GLAAD Award Winners Are Announced

By Dave Itzkoff

April 20, 2009

The comedian Kathy Griffin and the clergyman V. Gene Robinson were among the top honorees of the GLAAD Media Awards, which were presented Saturday night in Los Angeles by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. In a news release, GLAAD said that it had given Ms. Griffin, star of “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” its Vanguard Award, presented to individuals whose work has “increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community in the media.” Bishop Robinson, the openly gay Episcopal bishop who delivered the invocation at a presidential inaugural event in January, received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which GLAAD said is given to “an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights.” The Showtime series “The L Word” received special recognition, as did the viral video “Prop 8 — The Musical.” “Desperate Housewives” was named outstanding comedy series and “Milk” was named outstanding wide-release film.

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