GLAAD Vanguard Award

GLAAD Vanguard Award
Type	LGBTQ
Awarded for	Promoting LGBTQ rights
Location	Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
First award	1993

The GLAAD Vanguard Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles. It is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBTQ but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBTQ people.

List of recipients

• 1993 – Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold
• 1994 – Aaron Spelling
• 1995 – Steve Tisch
• 1996 – Sidney Sheinberg
• 1997 – Cristina Saralegui
• 1998 – Cher
• 1999 – Whoopi Goldberg
• 2000 – Elizabeth Taylor
• 2002 – Shirley MacLaine
• 2003 – Eric McCormack
• 2004 – Antonio Banderas
• 2005 – Liza Minnelli
• 2006 – Charlize Theron
• 2007 – Jennifer Aniston
• 2008 – Janet Jackson
• 2009 – Kathy Griffin
• 2010 – Drew Barrymore
• 2011 – Kristin Chenoweth ^[1]
• 2012 – Josh Hutcherson ^[2]
• 2014 – Jennifer Lopez ^[3]
• 2015 – Kerry Washington
• 2016 – Demi Lovato ^[4]
• 2017 – Patricia Arquette ^[5]
• 2018 – Britney Spears ^[6]
• 2019 – Beyoncé, Jay-Z ^[7]
• 2020 – Taylor Swift ^[8]
• 2022 – Kacey Musgraves ^[9]
• 2023 – Bad Bunny ^[10]
• 2024 – Oprah Winfrey ^[11]

References

1. Rothschild, Jess (2011-02-10). "Kristin Chenoweth Wins GLAAD Vanguard Award for Newsweek Response Piece". Autostraddle. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
2. "WATCH Josh Hutcherson Accepts GLAAD Award". www.advocate.com. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
3. Ashley Lee (March 24, 2014). "Jennifer Lopez to Be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 24, 2014.
4. The Hollywood Reporter (April 4, 2016). "Demi Lovato, Caitlyn Jenner Receive 2016 GLAAD Media Awards". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved April 5, 2016.
5. Charles Richard (April 2, 2017). "Patricia Arquette Honors Her Late Sister Alexis at GLAAD Media Awards". Variety . Retrieved July 6, 2017.
6. "Britney Spears Nearly Broke the GLAAD Media Awards". Vanity Fair. April 10, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
7. Okwodu, Janelle (March 29, 2019). "At the GLAAD Awards, Beyoncé and Jay-Z Deliver a Stylish Message of Hope". Vogue. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
8. "Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to Be Honored at GLAAD'S Media Awards". Variety. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
9. "'Hacks,' 'Drag Race,' and more honored at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly .
10. "Bad Bunny, Christina Aguilera and Jeremy Pope to Be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards". The Hollywood Reporter .
11. Hu, Stephanie (March 18, 2024). "Oprah Opens Up for First Time About Brother Who Died of AIDS, Honors LGBTQ Community for "Standing In the Truth of Who You Are" in GLAAD Awards Acceptance Speech". GLAAD.

External links

• Official GLAAD Media Awards website