Actor Wilson
Cruz is set to be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York.
The May 6
event, to be hosted by Cody Rigsby and Peppermint, is the 33rd annual
celebration meant to honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive
representations of LGBTQ+ people and issues. Cruz, who has had a long career
on-screen and has often been involved with activism offscreen, will be given
the Vito Russo Award.
The Vito Russo
Award is presented to a "media professional who has made a significant
difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance," according to GLAAD. This
year, Cruz starred in Star Trek: Discovery as part of an ensemble
cast with many LGBTQ+ actors and roles.
“When books
are written about actors coming out, Wilson Cruz belongs on the front cover,”
GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a release. “Wilson has
dedicated his life and career to breaking down walls for LGBTQ and Latinx
actors and has not only entertained audiences as a triple threat, but educated
the world about LGBTQ people and issues. He raises the bar for how actors can
and should play roles in social justice by always using his voice loudly to
demand acceptance of LGBTQ people and Black and Latinx communities.”
Others who
have been honored with the award, named after celebrated ACT UP activist and
GLAAD founder Vito Russo, include Andy Cohen, Cynthia Nixon, RuPaul, Billy
Porter, Anderson Cooper, and Ricky Martin.
SOURCE: ADVOCATE
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