Full Coverage: GLAAD Media Awards 2016
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The last year has been historic for the visibility of transgender people in the media, from the continued rise of “Orange Is the New Black’s” Laverne Cox to the coming out and reality show helmed by former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner to the Oscar-winning theatrical adaptation of trans icon Lili Elbe’s life in “The Danish Girl.”
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Dramas about a lesbian love affair (“Carol) and a transgender pioneer (“The Danish Girl”) were among the film nominees for this year’s 27th GLAAD Media Awards.
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During the fourth season of “The Jeffersons,” the series Norman Lear created as the black spinoff of “All in the Family,” Sherman Hemsley’s character, George, is excited about reconnecting with an old Navy buddy.
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There aren’t many happy endings in LGBT films.
