I Carry You With Me (Sony Pictures Classics) 'Glee' Cast Honors Naya Rivera: "Her Best Role Was Being a Mom" You can be in love with whoever you want to be in love with and it should be celebrated.” If you want to fall in love with a girl, if you want to fall with someone…who is nonbinary, that is incredible.
I think it’s really cool that kids all around the world who look up to me can now see that loving who you want to love is totally awesome.
“I have the best, most amazing, wonderful girlfriend in the entire world who makes me so so so happy and that’s all that matters. The title character accepted from presenter and newly out star JoJo Siwa, who used her time to praise her girlfriend and make a plea for acceptance. “This year’s award recipients, including Disclosure, Schitt’s Creek, Star Trek: Discovery and Veneno, remind us that even in times of political and cultural division, diverse LGBTQ representation and visibility can enlighten, entertain and create lasting impact, ultimately raising the bar for LGBTQ inclusion in media.”Īmong the prizes was an award for best children’s programming, which went to The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo. “The GLAAD Media Awards special guests and winners sent an undeniably loud message of LGBTQ acceptance around the world tonight,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. There were performances by Chika, Rebecca Black and Jessica Betts, with Sabrina Carpenter turning out an exclusive performance for the Hulu stream. The event also featured appearances by Katy Perry (who presented to Sam Smith), Matt Bomer, Jonathan Bennett, Bob the Drag Queen, Wilson Cruz, Mackenzie Davis, Colman Domingo, Clea DuVall, Brandee Evans, Gottmik, August Getty, Nats Getty, Gigi Gorgeous Getty, Ariadne Getty, Karamo, Dan Levy, Jim Parsons, DJ “Shangela” Pierce, Eureka O’Hara, Andrew Rannells, Molly Bernard, Anthony Rapp, Ronen Rubinstein, Rafael Silva, Lilly Singh, JoJo Siwa, Brian Michael Smith, Harvey Guillén and the cast of Veneno, among others. In total, there were nine competitive categories announced, with the other winners revealed in advance or rolled out today on social media in conjunction with the show.
Tonight’s virtual ceremony, which premiered exclusively on GLAAD’s YouTube channel in partnership with Google before streaming later this evening on Hulu, also saw top prizes go to Clea DuVall’s Happiest Season, Joe Mantello’s The Boys in the Band, Sam Feder’s transgender representation documentary Disclosure, the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Discovery and pop star Sam Smith. It was the beloved series’ second straight award from the media watchdog organization and it follows top prizes at the Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and the recent Screen Actors Guild Awards. Schitt’s Creek continued its dominant awards season haul by picking up another prize, the latest acquired Thursday night during the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards.