The media group will bestow upon Rodriguez the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which acknowledges a person who has made a big distinction in selling LGBTQ acceptance.
Media advocacy group GLAAD introduced Wednesday that actress and singer Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez shall be honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award on the thirty third annual GLAAD Media Awards in April.
Rodriguez is thought for her efficiency as a younger mom residing with HIV in FX’s Pose, for which she grew to become the primary trans lady to earn a Golden Globe win and the primary to earn an Emmy nomination in a lead or supporting class.
The Stephen F. Kolzak Award is known as after the late Los Angeles casting director who devoted his life to elevating consciousness within the leisure business of the discrimination confronted by these within the LGBTQ communities, and people residing with HIV. It acknowledges a person who has made a big distinction in selling LGBTQ acceptance.
“Michaela Jaé Rodriguez is an simple expertise who's altering the way in which audiences perceive trans individuals whereas breaking down boundaries for the trans neighborhood and LGBTQ individuals of coloration inside the leisure business,” stated GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “Her efficiency as Blanca on Pose was one of the vital vital and impactful roles within the historical past of LGBTQ illustration on tv, and he or she continues to spearhead the way forward for trans visibility and inclusion in leisure by her expertise on display screen, in music, and as a passionate activist.”
Earlier honorees of the Stephen F. Kolzak Award embrace Jim Parsons, Wanda Sykes, Troye Sivan, Laverne Cox and Sir Ian McKellan.
The award ceremony, which celebrates truthful, correct and inclusive representations of LGBTQ individuals and points, will happen on April 2 on the Beverly Hilton. Among the many nominees are Lil Nas X, Intercourse Training, Yellowjackets and Eternals.