GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Independent Journalism

The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Independent Journalism is an annual award that honors blogs and independent online journalism for excellence in the depiction of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) news and commentary. It is one of several categories of the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which are presented by GLAAD—an American non-governmental media monitoring organization founded in 1985—at ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles between March and May.^[1]

The award was first given in 2011 as the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Blog at the 22nd Awards to Joe Jervis, writer of Joe.My.God. The award was renamed for the 36th GLAAD Media Awards to be held in 2025.

Winners and nominations

Table key
‡	Indicates the winner

Award year	Publication	Author/editor	Ref(s).
2011 (22nd)	Joe. My. God. ‡	Joe Jervis	^[2]^[3]
	The Bilerico Project	various
	Blabbeando	Andrés Duque
	Pam's House Blend	Pam Spaulding
	Rod 2.0	Rod McCollum
2012 (23rd)	(tie) Mombian‡	Dana Rudolph	^[4]
	(tie) Towleroad‡	Andy Towle
	The Bilerico Project	various
	The New Civil Rights Movement	David Badash
	Rod 2.0	Rod McCollum
2013 (24th)	Rod 2.0‡	Rod McCollum	^[5]
	Autostraddle	Riese Bernard, Alexandra Vega
	blac(k)ademic	various
	The New Civil Rights Movement	David Badash
	Towleroad	Andy Towle
2014 (25th)	The New Civil Rights Movement‡	David Badash	^[6]^[7]
	Autostraddle	Riese Bernard, Alexandra Vega
	Elixher	various
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	TransGriot	Monica Roberts
2015 (26th)	Autostraddle‡	Riese Bernard, Alexandra Vega	^[8]
	The Art of Transliness
	Box Turtle Bulletin	various
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
2016 (27th)	no award given
2017 (28th)	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters‡	Alvin McEwen	^[9]
	I'm Still Josh
	Mombian	Dana Rudolph
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
	TransGriot	Monica Roberts
2018 (29th)	TransGriot‡	Monica Roberts	^[10]
	Autostraddle	Riese Bernard, Alexandra Vega
	Gays With Kids	Brian Rosenberg & Ferd van Gameren
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents	Sue Kerr
2019 (30th)	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents‡	Sue Kerr	^[11]
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	Gays With Kids	Brian Rosenberg & Ferd van Gameren
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
	TransGriot	Monica Roberts
2020 (31st)	My Fabulous Disease‡	Mark S. King	^[12]
	Gays With Kids	Brian Rosenberg & Ferd van Gameren
	Joe. My. God.	Joe Jervis
	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents	Sue Kerr
	TransGriot	Monica Roberts
2021 (32nd)	TransGriot‡	Monica Roberts	^[13]
	Gays With Kids	Brian Rosenberg & Ferd van Gameren
	Joe. My. God.	Joe Jervis
	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents	Sue Kerr
	The Reckoning	Charles Stephens and Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
2022 (33rd)	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents‡	Sue Kerr	^[14]
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	Mombian	Dana Rudolph
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
	The Reckoning	Charles Stephens and Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
2023 (34th)	Mombian‡	Dana Rudolph	^[15]
	Charlotte's Web Thoughts	Charlotte Clymer
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	My Fabulous Disease	Mark S. King
	The Reckoning	Charles Stephens and Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
2024 (35th)	Erin in the Morning‡	Erin Reed	^[16]
	Charlotte's Web Thoughts	Charlotte Clymer
	Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters	Alvin McEwen
	LawDork	Chris Geidner
	Mombian	Dana Rudolph
	Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents	Sue Kerr
	The Queer Review	James Kleinmann
	The Randy Report	Randy Slovacek
	The Reckoning	Charles Stephens and Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
	The Rot Spot
2025 (36th)	The 19th	Emily Ramshaw and Amanda Zamora	^[17]
	Assigned Media	Evan Urquhart
	The Buckeye Flame	Ken Schneck
	The Don Lemon Show	Don Lemon
	Erin in the Morning	Erin Reed
	Gaye Magazine	Dominic Gaye and K. Keith
	Queer News Daily	Nico Lang
	The Queer Review	James Kleinmann
	TransLash Media	various
	Under the Desk News	Vitus "V" Spehar

