Glee Awarded For Positive Portrayal Of Gay Characters

Camp musical TV comedy Glee has won a gay award for its positive depiction of gay characters.

The twenty first Glaad (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) media awards has honoured the show by naming it Outstanding Comedy Series 2010.

The comedy-drama, still airing its 1st season, has taken the entertainment industry by storm and has already won a Peabody gong and Golden Globe Award for Best Tv Series - Musical or Comedy with best actress, actor and supporting actress nominations.

Upon accepting the award, creator Ryan Murphy said that star gay character Kurt, played by actor Chris Colfer, would never be portrayed as "a victim" on the show. He additionally revealed that Kurt would have a boyfriend in the subsequent series and therefore the 2 would be celebrated as "prom kings".

The GLAAD organisation's annual awards ceremony recognizes and honours media that features fair, correct and inclusive representations of LGBT people.

The critically acclaimed 'A Single Man' won Outstanding Film - Wide Unharness and RuPaul's Drag Race scored Outstanding Reality Program.

Actress Drew Barrymore was presented with an award for her contribution in raising awareness and understanding of the gay community.

"The thing that means the foremost to me regarding a night like this or why I want to fight and be outspoken concerning (gay rights) is there are such a lot of individuals who are in desperate want of families," she said. "That's the foremost necessary factor in the planet: that we have a tendency to take care of every different because this is a family."

Out gay pop star Adam Lambert performed 2 songs at the event. Upon being asked about Ricky Martin's recent returning out he told Access Hollywood: "It's great to determine folks like Ricky feeling liberated to come back out and come forward, and hopefully it will open the door wide open for additional and additional folks to be comfy with who they are. "

by: David Daniels

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