Let the self-congratulation begin. We were nominated for 4 GLAAD Awards this year, a first for The Advocate and for any gay media outlet as GLAAD only this year began including gay-specific media among it' nominees.
We were nominated for:
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
Outstanding Digital Journalism Multimedia—for our 40th Anniversary Website
Outstanding Magazine Article
"Akinola's Power Play," by News Editor Kerry Eleveld
"Special Report: Gays At War," by Marc Haeringer, William Henderson, Michael Rowe, Arts & Entertainment Editor Corey Scholibo, and Bernice Young
Technically, we were a part of a fifth nomination as our own Deputy Editor Rachel Dowd was on the Oprah Winfrey show entitled "Gays Around The World" which was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show Episode.
For a complete list of the nominees go to: GLAAD.org
The announcements were held at the Queer Lounge on Main St. and were well-attended. People danced up a storm until Rex Lee took the stage to introduce the awards.
No big surprises in the nominations. I was happy to see The Bubble was nominated and I think everyone was a little aghast when Stardust was nominated for Outstanding Film Wide Release (remember De Niro as a gay pirate?).
Neil Giuliano actually introduced Rex Lee, but before that, he showed for the first time a PSA conceived and executed with Alan Cumming which is aimed at getting gay people to stop using the "F-Word" with each other because it fosters hate in the straight community as well. I am not sure I agree with this logic and prefer to take back words that are used against us as a means of removing their power, but it was a great-looking PSA and I commend Alan for taking a stand and trying to change our culture.
Then it was back to dancing. Queer people are not afraid to have a good time.
[Jeff Key enjoys the conversation and the cold weather as he can wear his cowboy hat. The story on Jeff and his Showtime documentary Semper Fi that I wrote was part of the GLAAD nominated "Gays at War" package.]
[Fat Girls director Ash Christian]
[Here I am enjoying the festivities]
You are cute.
Posted by: Mr. Brother | January 23, 2008 at 12:33 PM