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We're GLAAD for Darren Perron!!!
One of our favorite local television "personalities," Darren Perron of WCAX-TV Channel 3, has been nominated for a GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Award. This is for a three-part series called "Becoming" that Darren did on transgender issues in Vermont. You can read the WCAX report on the nomination and find links to the series by clicking HERE.
GLAAD Media Awards nominees are selected by Nominating Juries using the following four criteria:
* Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations - Rather than portraying the LGBT community in broad stereotypes, the project deals with the characters or themes in a fair, accurate, and multi-dimensional manner. Inclusive means that the diversity of the LGBT community is represented.
* Boldness and Originality - The project breaks new ground by exploring LGBT subject matter in non-traditional ways and handles the LGBT content in a fresh and original manner.
* Impact - The project has significant cultural impact. The media project dramatically increases the cultural dialogue about LGBT issues, or reaches an audience that is not regularly exposed to LGBT images and issues.
* Overall Quality - A project of extremely high quality adds significance to the images and issues portrayed and draws more viewers or readers to the material. Fair, accurate and inclusive images may be weakened when they are part of a poor-quality project.
Here is the line-up for his category:
OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM - NEWSMAGAZINE
"Becoming" (multi-part series) Channel 3 News (WCAX-TV3 [Burlington, Vt.])
Born in the Wrong Body: All in the Family (MSNBC)
"Funding the Marriage War" In the Life (PBS)
"George Takei and Brad Altman" (multi-part series) The Early Show (CBS)
"The Whispers" Outside the Lines (ESPN)
Notice he's the only non-network nominee??
The awards will be presented in New York City on March 28.
I Wish the Best of Lucy Darren! Us Girls in Beaver Pond Love You!!