GLAAD you came

GLAAD is one of the most recognizable NGAs in the country. And this year, when they put up their awards show online, I made sure I tuned in. It was fun, especially because these kind of entertainment was the only one possible before we got the vaccine. Some of my favorite artists/movies etc were up for awards. These are my recommendations so you celebrate Pride in style (while supporting REAL allies): 

 

Outstanding Film - Wide Release

• The Craft: Legacy (Sony Pictures) - a follow up to a classic: not as campy and quotable, but fun. 
• Happiest Season (Hulu/TriStar Pictures) - I rather enjoyed this one. Recommend.
• Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix) -loved this one. I went and got a Ma Rainey record right after I watched it.
• The Old Guard (Netflix) -Charlize Theron is mesmerizing. I wrote about it here. I'm hoping they do a sequel.
• The Prom (Netflix) - it's cringey but the good cringe. Also, Meryl.

Outstanding Film - Limited Release

• Ammonite (NEON) -Kate Winslet totally surprised me here. I love period lesbian love stories.
• The Boys in the Band (Netflix) -mandatory viewing, people!
• The Half of It (Netflix) -very Cyrano de Bergerac. Super cute.
• Kajillionaire (Focus Features) - it's on my list.
• The Life Ahead (Netflix) - two words: Sophia Loren. Need more?
• Lingua Franca (ARRAY/Netflix) -very curious about this one. Immigration and Trans issues? Yes.
• Monsoon (Strand Releasing) -strongly recommend this one. Henry Golding is fantastic in it.
• The True Adventures of Wolfboy (Vertical Entertainment). Cartoons, but make it fab.

Outstanding Documentary

• Circus of Books (Netflix). I posted about it here. Now it reminds me of Upton because he worked at a video rental. Recommend.
• Disclosure (Netflix). -GO WATCH THIS. Now. Then we'll talk.
• Equal (HBO Max). Billy Porter narrates. Yes, hunty.
• Mucho Mucho Amor (Netflix) -I wrote about this here. Yes, Walter, YES!
• Welcome to Chechnya (HBO) -wanna check your privilege? Watch this. And then we'll talk.

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Big Mouth (Netflix) -hysterically funny. And it makes you think.
• Harley Quinn (HBO Max) - I loved this. I wanna be Harley Quinn for Halloween. You up for it, Maddie?
• Love, Victor (Hulu) - the second season is coming! *runs to tv*
• Schitt's Creek (Pop) -I'm in my third run now. It's my journey.
• Sex Education (Netflix) - So, so good. Jillian Anderson, honey.
• Superstore (NBC) -such a sleeper hit. So well done. Pity it's the last season.

Outstanding Drama Series

• Killing Eve (BBC America) -the sexual tension can be cut with a butter knife. Also, serial killers.
• Ratched (Netflix) -so, so much camp. Also, Sarah Paulson.
• Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access) -well, duh.
• The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) -bingeing the second season very, very slowly.
• Vida (Starz) - I watched this. Recommend.
• The Wilds (Amazon) -this is very 'Lost'. But with teens.
• Wynonna Earp (Syfy) -Yes? It's like Xena, but make it western.

Outstanding TV Movie

• Alice Júnior (Netflix) -How's your Portuguese?
• Bad Education (HBO) - no, not the Almodóvar one (though yes, do watch that one) this one has Hugh Jackman playing a corrupt gay. Oh, honey.
• The Christmas House (Hallmark Channel) -well, duh. We all watched this. Holiday requirement.
• The Christmas Setup (Lifetime) -another holiday requirement. Xmas in July, anyone?
• Dashing in December (Paramount Network) -more holiday cheer.
• La Leyenda Negra (HBO Latino/HBO Max) - wanna talk about immigration?
• The Thing About Harry (Freeform) - so, so cute.
• Uncle Frank (Amazon Studios) -talked about this one here. Not everybody's cup of tea, but I liked it.
• Your Name Engraved Herein (Netflix) -if you can do subtitles, you can do this. 

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

• The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix) -yes! Loved the goth vibe.
• Hollywood (Netflix) - worth the binge
• Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu) -it may take a minute, but it's worth the watch.

Outstanding Reality Program

• Deaf U (Netflix) -so, so endearing.
• Legendary (HBO Max) - yes, of course.
• Queer Eye (Netflix) - I know, I know. But I like the makeovers! So sue me.
• RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1) -Oh shit. Maddie is gonna let me HAVE IT! LOL
• We're Here (HBO) -worth watching. Bob the Drag Queen, Shangela and Eureka do have balls.

Outstanding Children’s Programming

 (have not watched any of these, I'll let them here in case you have nephews or nieces or *shudders* children)

• “Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!” DuckTales (Disney XD)
• "Dogbot" Clifford The Big Red Dog (Scholastic Entertainment/Amazon/PBS)
• "Nancy Plays Dress Up" Fancy Nancy (Disney Junior)
• The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HBO Max)
• Summer Camp Island (HBO Max)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

(for the allies who read this blog)

Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Diary of a Future President (Disney+)
First Day (Hulu)
Kipo and The Age of Wonderbeasts (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)
The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
"Mary Anne Saves the Day" The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)
"Obsidian" Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max)
The Owl House (Disney Channel)
She-Ra & The Princesses of Power (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)

Outstanding Music Artist

• Adam Lambert, Velvet (More Is More/Empire) OMG yes.
• Halsey, Manic (Capitol) She's so good.
• Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn't (Atlantic) Recommend.
• Lady Gaga, Chromatica (Streamline/Interscope) Mother Monster always deserves a listen.
• Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts (RCA) I love Miley! That voice. 
• Pabllo Vittar, 111 (BMT/Sony Music Brasil) Have talked about Pabllo here. Absolutely stunning.
• Peppermint, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers (PEG Records) Pep can sang!
• Ricky Martin, Pausa (Sony Latin). yes Daddy. YES!
• Sam Smith, Love Goes (Capitol). They are always a must.

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist

• Chika, Industry Games (Warner Records) Love her. Have talked about her here, too. 
• Keiynan Lonsdale, Rainbow Boy (Keiynan Lonsdale). So, so talented. You may remember him from Love, Simon.
• Orville Peck, Show Pony (Columbia/Sub Pop). Love Orville! (uh oh. There's Maddie coming for me again...! LOL)
• Rina Sawayama, Sawayama (Dirty Hit/Avex Trax) So good. Recommend.
• Trixie Mattel, Barbara (PEG Records) -She may need work but girl is working like no other.

Outstanding Video Game

(these are for you, Dave. You're welcome)

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)

Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles (2K Games)

Bugsnax (Young Horses)

Hades (Supergiant Games)

If Found… (Annapurna Interactive)

Ikenfell (Humble Games/Happy Ray Games)

Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft)

The Last of Us Part II (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Tell Me Why (Xbox Game Studios)

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (Blizzard Entertainment)

Outstanding Comic Book

(I know nothing about many of these. Leave here for the fans)

Empyre, Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling, Empyre: Aftermath Avengers, by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky, Anthony Oliveira, Valerio Schiti, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, Marte Gracia, Triona Farrell, Joe Caramagna, Ariana Maher, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)

Far Sector, by N.K. Jemisin, Jamal Campbell, Deron Bennett (DC Comics)

Guardians of the Galaxy, by Al Ewing, Juann Cabal, Nina Vakueva, Chris Sprouse, Belén Ortega, Marcio Takara, Karl Story, Federico Blee, Guru-eFX, Cory Petit (Marvel Comics)

Juliet Takes a Breath, by Gabby Rivera, Celia Moscote, James Fenner, DC Hopkins (Boom! Studios)

Lois Lane, by Greg Rucka, Mike Perkins, Gabe Eltaeb, Andy Troy, Simon Bowland (DC Comics)

The Magic Fish, by Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)

Suicide Squad, by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Adriano Lucas, Wes Abbott (DC Comics)

Wynd, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Aditya Bidikar (Boom! Studios)

X-Factor, by Leah Williams, David Baldeon, Carlos Gomez, Israel Silva, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)

You Brought Me the Ocean, by Alex Sanchez, Julie Maroh, Deron Bennett (DC Comics)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

• “Black Trans Lives Matter” Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) Recommend. Love Sam.
• “Emily's Coming Out Story” Red Table Talk: The Estefans (Facebook Watch) Loved it when Emily let Gloria HAVE IT. Yes, honey. Fuego!
• “Laverne Cox - Exploring Trans Representation with ‘Disclosure’” The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central). this is a companion to Disclosure. Recommend.
• “Lilly Responds to Comments About Her Sexuality” A Little Late With Lilly Singh (NBC) Lilly Singh is fab. If you can catch her stand up, much better.

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

Recommend them all.

• “Black Trans Activists on Being the 'Blueprint for the Struggle for Black Freedom'” MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson (MSNBC)
• “Dwyane Wade One-On-One: Basketball Legend Opens Up About Supporting Transgender Daughter” Good Morning America (ABC)
• “Faith, Foster Care and LGBTQ Rights Collide in Supreme Court” ABC News Prime (ABC News Live)
• “One-on-One with Transportation Secretary Nominee Pete Buttigieg” State of the Union (CNN)
• “Trans and Non-Binary People Face Voting Barriers Ahead of 2020 Election” (CBSN)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form

This is homework. There will be a test.

• “ABC News Joe Biden Town Hall” (ABC)
• “The Deciders” (CBS)
• “Pride and Protest: Being Black and Queer in America in 2020” (NBC News NOW)
• “Pride on ABC News Live: The Landmark Decision” (ABC News Live)
• “Prideland” (PBS)

Outstanding Print Article

All of these merit a google search. Who said that being pretty was enough?

