwright, Melissa Etheridge, Todd Haynes, Bill Condon, Alan Ball, Ellen DeGeneres, and Sir Ian McKellen. A surely mesmerizing live performance by Adam Lambert will send chills up
our spines as the evening’s hosts (Candis Cayne and Wilson Cruz) charm the night along. Expect special appearances by Bryan Batt, Benjamin Bratt, Eric Dane, Tom Ford, the cast of GLEE, Rob Halford, Elizabeth Keener, Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of The Real Housewives of New York, Sofia Vergara, Clementine Ford, Eric Dane, Chaz Bono, RuPaul and Jason Lewis. The awards that are to be presented onstage include the following categories:
Outstanding Film - Wide Release, Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Reality Program and Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism Segment. A complete list of this year’s 152 nominees and award recipients from the GLAAD Media Awards in New York are available at glaad.org/mediaawards. Each year, the GLAAD Media Awards in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco
Oscars, Schmoscars! THIS is the kind of event Angelenos live for—activists,
actors, personalities and performers…and combinations of each will come together in the name of equality during the 21st annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Award Ceremony. And what better time of the year to come out? Yes, we’re congratulating YOU, Ricky Martin! On Saturday, April 17 at 5:00 p.m., GLAAD recognizes and honors media for
their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories of LGBT people and issues that
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bring together more than 4,000 supporters to raise funds for the organization’s work. For 2010, more than 100 corporate partners are showing their support, including New York Co-Presenting corporate partners IBM and Prudential, Los Angeles Presenting corporate partner Absolut Vodka and San Francisco Present- ing corporate partner Southwest Airlines. GLAAD is also grateful to the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Platinum Underwriter corporate partners: AT&T, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Time Warner, Lexus and University of Phoenix, as well as underwriter corporate partners: Allstate Insurance Company, American Airlines, Comcast, Delta Air Lines, Harrah’s Foundation, Herb Ritts Foundation, Here Me- dia, MTV Networks, MillerCoors, New York City Marriott & Renaissance Hotels, The Palette Fund, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Terry K. Watanabe Charitable Trust and UBS. Gallery tickets for the Los Angeles event are $300 and general tickets are $450.
For a full list of corporate partners and information on how to become a corporate partner, or to become a table host, purchase tickets or place a tribute in the tribute book, call 877.519.7904 or visit glaad.org/mediaawards The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promot-
ing and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. For more information, please visit glaad. org. To purchase tickets to this event, go to glaad.org/mediaawards/21/la.
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