Ariana DeBose & Dove Cameron Honor Judith Light & Wilson Cruz at GLAAD Media Awards 2022

Ariana DeBose hugs Judith Light on the red carpet at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards at The Hilton Midtown on Friday night (May 6) in New York City.

The two actresses were joined by so many stars at the event, including fellow honoree Wilson Cruz.

Dove Cameron, Laverne Cox, a blonde Kat Graham, Good Trouble‘s Sherry Cola, Anthony Rapp, Cynthia Nixon, Nyle DiMarco, Tommy Dorfman, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Amber Tamblyn, Braunwyn Windham Burke, Peppermint, Kandi Burruss, Miss Fame, Trinity The Tuck, Yvie Oddly, and Jackie Cox all joined host Cody Rigsby, and new White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the event.

Judith received GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award presented by Ariana, and Wilson received the Vito Russo Award.

The event also featured special performances from Dove, and Michael R. Jackson.

In addition to celebrating the award recipients, the ceremony spotlighted pressing issues affecting the LGBTQ community, including anti-trans youth legislation, the importance of centering stories of people living with HIV, passage of the Equality Act, and registration of LGBTQ voters in the upcoming midterm elections.

FYI: Tommy wore a Valentino dress. Ariana wore a custom Jason Wu look with Santoni shoes. Dove is wearing an Ashlyn gown for her performance.

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