JUNE 2008: PRIDE MONTH TELEVISION PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
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glaad.orghttp://www.outinamerica.com/home/news.asp?articleid=32106June brings lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Pride celebrations to cities across the country, marking a time to reflect on the LGBT community's progress since Stonewall in 1969. As Pride festivities approach, GLAAD has compiled this guide to LGBT-interest television programming and specials scheduled for the month.
In addition, Friday, June 27 is the television premiere of the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo (7 PM ET/PT). This will be the first televised airing of the celebration on a fully distributed cable network. "Thanks to our partnership with Bravo, the GLAAD Media Awards will be available to over 84 million homes, giving people across the country a chance to celebrate these media images and their creators," says GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. "Our community has made such incredible strides toward equality because our stories have been told in fair, accurate and inclusive ways - from journalism to TV storylines to film. Bravo's acclaimed programming has already shown that TV can portray gay and transgender people fairly and accurately with amazing success." Following the GLAAD Media Awards, Bravo will televise the basic cable premiere of Brokeback Mountain (9 PM ET/PT). [5/22/2008]
