I would have mentioned Burlesque, but the Golden Globes beat GLAAD to the punch. Anyhow, those are just two of the nominees GLAAD has announced for this year’s media awards. Unfortunately the Dallas Voice missed out on all the journalism nominations, but you know, the Atlanta Journal Constitution does a great job on LGBT issues?! Congrats are in order. GLAAD’s fetish of pissing on the gay press continues, but really, who are we compared to nominee People Magazine in regards to covering the gay stuff? And hey, what about Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives?
But seriously, I am pretty stoked about the music nominations. The nominees for outstanding music artist (LGBT music artists who released an original album in 2010) are:
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| Antony and the Johnsons Swanlights (Secretly Canadian) |
Big Freedia Big Freedia Hitz Vol. 1 (Big Freedia Records) |
Chely Wright Lifted Off the Ground (Vanguard Records) |
Kele Okereke The Boxer (Glassnote Records) |
Scissor Sisters Night Work (Downtown Record |
I’ll go out on a limb and predict Chely Wright as the clear winner, but wouldn’t mind a Big Freedia upset. Nothing against Wright, but Freedia’s was definitely the most exciting of this bunch and took us to places many haven’t been to much before.
GLAAD also announced its Spanish-language nominees.
Dallas Voice is not mainstream media and would not be nominated. Dallas Voice did not miss out. The volunteer juries vote for their personal favorites among the mainstream nominees that were submitted by the public before December 31, 2010. Jurists can vote for their favorite even if it was not nominated. Smaller city mainstream newspapers can be nominated if someone fills out and sends in the submission form to GLAAD.