Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award recipients were announced in 16 of this year’s 33 media categories at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards March 16 in New York City.
Among the winners were the NBC series Smash, the HIV/AIDS documentary How to Survive a Plague, the CBS show The Amazing Race. In the Outstanding Newspaper Article category, “Game Changer” by Andy Mannix of Minneapolis’ City Pages prevailed in a category that included Windy City Times’ “Generation Halsted” series.
In addition, Madonna (dressed as a Cub Scout) presented the Vito Russo Award to Anderson Cooper. She expressed her support for GLAAD’s year-long campaign to end the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay scouts and scout leaders, saying “I think they should change their stupid rules, don’t you?”
Good Morning America’s Sam Champion, Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer hosted the event.
Additional award recipients will be announced in Los Angeles on April 20, and in San Francisco on May 11.