References

^ "GLAAD Media Awards Selection Process". GLAAD. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
^ independent, Susan King Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories She also wrote about; foreign; Movies, Studio; TV, occasionally; Orange, theater stories Born in East; N.J.; History, She Received Her Master’s Degree in Film; Examiner, criticism at USC She worked for 10 years at the L. A. Herald; in 2016, came to work at The Times in January 1990 She left (2011-01-20). "GLAAD announces 22nd Media Awards nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ independent, Susan King Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories She also wrote about; foreign; Movies, Studio; TV, occasionally; Orange, theater stories Born in East; N.J.; History, She Received Her Master’s Degree in Film; Examiner, criticism at USC She worked for 10 years at the L. A. Herald; in 2016, came to work at The Times in January 1990 She left (2011-03-20). "Russell Simmons, Ricky Martin big winners at the GLAAD Media Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "23rd Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees | GLAAD". 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ "Smash, How to Survive a Plague among GLAAD Media Award Recipients in New York | GLAAD". 2013-04-22. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ Team, The Deadline (2014-04-13). "25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Winners Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2014-04-12). "List of Award Recipients: 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, April 12, 2014 | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2015-03-19). "List of award recipients: 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles – The Beverly Hilton, March, 21, 2015 | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2017-04-02). "List of GLAAD Media Award Recipients: 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2018-05-05). "Highlights: Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and Ms. Gloria Carter Among Honorees at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2019-03-28). "Beyoncé and JAY-Z Speak Out for LGBTQ Acceptance at the Star-Studded 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2020-07-30). "POSE, SCHITT'S CREEK, LIL NAS X, BOOKSMART, THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, DOLLY PARTON'S HEARTSTRINGS, RAQUEL WILLIS AMONG WINNERS AT THE 31ST ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ GLAAD (2021-04-09). "32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: DISCLOSURE, SCHITT'S CREEK, SAM SMITH, CHIKA, HAPPIEST SEASON, I MAY DESTROY YOU, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, VENENO, WE'RE HERE, AND THE NOT-TOO-LATE SHOW WITH ELMO | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ "GLAAD Media Awards 2022 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ Chuba, Kirsten (2023-03-31). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Bros,' 'A League of Their Own' Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ Tapp, Tom (2024-05-12). "GLAAD Media Award Winners Include 'Red, White & Royal Blue', 'The Last Of Us' & 'Heartstopper' – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
^ Producer, Heidi Spillum, Web (2025-01-22). "GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 36th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] "GLAAD Media Awards Selection Process". GLAAD. September 10, 2011. Archived from the original on August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[2] t, Susan King Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories She also wrote about; foreign; Movies, Studio; TV, occasionally; Orange, theater stories Born in East; N.J.; History, She Received Her Master’s Degree in Film; Examiner, criticism at USC She worked for 10 years at the L. A. Herald; in 2016, came to work at The Times in January 1990 She left (2011-01-20). "GLAAD announces 22nd Media Awards nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] t, Susan King Susan King is a former entertainment writer at the Los Angeles Times who specialized in Classic Hollywood stories She also wrote about; foreign; Movies, Studio; TV, occasionally; Orange, theater stories Born in East; N.J.; History, She Received Her Master’s Degree in Film; Examiner, criticism at USC She worked for 10 years at the L. A. Herald; in 2016, came to work at The Times in January 1990 She left (2011-03-20). "Russell Simmons, Ricky Martin big winners at the GLAAD Media Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "23rd Annual GLAAD Media Award Nominees | GLAAD". 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[5] "Smash, How to Survive a Plague among GLAAD Media Award Recipients in New York | GLAAD". 2013-04-22. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[6] Team, The Deadline (2014-04-13). "25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Winners Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[7] GLAAD (2014-04-12). "List of Award Recipients: 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, April 12, 2014 | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[8] GLAAD (2015-03-19). "List of award recipients: 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles – The Beverly Hilton, March, 21, 2015 | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[9] GLAAD (2017-04-02). "List of GLAAD Media Award Recipients: 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[10] GLAAD (2018-05-05). "Highlights: Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, and Ms. Gloria Carter Among Honorees at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[11] GLAAD (2019-03-28). "Beyoncé and JAY-Z Speak Out for LGBTQ Acceptance at the Star-Studded 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[12] GLAAD (2020-07-30). "POSE, SCHITT'S CREEK, LIL NAS X, BOOKSMART, THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW, DOLLY PARTON'S HEARTSTRINGS, RAQUEL WILLIS AMONG WINNERS AT THE 31ST ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[13] GLAAD (2021-04-09). "32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS RECIPIENTS INCLUDE: DISCLOSURE, SCHITT'S CREEK, SAM SMITH, CHIKA, HAPPIEST SEASON, I MAY DESTROY YOU, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, THE BOYS IN THE BAND, VENENO, WE'RE HERE, AND THE NOT-TOO-LATE SHOW WITH ELMO | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[14] "GLAAD Media Awards 2022 Winners: The Complete List". E! Online. 2022-04-03. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[15] Chuba, Kirsten (2023-03-31). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Bros,' 'A League of Their Own' Take Top Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[16] Tapp, Tom (2024-05-12). "GLAAD Media Award Winners Include 'Red, White & Royal Blue', 'The Last Of Us' & 'Heartstopper' – Update". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-30.

[17] Producer, Heidi Spillum, Web (2025-01-22). "GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 36th ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-01-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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