2006 was another great year for trans representation in the media, and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has nominated a number of other great programs and articles for their annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Two talk show episodes in which Deep Stealth’s Calpernia Addams and Andrea James participated have been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards.
– The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch was nominated for their “Transgender People” broadcast.
– El Show de Cristina was nominated for their Spanish-language “Transamerica” episode.
Female-to-male and intersex issues also made the short list:
OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM – NEWSMAGAZINE
“Transgender People” The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (CNBC)
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE
“The Murder of a Boy Named Gwen” The Montel Williams Show (syndicated)
“Transgender: A Struggle for Acceptance” The Montel Williams Show (syndicated)
“Transsexuals” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
“Supporting Boys or Girls When the Line Isn’t Clear” by Patricia Leigh Brown (The New York Times)
OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE ARTICLE
“What if It’s (Sort of) a Boy and (Sort of) a Girl?” by Elizabeth Weil (The New York Times Magazine)
OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM – NEWS SEGMENT
“Transgender Teen” Paula Zahn Now (CNN)
OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA
All My Children (ABC)
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (Lifetime)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
The L Word (Showtime)
MEJOR EPISODIO DE “TALK SHOW” [OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE]
“Transamerica” El Show de Cristina (Univision)
MEJOR SEGMENTO DE NOTICIAS [OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM