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GLAAD Vito Russo Award

Annual LGBT media award presented by GLAAD

Annual LGBT media award presented by GLAAD

FieldValue
nameVito Russo Award
countryUnited States
presenterGLAAD
year
holder([2022](33rd-glaad-media-awards))

The GLAAD Vito Russo Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. 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.

List of recipients

  • 1992 – Jennie Livingston
  • 1993 – ?
  • 1994 – ?
  • 1995 – ?
  • 1996 – The Celluloid Closet
  • 1997 – ?
  • 1998 – k.d. lang
  • 1999 – RuPaul

2000s

  • 2000 – Cecilia Dougherty
  • 2001 – Liz Smith
  • 2002 – Nathan Lane
  • 2003 – Rosie O'Donnell
  • 2004 – Cherry Jones
  • 2005 – Alan Cumming
  • 2006 – David LaChapelle
  • 2007 – Tom Ford
  • 2008 – Brian Graden
  • 2009 – Suze Orman

2010s

  • 2010 – Cynthia Nixon
  • 2011 – Ricky Martin
  • 2012 – Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
  • 2013 – Anderson Cooper
  • 2014 – George Takei
  • 2015 – Thomas Roberts
  • 2017 – Billy Porter
  • 2018 – Samira Wiley
  • 2019 – Andy Cohen

2020s

  • 2022 – Wilson Cruz
  • 2023 – Jonathan Van Ness
  • 2024 – Orville Peck

References

References

  1. https://www.glaad.org/blog/andy-cohen-%E2%80%9Chonored-and-humbled%E2%80%9D-he-receives-vito-russo-award-proud-friend-sarah-jessica-parker 1
  2. https://www.glaad.org/blog/video-bernadette-peters-presents-vito-russo-award-craig-zadan-neil-meron-glaadawards-nyc 2
  3. https://www.glaad.org/blog/anderson-cooper-receive-vito-russo-award-24th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards 3
  4. "The Celluloid Closet - IMDb".
  5. Ricky Carter. (21 February 2013). "Anderson Cooper to receive Vitto Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". [[GLAAD.
  6. Townsend, Megan. (May 3, 2014). "George Takei, "Orange is the New Black," "Concussion" among #GLAADAwards recipients in New York City". [[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
  7. (7 May 2015). "Thomas Roberts accepts the Vito Russo Award from Lynda Carter at #glaadawards NYC". [[GLAAD.
  8. [https://www.glaad.org/blog/billy-porter-calls-united-front-protect-our-inalienable-rights-glaad-media-awards Billy Porter calls for united front to 'protect our inalienable rights' at GLAAD Media Awards]{{Dead link. (July 2025)
  9. (7 May 2022). "Judith Light, Wilson Cruz Honored at GLAAD Media Awards 2022".
  10. (16 May 2023). "Jonathan Van Ness calls for turning allyship into action in acceptance speech for GLAAD's Vito Russo Award".
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