Maren Morris made history Saturday night in New York City when she became the first country music artist to receive GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award. During the 34th annual GLAAD Media Awards, th…
made history Saturday night in New York City when she became the first country music artist to receive GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award. , the Grammy-winning performer was presented with the honor by Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Alyssa Edwards.for calling me a lunatic for standing up to transphobia,” Morris told the crowd while holding her trophy. “Maybe I did feel a little cool. But I don’t want to gloat. I would never insult the recently unemployed.
The wife of country music singer Jason Aldean had publicly expressed her thoughts against parents who practice gender-affirming care during a social media post saying, “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life.” “You open up yourself and your sound to a much larger audience even if you lose some along the way,” she stated. “The crowds at my shows are a sea of diversity, from race, identity to age. It is a loving, safe space for my band, crew, venue staff and most notably, my fans. This community stood up for me and made me feel safe when I felt alone and I’ll never be able to repay them, but I hope I get to spend the rest of my life and career settling up.
The influential event showcased empowering speeches as well as a special performance by Idina Menzel who sang her global debut of “Move” in front of notable presenters and attendees including GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, Bob the Drag Queen, Brooke Eden, James T. Lane, Frankie Grande, Bowen Yang, Joel Kim Booster, Christian Siriano, Trixie Mattel, Tamron Hall, Chris Perfett and Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr.
Also standing in solidarity with Hollywood workers was White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.
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