{"id":2316506,"date":"2026-03-06T23:58:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2316506"},"modified":"2026-03-06T23:58:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T23:58:08","slug":"liza-minnelli-makes-surprise-appearance-at-glaad-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/liza-minnelli-makes-surprise-appearance-at-glaad-media-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Liza Minnelli makes surprise appearance at GLAAD Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Last night\u2019s GLAAD Media Awards had a few pleasant surprises in store.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the evening, which was hosted by \u201cMean Girls\u201d<em> <\/em>star Jonathan Bennett on Thursday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the audience was clued into the fact that a mystery guest would make an appearance. By the end of the night, it was revealed to be none other than \u201cCabaret\u201d<em> <\/em>star and queer icon Liza Minnelli, who was in attendance to accept the newly-created Liza Minnelli Storyteller Award.<\/p>\n<p>An emotional Minnelli told the crowd of queer attendees and creatives, \u201cYou make me so proud because you\u2019re so strong, and you stand up for what you believe in. You really do, and it\u2019s so nice to be here. I feel like a five-year-old!\u201d Everyone then joined in a happy birthday celebration for Minnelli\u2019s upcoming birthday on March 12, and the release of her upcoming memoir, \u201cKids, Wait Till You Hear This!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Liza Minnelli Surprises the Audience at the GLAAD Media Awards\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKAsH6HdPsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another moment that got the audience standing and cheering was when \u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d<em> <\/em>star Laverne Cox took to the stage to call out how \u201cwhat is going on right now in the United States of America is not right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cIdentify, I said this earlier, and I\u2019m going to say it again, what dehumanizing language and images are. Call it out and don\u2019t buy into it! So much of my struggle over the past several years [has been] trying to figure out how to combat this assault on my community, rhetorically. I do not want to have the conversation about my life and my humanity on the oppressor\u2019s terms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That message was echoed by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers when accepting the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for their \u201cLas Culturistas\u201d<em> <\/em>podcast and pledging to donate $10,000 to Equality Kansas after the state revoked transgender people\u2019s driver\u2019s licenses. \u201cWe cannot accept this award without condemning the rampant active transphobia from this administration,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cWe are also here to let them know in advance that they are fighting a losing battle. When we gather in rooms like this, we are always going to have each other\u2019s backs.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVh_1SNjKQs\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>Among the big winners last night were \u201cHeated Rivalry\u201d<em> <\/em>for outstanding new TV series, \u201cThe Traitors\u201d<em> <\/em>for outstanding reality competition program, \u201cStranger Things\u201d<em> <\/em>for outstanding drama series, \u201cPalm Royale\u201d<em> <\/em>(which was just cancelled after two seasons) for outstanding comedy series, \u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d for outstanding documentary, \u201cKiss of the Spider Woman\u201d for outstanding wide theatrical release film and a tie between \u201cA Nice Indian Boy\u201d and \u201cPlainclothes\u201d for outstanding limited theatrical release film.<\/p>\n<p>Quinta Brunson received the Vanguard Award for her hit TV series \u201cAbbott Elementary,\u201d which features Jacob, an openly queer character played by Chris Perfetti. Brunson said, \u201cQueer people have been a part of my life since birth. I have to shout out my uncle \u2026 who was the first example of representation in my life of queer people, who allowed me to be free. There are so many people in the room who changed my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVjNTcnjOho\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>On the music side, Young Miko won for outstanding music artist, and KATSEYE won for outstanding breakthrough music artist. Demi Lovato even opened the show with a steamy performance of her single \u201cKiss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GLAAD Media Awards will officially air Saturday, March 21 on Hulu.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.washingtonblade.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night\u2019s GLAAD Media Awards had a few pleasant surprises in store. Throughout the evening, which was hosted by \u201cMean Girls\u201d star Jonathan Bennett on Thursday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the audience was clued into the fact that a mystery guest would make an appearance. 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