WRIGHT TO PERFORM AT GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS
Country singer CHELY WRIGHT will make her first big splash as a gay star since ‘coming out’ recently by performing at the The Gay & Lesbian Allian ce Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards in San Francisco, California n ext month (Jun10).
The Single White Female singer will join Sam Sparro on the bill at the annual prizegiving, which will honour Cybill Shepherd and Precious direct or Lee Daniels.
Actress Shepherd will receive the Golden Gate Award and Daniels will re ceive the Davidson/Valentini Award at the 21st annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Shepherd’s honour will be a family affair - her daughters Clementine Fo rd and Ariel Shepherd-Oppenheim will present mum with her award, which is presented to media professionals who, through their work, have "increase d the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community".
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