GLAAD Vito Russo Award

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.1

List of recipients

• 1992 - Jennie Livingston
• 1993 - ?
• 1994 - ?
• 1995 - ?
• 1996 - The Celluloid Closet^[1]
• 1997 - ?
• 1998 - k.d. lang
• 1999 - RuPaul
• 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
• 2010 - Cynthia Nixon
• 2011 - Ricky Martin
• 2012 - Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
• 2013 - Anderson Cooper^[2]
• 2014 - George Takei^[3]
• 2015 - Thomas Roberts^[4]
• 2017 - Billy Porter^[5]
• 2018 - Samira Wiley
• 2019 - Andy Cohen
• 2022 - Wilson Cruz^[6]

References

1. "The Celluloid Closet - IMDb". IMDb.
2. Ricky Carter (21 February 2013). "Anderson Cooper to receive Vitto Russo Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD.org. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. Townsend, Megan (May 3, 2014). "George Takei, "Orange is the New Black," "Concussion" among #GLAADAwards recipients in New York City". GLAAD. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
4. "Thomas Roberts accepts the Vito Russo Award from Lynda Carter at #glaadawards NYC". GLAAD.org. 7 May 2015.
5. Billy Porter calls for united front to 'protect our inalienable rights' at GLAAD Media Awards
6. "Judith Light, Wilson Cruz Honored at GLAAD Media Awards 2022". 7 May 2022.

External links

• Official GLAAD Media Awards website