Tonight in Los Angeles at the JW Marriott, Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Lawrence took the stage at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards to present the first Advocate for Change award to former President Bill Clinton.
Check out the video below:
"I want to keep working on this until not only DOMA is no longer the law of the land, but until all people, no matter where they live, can marry the people they love," said President Clinton. "I believe you will win the DOMA fight, and I think you will win the Constitutional right to marry. If not tomorrow, then the next day or the next day."
In 2011, Clinton advocated for marriage equality in New York, stating that "for more than a century, our Statue of Liberty has welcomed all kinds of people from all over the world yearning to be free. In the 21st century, I believe New York’s welcome must include marriage equality.” In 2012, he joined the Coalition to Protect North Carolina Families in working against North Carolina's proposed Amendment One to ban marriage and civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. Most recently, he called for the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act in an op-ed for The Washington Post.
Bill Clinton, Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) joined host Drew Barrymore and performers Darren Criss (Glee) and Kelly Rowland; Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, Django Unchained); Charlize Theron (Monster); Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Jayson Blair and Georgia King (The New Normal); Chaz Bono (Dancing with the Stars, Being Chaz); Ryan Murphy (Glee, The New Normal, American Horror Story); GLAAD's National Spokespersons and Strategic Giving Officers Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life) and Omar Sharif Jr.; Calpernia Addams; Alex Newell and Naya Rivera (Glee); Brad Bell, Jane Espenson (Husbands); Shane Bitney Crone (Bridegroom); Matt Bomer (White Collar); Freddie Smith (Days of Our Lives); Crystal Chappell, Joanna Johnson and Linsey Godfrey (The Bold and the Beautiful); Stephen Chbosky, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons and Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower); Sara Ramirez, Ellen Pompeo and Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy); Toni D'orsay, Jen Richards (Trans 100); Beth Ditto (Gossip); Trevor Donovan (90210); Kirsten Dunst (On the Road); Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries); Chris Evans (The Avengers); Scott Evans (One Life to Live); Fortune Feimster (Chelsea Lately); Elle Fanning (Ginger and Rosa); Barrett Foa (NCIS: Los Angeles); Rebecca Gayheart (G.B.F., Dead Like Me); Sara Gilbert (The Talk); Brad Goreski (It's a Brad, Brad World); Cloris Leachman, Shannon Woodward and Harvey Guillen (Raising Hope); Perez Hilton; Joshua Jackson (Fringe); Avan Jogia (Twisted); Ali Larter (Resident Evil); Hayes MacArthur (Go On); Tobey Maguire (Spiderman); Ross Matthews; Maria Menounos; Cori McGinn and Kaci Boccumini (The Real L Word); Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time); Linda Perry, Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike); Teri Polo and Sherri Saum (The Fosters); Thomas Roberts; Bamby Salcedo; Molly Shannon (Will & Grace); Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk); Khristianne Uy (The Taste); Betty White (Hot in Cleveland); Craig Zadan (Smash) and more.
Photos and videos of the event will be posted soon at glaad.org/mediaawards.
Additional awards were presented in New York on March 16. The final awards will be presented in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco - Union Square where Adam Lambert will receive the Davidson/Valentini Award and the San Francisco Giants will receive the Corporate Leader AwardFor a complete list of winners, click here.
The 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo, and presented locally in Los Angeles by Delta Air Lines.
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