Lily Nass X, Dolly Parton to appear at the Virtual Glade Awards – Variety

The annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held virtually for the first time on July 30th.

The Star Stud lineup includes Lil Nass X, Dolly Parton, “Pose,” Dwayne Wade and Gabriel Union, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Fieldstein, Caitlin Dever, Ryan O’Connell, Brian Michael Smith, Peppermint and Lena Weith.

Cara Deliving, who appeared on the Variety’s Power of Pride issue this year, will also take part in the festivities. Chloe X will serve Haley and will host comedians Fortune Femster and Gina Yasser.

The 31st annual event will air on GLAAD’s Facebook page on July 30 and then on the August 3 logo.

Earlier this year, it was gladly announced that the Glad Media Awards ceremonies for New York on 19 March and Los Angeles on 1 April would no longer be held due to the coronavirus epidemic.

This year sees 175 nominees in 30 categories, including the return section, for outstanding Broadway production. Happy Netflix also announces special recognition honors for “pioneers” and LGBTQ journalists Karen Ocamb and Mark Segal’s pioneers.

Diversity Among the nominees for outstanding magazine coverage. The magazine won the award in 2019.

“This year’s nominees include a wide range of stories and narratives about LGBTQ people of different races, ethnicities, genders, religions and other affiliations that demonstrate the power of inclusion and diversity in encouraging positive cultural change,” said happy president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. . “As this year’s Media Awards become virtual, we hope to send a strong message to LGBTQ people that our visibility and voice have never been more important in this period of cultural and political division.”