David would eventually be nominated for and win a 2011 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book for this second run on the title.

The Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, the Empowering Spirits Foundation, and GLAAD advocate for LGBT people on a wide range of issues in the United States.

200 protesters on behalf of GLAAD and other groups gathered outside the Staples Center to protest Eminem's album which they considered homophobic and sexist.

Formed in New York City in 1985 to protest against what it saw as the New York Posts defamatory and sensationalized AIDS coverage, GLAAD put pressure on media organizations to end what it saw as homophobic reporting.

Some members of GLAAD went on to become the early members of ACT UP.

Following the 2011 resignation of Jarrett Barrios from the GLAAD presidency, Mike Thompson served as interim president until the announcement of Herndon Graddick, previously GLAAD's Vice-President of Programs and Communications, to the presidency on April 15, 2012.

Three of their four studio albums have been recognized by the GLAAD Media Awards, consecutively winning the band the award for Outstanding Music Artist ( in 2005, 2007 and 2011 ) while Out magazine also ranked their first two albums on their list of the 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums in 2008: Scissor Sisters ( 2004 ) was number 26 while Ta-Dah ( 2006 ) was 81.

Winick was interviewed on Phil Donahue's show on MSNBC for that storyline on August 15, 2002, and received two more GLAAD awards for his Green Lantern work.

At the 19th GLAAD Media Awards in 2008, they were nominated in the ' Music Artist ' category for their work on second album A Weekend in the City.

" GLAAD ( the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ) responded on its website: “ Martin ’ s tweets today advocating violence against gay people weren ’ t an accident — they are a part of a larger pattern for Martin.

She received praise from GLAAD because of the positive presentation of homosexual people in the video to the song, which was edited by the BBC for showing on Top of the pops.

One of Olbermann's Special Comments spoke out against the passage of Proposition 8 in California on November 4, 2008, for which he was awarded the 2009 GLAAD Media Award for " Outstanding TV Journalism Segment ".

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) has extensively covered TDoR on its blog over the past few years.

Knight was an outspoken advocate on gay and civil rights and a member of GLAAD and the ACLU.

Honorees are selected by a process involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award voters and volunteers and are evaluated using four criteria: " Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations " of the LGBT community, " Boldness and Originality " of the project, significant " Cultural Impact " on mainstream culture, and " Overall Quality " of the project.

The most recent 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies honoring the 2011 season were held in New York City on March 24, 2012 ; in Los Angeles on April 21, 2012 ; and in San Francisco on June 2, 2012, recognizing 153 nominees in 25 English-language categories and 10 Spanish-language categories.

The original GLAAD Media Award stood approximately 6-inches tall, consisting of a flat, 5-inch square shaped crystal sculpture with a design of five concentric circles on a " newsprint " background.

She has won various awards for her work: a special award from the Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association for AIDS reporting in 2008 ; an Enterprise reporting award from the National Association of Black Journalists for a piece on Skid Row in 2007 ; a North Star Award for covering communities of color in 2006 ; a distinguished honoree award from the Black Entertainment and Telecommunications Association in 2004 ; a MOBE IT Innovator Award and an Alternet New Media Hero award for PopandPolitics. com in 2001 ; New York Public Library ’ s Best Books for Teens for The Color of Our Future in 2000 ; a WIN Young Women of Achievement Award in 1996 ; a GLAAD Award from Spin Magazine in 1995 ; and a National Education Reporting Award and an EdPress award for education reporting done for " Newsweek " in 1994.

Spurred on by GLAAD, gaygamer. net published an article questioning the company's and band's tolerance of the views expressed in the uncensored version of the video, which included a number of homophobic remarks, one anti -' emo ' remark, and a desire for the alliance to ' die '.

She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on 90210.

Coulter caused a major controversy in the LGBT community ; GLAAD and other gay rights organizations demanded to know the reason why such an offensive usage of the word was permitted by the network.

Eventually, even some members of the gay community, including Chastity Bono ( who at the time was the media director for GLAAD ), began to criticize the show's serious new tone as well.

