The Year's Best Gay Ads

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced the nominees for its second annual GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising, and honorees include campaigns with fashion designer Jack Mackenroth and transgender Givenchy model Lea T.

The event, hosted by former Mad Men actor Bryan Batt and Bravo personality Bethenny Frankel, honors positive and affirming LGBT images in advertising and will take place September 29 in New York City. Categories include Outstanding TV LGBT Market, Outstanding Print/Outdoor Mainstream Market, Outstanding Print Campaign LGBT Market, Outstanding Interactive, and Outstanding Social Marketing Campaign.

Companies nominated include Bertolli, Absolut Vodka, Progressive Insurance, Merck, Levi Strauss & Co., K-Y, Givenchy, Amsterdam Visitors and Convention Bureau, Tylenol PM, Miller Lite, Hyatt, GlaxoSmithKline, Garden State Equality, and Wells Fargo for its "Advocate Money Minute," shown below.

GLAAD president Jarrett Barrios noted that this year marked a decline in LGBT images in advertising, saying in a statement that "this year we witnessed a decline in the number of inclusive advertisements in mainstream media, and as our community continues to strive for visibility, the advertising industry should take note."

Click here for a list of nominees.