m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 1 Hunger Games Star is Youngest GLAAD Vanguard Honoree Ever
The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, 19, is a longtime equality advocate and
becomes the youngest recipient of the Vanguard award in the organization's
history.
By Jeremy Kinser
The Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson, 19, will be presented with Gay and
Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's Vanguard Award, making the longtime
equality advocate the youngest recipient of that award in the organization's
history.
GLAAD's Vanguard Award is annually presented to media professionals who,
through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the
LGBT community. Hutcherson, who stars as Peeta Mellark in the box office
smash, has also appeared as the son of two lesbian mothers in the acclaimed
dramedy The Kids Are All Right, and is, along with close friend, actor Avan
Jogia, a cofounder of the Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN) campaign. "We just
launched [SBNN], and it’s a very exciting time for us and it hits close to
home for me," Hutcherson said in an earlier interview with SamaritanMag.com.
"I have a lot of gay friends in Los Angeles. My roommate’s gay and I lost
two uncles when I was young to AIDS, so it’s an important cause in my
family." Hutcherson appeared in one of the first PSAs for the campaign. (
Watch it below.)
"As the youngest person to ever receive the Vanguard Award, Josh Hutcherson
represents a new generation of equality advocates who know that no one
should be denied vital legal protections or face discrimination because of
who they are," GLAAD's Mike Thompson says in a statement. "Through his work
in trailblazing films like The Kids Are All Right, as well as his leadership
in projects like the Straight But Not Narrow campaign, Josh is helping
countless Americans understand the importance of equality."
The ceremony for the 23rd annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held in Los
Angeles April 21. Chaz Bono has previously been announced as the first
transgender recipient of the Stephen F. Kolzak Award. Ellen DeGeneres is
scheduled to open the show and singer Jason Mraz, another longtime equality
advocate, will perform a musical set. Other guests at the event include
Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Happily Divorced's Fran Drescher,
Scandal's Guillermo Diaz, Fringe's Joshua Jackson, Pariah's Kim Wayans, and
the cast of Hot in Cleveland, including Betty White. |
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