Golden Globe Award Winner Niecy Nash-Betts will receive the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, California. Previous award recipients include Wanda Sykes and Ellen DeGeneres among others.
“[Nash-Betts] has redefined and expanded the role of Black queer women in entertainment and, along with her wife Jessica, has become a possibility model to queer women everywhere,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said.
Alongside Nash-Betts, Oprah Winfrey will receive the Vanguard Award at the awards ceremony. Previous recipients include Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Janet Jackson among others.
“At a time when it was potentially career-ending to support LGBTQ people, Oprah Winfrey did what’s right and championed our community’s stories,” Ellis said.
“A pioneer for diverse and inclusive media, she shines a powerful light on HIV, coming out, LGBTQ people, our families and the challenges we face which educated and moved countless around the world.”
The 35 GLAAD Media Awards are set to take place in Los Angeles, California on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
