20th GLAAD Media Awards

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20th Annual GLAAD Media

    Awards
 The 20th
    Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held Saturday, April 18 at
    the Nokia Theater L.A. Live.
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The 20th Annual GLAAD
    Media Awards will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Nokia
    Theater L.A. Live. A cocktail reception and silent auction will
    precede the awards show. Following the awards, there will be a
    VIP dinner for guests, award recipients and presenters.
Tickets are available
    for $50 to attend the awards show, and $450 to be included in
    the VIP dinner. To view the list of GLAAD Media Awards nominees
    and to purchase tickets online, go to:
    www.glaad.org/mediaawards
The New York GLAAD
    Media Awards ceremony will take place March 28 at the Marriott
    Marquis, and the San Francisco awards will be held on May 9 at
    the San Francisco Hilton.
 
 

        
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20th Annual GLAAD Media
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The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will be held Saturday, April 18 at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live.

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20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

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20th Annual GLAAD Media
Awards