The GLAAD Davidson/Valenti Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the GLAAD Media Awards ceremony held in San Francisco. It is named in memory of Craig Davidson, GLAAD's first executive director, and his partner Michael Valentini, a GLAAD supporter. It is presented to an openly LGBT individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.
List of recipients
edit- 2000 – Kathy Levinson[1]
- 2001 – Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman[1]
- 2002 – Sandra Bernhard[1]
- 2003 – BD Wong[2]
- 2004 – Clive Barker[2]
- 2005 – Alec Mapa[2]
- 2006 – Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman[2]
- 2007 – Robert Gant
- 2008 – Ilene Chaiken
- 2009 – Chad Allen
- 2010 – Lee Daniels
- 2013 – Adam Lambert[3]
- 2015 – Tyler Oakley
- 2016 – Hannah Hart[4]
- 2017 – Don Lemon[5]
- 2018 – Ross Mathews[6]
- 2019 – Dan Levy[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "GLAAD: Complete List of GLAAD Media Awards Special Honorees". www.glaad.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2006. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "GLAAD's Resources for Press". GLAAD. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "GLAAD to honor Adam Lambert at the #glaadawards in San Francisco". GLAAD.org. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Hannah Hart to be honored at GLAAD Gala San Francisco". GLAAD. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Don Lemon talks LGBTQ representation while accepting GLAAD's Davidson/Valentini Award". GLAAD. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ Ross Mathews accepts the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 2018 GLAAD Gala San Francisco, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2019-08-13
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2019-08-13). "GLAAD To Honor 'Schitt's Creek' Co-Creator and Star Dan Levy With Davidson/Valentini Award". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
External links
edit- Official website - GLAAD Media Awards