The 24th GLAAD Media Awards was the 2013 annual presentation of the

GLAAD Media Award The GLAAD Media Award is a US accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding portrayals of LGBTQ people and the issues that affect their lives. In addition to film and television, the Awards ...

s, presented by

GLAAD GLAAD () is an American non-governmental media monitoring organization. Originally founded as a protest against defamatory coverage of gay and lesbian demographics and their portrayals in the media and entertainment industries, it has since ...

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was formally renamed ''GLAAD'' on March 24, 2013, in between the first and second award ceremonies. honoring the 2012 season. The awards honored films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the

LGBT LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...

community and issues relevant to the community. The 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honored 153 nominees in 25 English-language categories and eight Spanish-language categories. Awards were presented in three separate ceremonies: in

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on March 16, 2013, in

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on April 20, 2013 and in

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on May 11, 2013.

Winners and nominees

Winners are presented in bold.

English-language categories

Spanish-language categories

Honorees

* Vito Russo Award:

Anderson Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show ''Anderson Cooper 360°''. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for ''6 ...

*Advocate for Change Award: President Bill Clinton *

Stephen F. Kolzak Award The GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of the Los Angeles casting director Stephen F. Kolzak, who devoted the last part of his lif ...

: Steve Warren (attorney) * Davidson/Valentini Award:

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his dynamic vocal performances that combine his theatrical training with modern and classic genres. Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after ...

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