GLAAD Media Awards: Glee, RuPaul and Johnny Weir.

Eddie McGuire’s new pal Johnny Weir was on the Red Carpet at the latest GLAAD Media Awards event in Los Angeles on the weekend, happy to celebrate more recognition of gay and lesbian representation in the media.

Amongst those attending, performing and presenting were Adam Lambert, Benjamin Bratt, Eric Dane, Drew Barrymore, RuPaul, Wanda Sykes and the cast of Glee.

Glee writer/co-creator Ryan Murphy accepted an award for Best Comedy with cast members including Jane Lynch, whom he thanked for using the show’s “national platform” to talk about her engagement to her longtime partner Lara Embry.

He also said of openly-gay Chris Colfer (Kurt), “We have so much love for our own Chris Colfer, who at age 19 when the media came calling, Chris was true to who he is instead of waiting to announce (that he’s gay) at 40 when it doesn’t matter,” Murphy said. “This show is about arts education and inclusion, and we are using the show in a great way.

Murphy added he “will never be the victim,” noting that next year the character “will have a boyfriend, and they are going to be prom kings and be popular.”

Logo’s RuPaul’s Drag Race also was named outstanding reality programme.

The third and final awards event will be presented on June 5th in San Francisco.

Nine has previously indicated Weir would be heading to Australia, supposedly to be taking up McGuire’s offer of free accommodation, but so far it is yet to eventuate. Logies date, Eddie?

Source: Hollywood Reporter,