GLAAD Vanguard Award

The GLAAD Vanguard Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the GLAAD Media Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles. It is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBT but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people.

List of recipients

• 1993 – Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold
• 1994 – Aaron Spelling
• 1995 – Steve Tisch
• 1996 – Sidney Sheinberg
• 1997 – Cristina Saralegui
• 1998 – Cher
• 1999 – Whoopi Goldberg
• 2000 – Elizabeth Taylor
• 2002 – Shirley MacLaine
• 2003 – Eric McCormack
• 2004 – Antonio Banderas
• 2005 – Liza Minnelli
• 2006 – Charlize Theron
• 2007 – Jennifer Aniston
• 2008 – Janet Jackson
• 2009 – Kathy Griffin
• 2010 – Drew Barrymore
• 2011 – Kristin Chenoweth
• 2012 – Josh Hutcherson
• 2014 – Jennifer Lopez
• 2015 – Kerry Washington
• 2016 – Demi Lovato
• 2017 – Patricia Arquette
• 2018 – Britney Spears
• 2019 – Beyoncé & Jay-Z
• 2020 – Taylor Swift
• 2022 – Kacey Musgraves
• 2023 – Bad Bunny

References

External links

• Official GLAAD Media Awards website