“20 LGBTQ+ People Working to Save Lives on the Frontline” by Diane Anderson-Minshall, David Artavia, Tracy Gilchrist, Desiree Guerrero, Jeffrey Masters, Donald Padgett, and Daniel Reynolds (The Advocate)

“The AIDS Quilt Marches Home” by Jason Sheeler (People)

“As Homeless Shelters Brace for Funding Cuts, LGBTQ Youths Take Desperate Measures to Get By” by Samantha Schmidt (The Washington Post)

“Delaware’s Sarah McBride Makes History as the Nation’s First Openly Transgender State Senator” by Meg Ryan (Delaware Today)

“How a March for Black Trans Lives Became a Huge Event” by Anushka Patil (The New York Times)

“It’s Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood” by Tre'vell Anderson (Out)

“LGBTQ Americans Are Getting Coronavirus, Losing Jobs. Anti-Gay Bias is Making it Worse for Them.” by Petruce Jean-Charles (USA Today)

“Lutheran High School Athletic Trainer, Coach Says She Was Fired for Being Gay” by Arika Herron (The Indianapolis Star)

“States Won’t Collect LGBTQ Data on COVID-19 — and Advocates Aren’t Happy” by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)

“Why Billy Porter is a National Treasure” by Tre'vell Anderson (Essence)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

• The Advocate -I'm subscribed to it. Yes, to OUT too.
• Billboard - I read Billboard at my public library.

Outstanding Online Journalism Article

I could create a whole curriculum with these. I may even try. So good.

“The Battle Over Title IX and Who Gets to be a Woman in Sports: Inside the Raging National Debate” by Katie Barnes (espnW.com)

“Gay Men Speak Out After Being Turned Away from Donating Blood During Coronavirus Pandemic: 'We are Turning Away Perfectly Healthy Donors'” by Tony Morrison and Joel Lyons (GoodMorningAmerica.com)

“Here’s how Reggie Greer Takes on LGBTQ Outreach for Joe Biden in this ‘Very Personal’ Election” by John Gallagher (LGBTQNation.com)

“No Medicine, No Food: Coronavirus Restrictions Amplify Health Risks to LGBT+ People with HIV” by Nita Bhalla and Oscar Lopez (Openlynews.com)

“An Oral History of Fashion’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic” [series] by Phillip Picardi (VOGUE.com)

“Queer Spaces Project” [series] by Nico Lang, Samantha Allen, Marke B., Matt Baume, Steven Blum, Alexander Cheves, Devlyn Camp, Michael Cuby, James Factora, KC Hoard, Sophie Hurwitz, Michelle Kim, and Daniel Villareal (them.us)

“Trans Athletes’ Fight for Inclusion in World Rugby” [series] by Dawn Ennis, Alex Reimer, Karleigh Webb, and Cyd Zeigler (Outsports.com)

“Trans Freedom Fighters” [series] by Sam Levin (TheGuardian.com)

“Trans, Imprisoned — and Trapped” by Kate Sosin (NBCNews.com)

“‘You Don’t Belong Here’: In Poland’s ‘LGBT-Free Zones’ Existing is an Act of Defiance” by Ivana Kottasová, Rob Picheta, and Sarah Tilotta (CNN.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

“A Closer Look: Transgender in Kashmir” by Robert Leslie, Bhat Burhan, and Saqib Mugloo (Business Insider)

“I’m an Immigrant Fighting for Queer Rights and Racial Justice” by Abigail E. Disney, Catherine King, Maria Nunez, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, Patty Quillin, Julie Parker Benello, Susan Sherrerd, and Lynda Weinman (Refinery29)

“Stop Killing Us: Black Transgender Women's Lived Experiences” by Complex World (Complex News)

“They Will See You: LGBTQ+ Visibility in Advertising” by Brent Miller, Otto Bell, and Jordan Shavarebi (Great Big Story)

“Why LGBTQ Rights Hinge on the Definition of ‘Sex’” by Laura Bult, Ranjani Chakraborty, Melissa Hirsch, and Sidnee King (Vox)

Outstanding Blog

• Gays With Kids - just out of curiosity
• JoeMyGod LOVE HIM! Have followed JMG since when it was hosted here on Blogger. 
• TransGriot -very, very illuminating.

Special Recognition

• After Forever (Amazon) -I watched this after Jimmy recommended it. Recommend.
• Happiest Season Soundtrack (Facet/Warner Records) So much fun.
• Noah’s Arc: The ‘Rona Chronicles (Patrik Ian-Polk Entertainment). I think I've talked about this here, too. Noah's Arc was groundbreaking. 
• Out (Pixar/Disney+) So very cute! Short but fantastic. Worth the watch.

 

NOMINEES FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES

 

Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series

• Élite (Netflix) So good. I'm bingeing the second season now.
• Veneno (HBO Max) If you don't know who La Veneno is, you're missing out.

Special Recognition (Spanish-Language)

• Jesse & Joy, “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma)” Jesse and Joy kind of ping my gaydar but I have no idea if I'm right. They are allies, though.