GLAAD Vanguard Award

The GLAAD Vanguard Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the GLAAD Media Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles. It is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBT but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people.

List of recipients

 * 1993 – Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold
 * 1994 – Aaron Spelling
 * 1995 – Steve Tisch
 * 1996 – Sidney Sheinberg
 * 1997 – Cristina Saralegui
 * 1998 – Cher
 * 1999 – Whoopi Goldberg
 * 2000 – Elizabeth Taylor
 * 2002 – Shirley MacLaine
 * 2003 – Eric McCormack
 * 2004 – Antonio Banderas
 * 2005 – Liza Minnelli
 * 2006 – Charlize Theron
 * 2007 – Jennifer Aniston
 * 2008 – Janet Jackson
 * 2009 – Kathy Griffin
 * 2010 – Drew Barrymore
 * 2011 – Kristin Chenoweth
 * 2012 – Josh Hutcherson
 * 2014 – Jennifer Lopez
 * 2015 – Kerry Washington
 * 2016 – Demi Lovato
 * 2017 – Patricia Arquette
 * 2018 – Britney Spears
 * 2019 – Beyoncé & Jay-Z
 * 2020 – Taylor Swift
 * 2022 – Kacey Musgraves
 * 2023 – Bad Bunny