Working with other established LGBT institutions such as the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource Center as well as newer ones such as Bialogue, BiNet USA moved to co-ordinate a national response to this threat to the well-being of the bisexual community.

Logo continued to air the telecast annually, editing together each city's respective ceremonies for each year into one annual show, as well as airing a retrospective special in 2005 titled " The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards " which documented the history of the first 15 years of the Awards.

In 2008 The Boys was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Continuing Series as well as a GLAAD Media Award, and is now under development through Kickstart Entertainment and Original Film for Columbia Pictures.

The show was originally panned by critics, scoring a 28 / 100 on Metacritic, but received critical acclaim during its 2nd season for its handling of Kenny's " coming out " story arc, including a Humanitas Prize nomination for Lotterstein, as well as a GLAAD Award nomination for " Outstanding Comedy Series ".

GLAAD executive director Joan Garry enjoyed seeing Marge's transformation, from having ambivalent feelings for her sister to then supporting her.

It was awarded and nominated for numerous awards, including six American Library Association awards, a nomination for an Eisner Award, won Winick his first GLAAD award, has been praised by creators such as Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, and Armistead Maupin, and has been incorporated into school curricula across the country.

She has received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a GLAAD Media Award.

Entertainment Weekly has named GLAAD as one of Hollywood's most powerful entities, and the Los Angeles Times described GLAAD as " possibly one of the most successful organizations lobbying the media for inclusion.

It was awarded six American Library Association awards, was nominated for an Eisner Award, won Winick his first GLAAD award, has been praised by creators such as Frank Miller, Neil Gaiman, and Armistead Maupin, and has been incorporated into school curricula across the country.

He has been nominated multiple times for GLAAD Media Awards for his columns in support of gay rights.

GLAAD has interviewed numerous transgender advocates, including actress Candis Cayne, profiled an event at the New York City LGBT Community Center, and discussed media coverage of TDoR.

It is presented to a pioneering individual, group or outlet that has made a significant contribution to the development of LGBT-inclusive media images prior to the existence of the GLAAD Media Awards.

It is named in memory of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.

It is named in honor of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.

The video was pulled from his official UFC YouTube page but has been widely republished across the internet and come under fire, including by GLAAD for his use of the word " faggot ".

Nominees are selected by GLAAD " Nominating Juries " consisting of over 90 volunteers with interest and expertise in the particular category they are judging.

Within the first five years of its founding in New York as the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation League ( soon after changed to GLAAD after legal pressure by the Anti-Defamation League ), GLAAD chapters had been established in Los Angeles and other cities, with the LA chapter becoming particularly influential due to its proximity to the California entertainment industry.

Twenty years ago when I proudly accepted the first GLAAD Media Award … it was a very small crowd.

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) is a US non-governmental media monitoring organization which promotes the image of LGBT people in the media.

GLAAD promotes positive portrayals of LGBT people in media by encouraging journalists, writers and other creators to use its preferred terminology, and to portray the LGBT community in what it sees as an unbiased and inclusive way.

GLAAD also pitches stories to media outlets that involve members of the LGBT community that may otherwise be overlooked.

The GLAAD Media Awards, created by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair and accurate representations of the LGBT community, presented Wainwright with the award for Outstanding Music Album.

The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives.

GLAAD does not monitor media created by and for the LGBT community for defamation, therefore media outlets created by and for an LGBT audience must submit in order to be considered for nomination.

Frankie and Johnny received a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film, along with Fried Green Tomatoes ( 1991 ), for its " fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community and the issues that affect their lives.

Portrayal of LGBT themes in comics is recognized by several notable awards, including the Gaylactic Spectrum Award and GLAAD Media Awards for outstanding comic book and comic strip.

Following her departure from the program, NBC received some pressure from GLAAD to introduce more LGBT

The photograph sparked outrage from the LGBT community, and the Associated Press pulled it from wires the following day after pressure from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD ) and the Human Rights Campaign.