GLAAD Vito Russo Award
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| country = United States
| presenter = GLAAD
| year = {{start date and age|1998}}
| holder = (2022)
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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.[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][https://www.glaad.org/blog/video-bernadette-peters-presents-vito-russo-award-craig-zadan-neil-meron-glaadawards-nyc 2][https://www.glaad.org/blog/anderson-cooper-receive-vito-russo-award-24th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards 3]
List of recipients
- 1992 – Jennie Livingston
- 1993 – ?
- 1994 – ?
- 1995 – ?
- 1996 – The Celluloid Closet{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112651/awards/?ref_=tt_awd | title=The Celluloid Closet - IMDb | website=IMDb }}
- 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{{cite web|url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/anderson-cooper-receive-vito-russo-award-24th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards|title=Anderson Cooper to receive Vitto Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards|author=Ricky Carter|date=21 February 2013|accessdate=22 February 2013|work=GLAAD.org}}
- 2014 – George Takei{{cite web |title=George Takei, "Orange is the New Black," "Concussion" among #GLAADAwards recipients in New York City |url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/george-takei-orange-new-black-concussion-among-glaadawards-recipients-new-york-city |work=GLAAD |last=Townsend |first=Megan |date=May 3, 2014 |accessdate=May 4, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229115836/http://www.glaad.org/blog/george-takei-orange-new-black-concussion-among-glaadawards-recipients-new-york-city |url-status=dead }}
- 2015 – Thomas Roberts{{cite web|url=http://www.glaad.org/blog/thomas-roberts-accepts-vito-russo-award-lynda-carter-glaadawards-nyc|title=Thomas Roberts accepts the Vito Russo Award from Lynda Carter at #glaadawards NYC|work=GLAAD.org|date=7 May 2015|access-date=14 May 2015|archive-date=15 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515021744/http://www.glaad.org/blog/thomas-roberts-accepts-vito-russo-award-lynda-carter-glaadawards-nyc|url-status=dead}}
- 2017 – Billy Porter[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]
- 2018 – Samira Wiley
- 2019 – Andy Cohen
=2020s=
- 2022 – Wilson Cruz{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/news/glaad-media-awards-winners-1235260593/ | title=Judith Light, Wilson Cruz Honored at GLAAD Media Awards 2022 | date=7 May 2022 }}
- 2023 – Jonathan Van Ness{{cite web | url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/jonathan-van-ness-calls-turning-allyship-action-acceptance-speech-glaad-vito-russo-award | title=Jonathan Van Ness calls for turning allyship into action in acceptance speech for GLAAD's Vito Russo Award | date=16 May 2023 }}
- 2024 – Orville Peck
References
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External links
- [http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards Official GLAAD Media Awards website]
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