The GLAAD Vito Russo Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.https://www.glaad.org/blog/andy-cohen-%E2%80%9Chonored-and-humbled%E2%80%9D-he-receives-vito-russo-award-proud-friend-sarah-jessica-parker 1https://www.glaad.org/blog/video-bernadette-peters-presents-vito-russo-award-craig-zadan-neil-meron-glaadawards-nyc 2https://www.glaad.org/blog/anderson-cooper-receive-vito-russo-award-24th-annual-glaad-media-awards-glaadawards 3
List of recipients 1992 – Jennie Livingston 1993 – ? 1994 – ? 1995 – ? 1996 – The Celluloid Closet 1997 – ? 1998 – k.d. lang 1999 – RuPaul
2000s 2000 – Cecilia Dougherty 2001 – Liz Smith 2002 – Nathan Lane 2003 – Rosie O'Donnell 2004 – Cherry Jones 2005 – Alan Cumming 2006 – David LaChapelle 2007 – Tom Ford 2008 – Brian Graden 2009 – Suze Orman
2010s 2010 – Cynthia Nixon 2011 – Ricky Martin 2012 – Craig Zadan and Neil Meron 2013 – Anderson Cooper 2014 – George Takei 2015 – Thomas Roberts 2017 – Billy PorterBilly Porter calls for united front to 'protect our inalienable rights' at GLAAD Media Awards 2018 – Samira Wiley 2019 – Andy Cohen
2020s 2022 – Wilson Cruz 2023 – Jonathan Van Ness 2024 – Orville Peck
References
External links Official GLAAD Media Awards website