The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... It has been suggested that GLAAD Media Awards be merged into this article or section. ... The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...

Davidson/Valentini Award

The Davidson/Valentini Award is presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is named in memory of Craig Davidson, GLAAD's first executive director, and his partner Michael Valentini, a GLAAD supporter. It is presented in San Francisco to an openly LGBT individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting 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. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...

Winners

• 2000 - Kathy Levinson [1]
• 2001 - Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman [2]
• 2002 - Sandra Bernhard [3]
• 2003 - B.D. Wong [4]
• 2004 - Clive Barker [5]
• 2005 - Alec Mapa [6]
• 2006 - Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman [7]

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Excellence in Media Award

The Excellence in Media Award is presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is given in New York to individuals in the media and entertainment industries who through their work have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community. The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...

Winners

• 2003 - Diane Sawyer
• 2004 - Julianne Moore
• 2005 -
• 2006 -
• 2007 - Patti LaBelle

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Golden Gate Award

The Golden Gate Award is presented annually at the San Francisco GLAAD Media Awards. The Golden Gate Award is presented to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community. The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...

Winners

• 2003 - Stockard Channing
• 2004 - Megan Mullally
• 2005 - Jennifer Beals
• 2006 - Jennifer Tilly

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Stephen F. Kolzak Award

The Stephen F. Kolzak Award is presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is named after a highly successful Los Angeles casting director who devoted the last part of his life to fighting AIDS-phobia and homophobia in the entertainment industry. The award is given to an openly gay member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia. A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church, a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ...

Winners

• 1991 - Stephen F. Kolzak (posthumous)
• 1992 - Paul Monette and Lillian Faderman
• 1993 - Sir Ian McKellen
• 1994 - none
• 1995 - Pedro Zamora
• 1996 - none
• 1997 - Bruce Vilanch
• 1998 - Ellen DeGeneres
• 1999 - Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher
• 2000 - Anne Heche
• 2001 - Paris Barclay
• 2002 - Alan Ball
• 2003 - Todd Haynes
• 2004 - John Waters
• 2005 - Bill Condon
• 2006 - Melissa Etheridge
• 2007 - Martina Navratilova

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Vanguard Award

The Vanguard Award is presented annually at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards to honor a member of the entertainment community who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people. The initialism LGBT also GLBT is in use (since the 1990s) to refer collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ...

Winners

• 1998 - Cher
• 2003 - Eric McCormack
• 2004 - Antonio Banderas
• 2005 - Liza Minnelli
• 2006 - Charlize Theron
• 2007 - Jennifer Aniston

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Vito Russo Award

The Vito Russo Award is presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is named in memory of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD and author of The Celluloid Closet. The award is presented at the GLAAD New York annual event to an openly lesbian or gay member of the entertainment or media community for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia. Vito Russo (1946 New York, NY - 7 November 1990 Los Angeles CA) was a gay activist and author who wrote the 1981 book The Celluloid Closet. ... Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation or GLAAD is an organization intended to promote and ensure 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. ... The Celluloid Closet (1995) is a documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. ... This article is about same-sex desire and sexuality among women. ... GAY can mean: Gay, a term referring to homosexual men or women The IATA code for Gaya Airport Category: ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church, a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ...

Winners

• 2002 - Nathan Lane
• 2003 - Rosie O'Donnell
• 2004 - Cherry Jones
• 2005 - Alan Cumming
• 2006 - David LaChapelle
• 2007 - Tom Ford

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Annual awards listed by year

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External links

• GLAAD Media Awards
• IMDb: GLAAD Media Awards