BARRYMORE & SYKES TO BE HONOURED WITH TOP GAY MEDIA AWARDS
DREW BARRYMORE and WANDA SYKES are to be the recipients of this year’s (1= 0) top gay honours at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Officials at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation will bestow = their Vanguard Award on Barrymore, while gay comedienne Wanda Sykes will = receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at a glitzy gala in Los Angeles on 17= April (10).
Barrymore’s honour comes after she portrayed Robert De Niro’s lesbian d= aughter in Everybody’s Fine, which has also been nominated for Outstandin= g Film at the event.
She has become a big favourite of GLAAD in recent years for her activis= m towards gay rights and joined thousands of marriage equality advocates = on the streets of West Hollywood when the California Supreme Court upheld= Proposition 8, which eliminated marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
The thrilled star says, "I was born, bred and raised among diversity, i= t has defined me and made me the person I am today. I’m honoured and humb= led to be receiving this award." Past recipients of The Vanguard Award include Charlize Theron, Antonio = Banderas, Sharon Stone and Elizabeth Taylor.
Sykes’ honour is annually presented to openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or= transgender media professionals who have made a significant difference i= n promoting equal rights for the gay community.
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