Last night was the 26th annual GLADD Media Awards in Los Angeles, an evening that honors different areas of the media for their depiction of members in the LGBT community. Among the winners, who are listed below, was Kerry Washington who took home the Vanguard Award for her support of equal rights. Our girl Kerry showed up, slayed the red carpet (she looked STUNNING), accepted her well-deserved award, AND dropped a bomb-ass speech on equal rights: total Wonder Woman status. Check out the speech below.
Vanguard Award:
Kerry Washington (presented by Ellen Degeneres)
Stephen F. Kolzak Award:
Roland Emmerich (presented by Channing Tatum)
Outstanding Film – Wide Release:
The Imitation Game, The Weinstein Company (accepted by screenwriter Graham Moore and producer Ido Ostrowsky)
Outstanding Drama Series:
How to Get Away with Murder, ABC (accepted by creator Peter Nowalk with stars Viola Davis, Jack Falahee, Matt McGorry, and Aja Naomi King)
Outstanding Comedy Series:
Transparent, Amazon Instant Video (accepted by creator Jill Solloway with stars Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, Alexandra Billings, Kiersey Clemons, Michaela Watkins, and Alison Sudol, and co-producer Rhys Ernst)
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character):
“Identity Crisis, ” Drop Dead Diva, Lifetime
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series:
“The Normal Heart,” HBO
Outstanding Music Artist:
Against Me!, Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Xtra Mile Recordings
Outstanding Daily Drama:
“Days of Our Lives,” NBC
Outstanding Comic Book:
“Rat Queens,” written by Kurtis J. Wiebe (Image Comics)
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article:
“31 Days of PrEP,” Advocate.com
Outstanding Blog:
Autostraddle.com