Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™ talks with 19 celebrities on the Red Carpet at the 26th
GLAAD Media Awards in NYC. First we spoke with Steven Petrow an
award-winning journalist, author and host of “Modern Manners Expert” for
Hilton Worldwide which is a fierce sponsor for the GLAAD Media Awards
and our LGBT community. Next we talked to ESPN’s Christina Kahrl who’s
also a GLAAD Board Member. Kahrl who is currently writing and editing
for ESPN talked about the importance of trans issues and supporting LGBT
athletes especially for our younger generation. Then we talked with
Police Chief Crystal Moore who was unfairly fired by the Mayor of Latta,
South Carolina. Moore accepted the GLAAD Award for Outstanding TV
Journalism Segment: “Fired for Being Gay?” MSNBC Live (MSNBC) with
MSNBC reporter Craig Melvin. She attended with her partner Kristi Isgett
on her left in our photo. We were then joined by Jenny Boylan, Co-Chair
GLAAD Board of Directors whose autobiography “She’s Not There: A Life
in Two Genders” was the first book by an openly transgender American to
become a bestseller.
Sarah Kate Ellis President & CEO of GLAAD and her wife Kristen
Henderson founding member of the all female popular rock band Antigone
Rising then stopped by to share news about GLAAD’s upcoming Nashville
event “The Concert for Love and Acceptance” that’s happening June 12th
in Nashville and their plans for a bus tour through our Southern states
to continue their work towards national LGBT equality. Then we chatted
with LGBT ally actress Louise Sorel who played the villainous role of
Donatella Stewart on the Soap “Days of Our Lives” for 10 years followed
by her friend actress and LGBT ally Crystal Chappell actress from “The
Bold and the Beautiful” who is committed to LGBT youth. The Emmy-winning
actress-producer Chappell is Ambassador for Harvey Milk High School in
NYC and Ambassador for the Hetrick-Martin Institute. Next we talked to
Trans actress Trace Lysette who plays the sassy yoga instructor Shea on
“Transparent” and has been living out her acting dreams since she landed
her role in the trans-themed Amazon breakout hit. Then Cory Wade from
the 20th cycle of America’s Next Top Model stopped by to give us his
spin on our LGBT issues.
Ugandan LGBT Activist Pepe Julian Onziema who accepted the GLAAD Award
for Outstanding Talk Show Episode: “Pepe Julian Onziema” for Last Week
Tonight with John Oliver on HBO chatted with us about the struggle for
LGBT civil rights in his country. Then model Rain Dove talked about the
importance of being yourself. Rain is the firefighter turned fashion
model who has leant her image to designers like Malan Breton, Vivienne
Hu, Chromat and Rochambeau at the recent Mercedes Benz New York Fashion
Week and doesn’t care if you think she’s a man or a woman. Next we
caught up with Laverne Cox who’s had an amazing year from appearing on
the cover of Time magazine, named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential
People of 2015, won a SAG Award for “Orange Is the New Black” and the
Daytime Emmy for her documentary Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word.
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts who received the 2015 Vito Russo Award talked
about how honored he is to be recognized with this award named for one
of the founders of GLAAD and how he believes ENDA needs to be addressed
and passed to ensure workplace protections for our LGBT community.
Then
country music singer Ty Herndon who performed at the Awards talked about
coming out last year and being embraced by his fans. He also discussed
GLAAD’s Nashville: The Concert for Love and Acceptance happening Friday,
June 12th in Nashville which he will headline. Television personality
Ross Matthews who hosted the GLAAD Awards stopped by to talk about the
importance of taking a moment to celebrate our LGBT advancements.
Then actress and LGBT ally Lynda Carter who was there to present Thomas
Roberts with the Vito Russo Award talked about how honored she was to do
so as well as give us her spin on LGBT equality. We concluded our Red
Carpet coverage with fierce LGBT allies actors Judith Light and Jeffrey
Tambor from the hit Amazon series “Transparent” who both talked about
the importance of using their celebrity to make change for LGBT and
gender equality stating, “What is most important is that lives are being
saved.” Kelly Ripa was also honored with GLAAD’s Excellence in Media
Award. (Photos by Marilyn Rosen)
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